tsp17 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 I was getting some buzz/rattle from the original H tailpiece, so I replaced it with a Benedetto style ebony tailpiece I have had sitting around for a while (purchased on this forum from MartyGrass several years ago) and also installed ebony tone/volume knobs. Tailpiece and knobs now match the ebony fretboard.
rockabilly69 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 okay now throw an ebony archtop bridge on the badboy!
tsp17 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, rockabilly69 said: okay now throw an ebony archtop bridge on the badboy! been thinking about that! I also ordered some ebony tuner buttons.
Spectrum13 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, tsp17 said: been thinking about that! I also ordered some ebony tuner buttons. Do it! Dress it up.
rockabilly69 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 20 minutes ago, tsp17 said: been thinking about that! I also ordered some ebony tuner buttons. THE FULL MONTY!
tsp17 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 4 hours ago, skydog52 said: Nice touch and Beautiful Guitar! much appreciated! especially since you my friend have spec'd some of the most beautiful Heritage guitars ever made. I still miss that Duaneburst 150 that you had them make and that I bought from another HOC member, and then another HOC member bought from me. (my avatar is still the headstock from that one!)
Gitterman Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Pickup rings, too. That tailpiece looks great on there.
tsp17 Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 12:01 PM, Gitfiddler said: Classy upgrades! On 3/2/2020 at 1:10 PM, Gianluca said: cool guitar 3 hours ago, Gitterman said: Pickup rings, too. That tailpiece looks great on there. Thanks all.
unikh550 Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 TSP, did the same for my 550 because the H tailpiece did not soften the chimey nature. Put a Braz RW tailpiece, inserted a Platemate, and have a regular Nashville adjustable bridge on top of ebony, which mellows out the sound a bit. Have found that 550 owners are more likely to tinker with their guitars than many others. Ordered mine in '98, w/O: pickup, fretboard inlay, pickguard, and knobs. Put a Charlie Christian on it, Gibbons Bowtie inlay, and Ibanez Sure Grip II knobs, and haven't looked back. Yours is my favorite Heritage finish... wish I had chose it.- Charles Bevell Bloomington IN
Spectrum13 Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, unikh550 said: TSP, did the same for my 550 because the H tailpiece did not soften the chimey nature. Put a Braz RW tailpiece, inserted a Platemate, and have a regular Nashville adjustable bridge on top of ebony, which mellows out the sound a bit. Have found that 550 owners are more likely to tinker with their guitars than many others. Ordered mine in '98, w/O: pickup, fretboard inlay, pickguard, and knobs. Put a Charlie Christian on it, Gibbons Bowtie inlay, and Ibanez Sure Grip II knobs, and haven't looked back. Yours is my favorite Heritage finish... wish I had chose it.- Charles Bevell Bloomington IN Photo or it never happened!
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