When I get to the point where I am taking orders for custom built guitars I hope to offer all of these as options. There are a lot of people coming up with innovative ways to make these bridges the best that they can be.
Basically, I think they are all pretty cool, and it’s a great thing that there is so much interest and choices when it comes to something as seemingly simple as the humble wraparound bridge. I’ve got to say that I really like the MojoAxe compensated vintage bridge. Here is a list of possible bridges I’ve compiled from my research. I’ve tried to narrow my choices down to those which retain the original look and functionality with the exception of the Pigtail Aluminum Wraparound Bridge which received so many rave reviews in forums that it was hard to ignore. Some solutions cleverly maintain the original look of the wraparound while others take a different course and add individually adjustable saddles or use other approaches. Many aftermarket manufacturers have stepped up to solve the intonation and sitaring problems. Some of that was in part due to the simplicity of the wraparound tailpiece. There is something unique to the sound of these simple machines. The tune-o-matic bridge was however not a retrofit for these guitars and sonically had a different signature. These problems were eventually solved by the invention of the tune-o-matic bridge which had individually adjustable saddle pieces, one for each string along with a separate tail piece. This is where the string buzzes against the bridge because there is no clean break point on the bridge. Some bridges also had a problem with what is called sitaring. This means it would be hard to set the guitar up so it would play in tune all the way up and down the fretboard. The main problem with the original wraparound bridges was that they made it difficult to impossible to intonate the guitar. I mean how complicated could a wraparound bridge be? Plenty complicated I was to find out as I went down the rabbit hole of vintage style bridges. The one thing I thought was going to be pretty straightforward were bridges. Research on everything from grain fillers to pickups.
The nickel plated finish is available in either aged or un-aged form.In my quest to build the best hand built Les Paul Junior and Special type guitars, I’ve been doing a lot of research. The CWT tailpiece is CNC machined from 7075 aircraft grade lightweight aluminum bar stock. An offset ridge allows for near-perfect intonation while a crisp radius at the break point ensures that the sitar-like buzz common to many original wraptails is not a problem. It is designed to correct the intonation issue associated with Gibson’s 1950’s style wraparound tailpiece while maintaining the aesthetics of an original vintage original part. The MojoAxe CWT compensated wraparound tailpiece is a modern replacement for vintage Gibson Les Paul Juniors, Specials, Goldtops, and Melody Makers as well as Historic Reissues with wraparound tailpieces.
And all that without looking ugly - they're simply esthetic, inconspicuous and as authentic as possible. GuitarPoint is an official MojoAxe dealer! We carefully select the products we offer. MojoAxe parts are Made in the USA and deliver perfect solutions for common intonation problems of our beloved vintage classics. As vintage guitar lovers and experts we're not the biggest fans of any kind of vintage "clone" parts.
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