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I needed something to replace the old school wrap bridge on my Epiphone SL. As stock , the guitar was nearly impossible to play in tune. The super cheap tuners did not help either so I replaced them right away with a set of PING tuners I had laying around. This bridge features fully adjustable saddles so I suspected that it would solve the intonation problem right away. The price was much better than the exact units sold in the USA at around $12-$15 ,so I rolled the dice & placed an order for two units. After about 12 days my order arrived and I installed one on my guitar. The fit and finish was better than I expected for the price paid. The chrome finish was smooth,even and well applied. The saddles and adjusting screws moved freely . The bridge fit perfectly on my guitar so I had no need of the included studs and inserts. Once installed I noticed that the saddles were a bit higher than the stock unit so I turned the studs in until flush with the inserts .This bridge is a clone of the Leo Quan :BADASS". FWIW when the bridge is fully lowered into the body , it will rest a bit on the lower edge of the pickguard of an Epi SL . On my guitar it wasn't an issue as the flanges of inserts were exactly the same height as the pickguard . I restrung my guitar and adjusted the truss rod to my preference to compensate for the height difference of the new bridge. Since this bridge has individually adjustable saddles and set screws the adjust length of the bridge to the studs , it provides plenty of adjustment to get you intonation set up. After about 10mns I had my guitar intonated and playing great. I was able to set my guitar up with a nice easy fretting low buzz-free action. Maybe I got lucky with the particular guitar I received to start with, but this bridge really worked for me. Note : some complain that they are not able to use this unit out of the box and get good intonation. This unit cannot compensate for the improper location of the stock bridge by the guitar manufacturer. Most budget guitars have tons of issues out the box and slapping a more expensive GOTOH, Schaller,Schroeder or Wilkinson part won't fix it either ! Even vintage Gibson LP JRs had wrap around bridges located and installed properly ! Hit up youtube for instructionals on how to check if your particular bridge was installed correctly. YMMV but with this bridge my guitar now has a nice action, frets smoothly ,plays in tune all up and down the neck with zero intonation issues. Your personal taste aside, if you know really what you are doing and not just "cork sniffing" and touting your vast credentials as a "luthier" as an excuse ,you should be able to get this unit to work on your budget guitar. I plan to dial this in a bit further by installing my DIY version of StewMacs bolt neck guitar maple neck shims and grinding down the bottom of the bridge a wee bit . Again, check out youtube for tips.Read full review
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The part is fairly well-made and quite durable. It fit my beat-up SG quite well and is definately an upgrade from the non-adjustable-intonation wraparound bridge that came stock.
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For those who want to keep a wraparound stop bridge but want to intonate your strings, this bridge is the answer to your prayers! Great piece of hardware!
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