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Recent content by Evol

  1. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    I'm sorry what you say happened. After all, our community of enthusiasts is small but it is distributed all over the world. There must be some sort of genuine respect behind it even if business is involved (this in my opinion). Having said that, I don't understand what sense there is in taking a...
  2. Evol

    Need your help! 🚨

    I would really like: - An R8 with a natural Korina top - An R9/R0 with slightly figured tops and a natural fading like the originals (not VOS) - A Les Paul Custom 57 in aged pelham blue - An SG 61 in natural korina like the 1993 limited ones
  3. Evol

    A rare bird? 1996 Gibson Les Paul Custom 57 in cherry sunburst

    Some time ago I purchased a 1996 Gibson Les Paul Custom 57 from the family of the first owner. At first the color seemed cherry red like many other guitars I have had the opportunity to see over the years. However, I noticed a certain fading in the center of the top as if it were a sunburst. I...
  4. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    I confirm. I have a 2014 CC#28: steel thumbwheels and brass posts. I solved it by putting a NOS Royal Mount aged soft brass thumbwheels and posts kit. Instead, I changed the stock ABR-1 with an AREA59 first and then a Faber but I found the right solution for me by putting the Gibson stock back...
  5. Evol

    NGD: 2023 Gibson TV Yellow Les Paul Special

    Does anyone know if these guitars have 500k volumes or 300k?
  6. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

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  7. Evol

    Repro thumbwheels and posts - Royal Mount.

    If you are interested, here is a comparison between Royal Mount and Murphy Lab
  8. Evol

    Repro thumbwheels and posts - Royal Mount.

    There is nothing to change. The posts have the same thread/size.
  9. Evol

    A question about R9 checking post 2018

    I have a 1960 Melody Maker "under bed condition" that has no checking!
  10. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    Some days ago a friend came to visit me who has a beautiful Burst replica (it has a very C shaped type 58 neck). The guitar has really nice woods and is equipped with a set of Wizz PAFs... All the right things in the right places (glues, finish, etc...). Speaking of bridge, initially his guitar...
  11. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    I confirm. On many original ABR-1s you will find replacement saddles for this very reason
  12. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    But did you use locktite to lock the saddles? A friend of mine has an old ABR-1 DMC: very nice but the saddles fall off.
  13. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    yet it revolutionized the world of mechanics
  14. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    It is indeed a "scarce" metal but on the original Burst the ABR-1s are made of a Zamack alloy and the combination of hardware (soft brass for thumbwheels and posts, aluminum for the stoptail and steel for its pins while zamack for the bridge and soft brass for the seats) give "the sound". To say...
  15. Evol

    Four Uncles ABR-1 bridge just in and...

    As I told you in my other answer, the FU bridge is made of sand casting so I believe that the "buzz" is caused by surfaces that are not perfectly flat which cause the saddles to vibrate. Zamack is a soft material so the saddles will stabilize with the pressure of the strings. This should not be...
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