All other specs on the guitar are classic ’59 ES-335 with the laminate maple body, Authentic ’59 Medium “C” neck profile, hide glue contruction and two Custombucker Alnico III humbuckers to provide the tone. The wraparound tailpiece adds a ton of resonance to the already acoustically-loud ES-335 and gives the strings a slinkier feel when you’re playing which is exactly what we love about Les Paul Juniors. The tailpiece off an '80 Les Paul was heavy and turned the notes into ice pick sharp daggers that attacked my ears.Those who have been following The Music Zoo and all of our wild Gibson Custom Shop ideas over the years might remember the 'Wraparound 335' from 2010-2011.and now it's back! As soon as we picked up the newest Made 2 Measure '59 ES-335 Wraparounds we remembered what we loved about this model. The aluminum t/p was too bright and added some harshness to the notes. The modern aircraft aluminum wrap tails are quite nice and approach the same weight as an original, but I did a blind A/B/C comparison of tailpieces on my '71 Les Paul and the 57 won every time. CWT-A Compensated Wraparound Tailpiece Aged Nickel finish 139 CWT-UA Compensated Wraparound Tailpiece Un-aged nickel finish 129 TonePros TonePros Vintage Style Aluminum Wraparound Tailpiece w/SS1 Locking Studs 119. 1972 or thereabouts was the last year for this material to be used as a tailpiece, and functionally are no different from a 50s, but used a different cast and had chrome plating that tended to get funky. New Compensate Wraparound bridge for Gibson SG Junior, LP Juniors and other guitars with. It features six individually intonatable saddles and in addition there are screws behind the bridge posts that can be adjusted to move the whole bridge backwards and forwards and also slant it to add more intonation room to heavy bass strings. Wraparound Tailpieces for Gibson and Gibson style guitars. ResoMax NW1 Wraparound Bridge (Select Finish) - Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ltd. Because this Wilkinson bridge is non-original to the guitar, it’s worth double-checking. This Hosco Adjustable Wraparound Tailpiece is in the vintage Leo Quan Badass bridge style. Click to see WRAPAROUND MEASURING GUIDE (opens link in new tab). We need to make sure that the radius curvature of our bridge suits the fretboard radius. I have one that weighs in at 0.91 oz from 1957. A very simple bridge but let’s check over a couple of things to make sure it’s suitable before setting it up just right. The original 50s to 70s zinc alloy ultra lightweights were by no means weak. AU 17.07 previous price AU 17.07 previous price AU 17.07. Your OEM PRS bridge is probably zinc or similar. Guitar Compensated Ridge Wraparound Combination Bridge Tailpiece for Epi LP.

I believe the light weight bridge at AllParts that I linked to is aluminum. 1 mini - humbucking pickup with nickel - plated cover and metal mounting ring, no switch, 2 knobs, wraparound bridge with raised integral saddles. Personally I try to avoid zinc or other pot metals, in favor of machined stainless steel, brass, or aluminum.

Stereordinary wrote:I think he's talking about getting an original (read: vintage) Gibson wraparound tailpiece.

Wraparound tailpiece