6_string_belief
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I know there are some nice replacement ABR-1 bridges out there but I’m wondering if my 2008 R8 would benefit from this or is the stock bridge good?
That’s actually the direction I’m leaning! Thanks for the input!Yes, Faber sound a lot better. Less bright and brittle. More harmonic rich and musical
Oh ok! I didn’t know that was an issue but makes sense!For me i upgraded the ABR-1 brides on my R9 and R0, with more vintage correct, “Fatter” Brass saddles, like the ones used on real bursts.
Oh no…. I don’t want to go down the pickup road! That’s a black hole that quickly sucks up all your money!! Hahafirst thing I would do it get rid of those nasty Burstbuckers and put in something like Lollars / OX 4 , WIZZ or some other proper pickup .....
then upgrade to Pigtail abr-1 and steel tailpiece studs and inserts
The one thing you never...do to a Historic , is touch its stock pickups...Never...if you had a issue with the stock pickups, then pass on the guitar,since the total sound of the guitar is “ONE”
Lol...sorry ive just always had an issue with that, somone buys a Historic, and immediately thinks, HMM...what pickups should i put in it...
Imagine a real burst with its original PAF”s missing.
Interesting…I replaced a tone pros on my 2004 V with a generic ebay special bridge, no appreciable change in my "tone"
I think the Burstbuckers are good but I’m sure there are high end boutique offerings that are superior! The thing is it gets pricey “experimenting” with them… loland you are basing this on what logic ?
IMHO the weak link on a pre 2013 custombucker historic is the burstbuckers
I know from first hand experimentation that those guitars can be GREATLY improved upon by doing a pickup swap
now of course this is just MY viewpoint and some folks might think burstbuckers are the best thing since sliced bread ...... it would be interesting to know if others on here agree with me
Im basing it on my logic....you know, ..since Gibson Charges an arm and a leg for one of these guitars, and then there is the “If possible, you should play..Try the guitar before you buy it”and you are basing this on what logic ?
IMHO the weak link on a pre 2013 custombucker historic is the burstbuckers
I know from first hand experimentation that those guitars can be GREATLY improved upon by doing a pickup swap
now of course this is just MY viewpoint and some folks might think burstbuckers are the best thing since sliced bread ...... it would be interesting to know if others on here agree with me
Well no...its not an issue, but if your anything like me, and other than Family and work,..Collecting Gibson Reissue’s and studying and learning about real “Bursts” is my life...that is literally all i do....Sad...lol..Oh ok! I didn’t know that was an issue but makes sense!
Where did you buy those bridge saddles?But , yeah if your interested in this stuff, then there are guys out there that make, parts to make a current ABR-1 bridge, look more closer to a vintage piece, like the saddles i showed in my earlier post.The sound as well changed to a warmer snarl.
Theres a member here called “RandK” that makes them, but you can get them on Ebay, as he sells them there.Honestly the quality is top notch, and he gives you one spare.They are made to , or Modified to fit the newer ABR-1 bridges, while being fat like the old ones.Where did you buy those bridge saddles?
And yes of course there are, there are high end boutique sets that use all of the correct plastic parts and everything, like the M69 Pickups rings i bought for the 1958 Gibson Flying V clone im having built.They even smell like Sh$$ like the real ones did.Like Vomit basically..lol... i love that stuff.I think the Burstbuckers are good but I’m sure there are high end boutique offerings that are superior! The thing is it gets pricey “experimenting” with them… lol
Yes they are, did you notice any difference in sound? Sustain? Tone?I have RandK saddles on two guitars ..really nice guy to deal with plus the saddles are beautifully machined