Andy Eagle ( Guitar repair tech for 30 years )

[Eagle]

Well, it's a really nice guitar, and fun to play. Just wondered about squeezing
another 1.67% of fun out of it.

Any thoughts on the annoying mechanical resonances that seem to increase with a
Floyd, @Eagle over a fixed bridge, or a traditional Strat Trem?

I saw this recent Tom Buckovac Video and was like, "Yup. It's true for me, too."



Timestamped.

A Floyd and a fixed bridge are just different and there is a few things you can do to make it more similar but it’s not the same. An EVH set up gets pretty close though.

 

[Eagle]

That I agree with. If you have a cheap pot metal import it could be pretty noticeable, but replacing one brand of steel with another won’t do much except lighten your wallet.

Also the saddles and the bridge plate account for most of the string energy transfer particularly on a 6 screw . Saddles on a Strat make far more difference than any block.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Do you ever roll the fretboard edges on a bound Gibson neck Andy? The edges of my tokais fretboard feel pretty square compared to my tele.

 

[Eagle]

Do you ever roll the fretboard edges on a bound Gibson neck Andy? The edges of my tokais fretboard feel pretty square compared to my tele.

No but Pensa guitars do . I think it’s going to be difficult to refret on a Gibson because you are going to lose width. The nibs will be lost and the fret end will need to be dressed .

 

[SillyOctpuss]

No but Pensa guitars do . I think it’s going to be difficult to refret on a Gibson because you are going to lose width. The nibs will be lost and the fret end will need to be dressed .

So leave well alone then.

 

[Eagle]

So leave well alone then.

I would.

 

[Eagle]

So leave well alone then.

The Pensa also a real problem to refret.

Possible but difficult and expensive.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I would.

Thanks Andy.