76mjs Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Thinking of converting my H150 with a Nashville bridge to an ABR-1 using callaham conversion studs...has anyone else done this??
Spectrum13 Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Did a Faber ABR-1 with factory installed conversion studs.
mars_hall Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 ABR-1 is the tunomatic bridge used on Gibsons prior to the change to Nashville style bridges. It is mounted on screws that go into the wood as opposed to studs.
76mjs Posted September 30, 2011 Author Posted September 30, 2011 I think, for me anyways, I've always felt the nashville look too wide and out of place. I doubt the tone would be different. Spectrum13-how was it to tap those straight into the body? I bet you have to have a steady hand. Another thing that has been annoying me is the buzzing I'm getting from the E, B, & G strings from the 12th fret to about the 21st fret. Raise the action or nut replacement?
Spectrum13 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 I think, for me anyways, I've always felt the nashville look too wide and out of place. I doubt the tone would be different. Spectrum13-how was it to tap those straight into the body? I bet you have to have a steady hand. Correct the ABR-1 is a classic look and the Faber locking device is much superior to tone pros plus you can crank down the stoptail without the strings hitting the bridge. Down side is ... bending under pressure and time. The steady hand was probably Ren. Had the factory build it with the conversion posts.
Jimbob Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Another thing that has been annoying me is the buzzing I'm getting from the E, B, & G strings from the 12th fret to about the 21st fret. Raise the action or nut replacement? I'd look at the neck to see if you need a truss rod adjustment before swapping out the nut or raising the action. Also, the H150 is notorious for those little humps in the neck where the neck joins the body (Gibby LPs, too), so that could be a reason for the buzzing that's going on. A fret dressing at the upper register can often times help this. The nut shouldn't make any difference at all once the strings are pressed to the frets if the buzzing is only going on where you describe. Hope this helps!
yoslate Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I'd look at the neck to see if you need a truss rod adjustment before swapping out the nut or raising the action. Also, the H150 is notorious for those little humps in the neck where the neck joins the body (Gibby LPs, too), so that could be a reason for the buzzing that's going on. A fret dressing at the upper register can often times help this. The nut shouldn't make any difference at all once the strings are pressed to the frets if the buzzing is only going on where you describe. Hope this helps! I second Jimbob, note for note. Tom, the guy I'm apprenticing, adjusts necks pretty much dead flat on most electric guitars. The action at the twelfth fret on electrics is usually between 3 and 5 /64ths. Bend all of the strings a step-and-a-half, above the twelfth. If any fret out, then you can dress, as needed, although, with a proper fret dress, Tom will normally take the frets above twelve down, just a hair more than the others. To check things at the nut end, fret each string at the fifth fret, then tap that string back at the second or third fret. There should be just enough room between the string and the fret for you to notice it.
602a Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 The 150 VSB I just sold had the bridge and tail piece replace with Faber 59 kit as soon as I got it. Brass saddles and locking bridge and very light weight locking tail piece made all the difference in the world. I now have 4 guitars with these.
76mjs Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 JIMBOB & YOSLATE~You guys are right. Everything is great from open string to about the 12th fret, so the nut sounds like it would not be a variable. I think the fret just need to be dress slight due to that hump in neck. AND, the buzzing isn't even that bad. The notes ring out and thru the amp, you can't hear it. I'm just OCD about it. I had a 96 LP Standard that was perfect and had absolutely no buzz at all...then it was stolen. As far as the the Faber system is concerned, I'm afraid i'll tap the holes wrong.
yoslate Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I'm afraid i'll tap the holes wrong. I wouldn't drill a good guitar for that without a drill press and a jig....
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