Gotoh GE103B GG TOM-Style Bridge

Heb op diverse gitaren in der loop der jaren bruggen vervangen door een Gotoh. Ze maken hele goede hardware!
En deze is hele een verbetering ten opzichte van de Gibson brug met het beruchte draadje wat de zadels op zijn plaats moet houden. En vooral niet te vergeten, de goedkope hardware uit bv China! Deze zijn vaak dramatisch van kwaliteit!
De zadels zijn al gekerfd, ja dat wel. Maar zo ondiep dat je ze toch echt moet bij vijlen anders blijven de snaren niet op hun plaats zitten! Worden geleverd in diverse uitvoeringen en maten. Goed opmeten en let op de gaten! Gibson heeft kleine gaten. Japanse groot!

The Gotoh GE103B G is a very good bridge, very solid and well-built. I bought it to replace the bridge on my Epiphone Flying V Korina as I couldn't get a good intonation out of it.

Much better than the original bridge but is not a perfect fit for my guitar: the original bridge is more narrow and like the ABR-1, the GE103B G is more similar to a Nashville bridge. So the strings are now touching the edge of the bridge (but please note that Flying V guitars most of the times don't have a stop-tail).

Also: the distance between the two posts is not exactly the same as in the Epiphone bridge but slightly wider (at least on my Flying V), so I had to drill two new holes on the body of my guitar to have a good fit.

The guitar sounds now fuller, with some more mids. The intonation is perfect.

Overall a very good product but be 100% sure about the dimensions required on your guitar before purchasing.

I bought a cheap Les Paul Copy and as usual, the gold plating was a mess on the bridge. The original bridge wasn't the best quality either if I'm honest. The guitar itself seemed good and solid though so I thought it was worth spending a little cash on it to try to improve not only the look but also the tone of the instrument. Having owned a number of guitars with Gotoh hardware I knew where to look for a suitable replacement. The diagram on the site shows the measurements very clearly so you can check it's going to fit before you order. Once I knew it would fit I ordered it and it arrived very quickly. Great service as usual from Thomann. The bridge itself is the quality you'd expect from a brand like Gotoh. It fit perfectly, the gold plating was of a high standard and everything functioned as it should. After replacing a few other parts I've ended up with a cracking guitar for not a lot of money. It might not be as sexy as a fancy new pedal but sometimes it's better to spend the money replacing the original hardware on a cheap guitar with something better rather than spending it on new toys.