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Metal guitar bridge plate with screws, featuring chrome finish and gold components.

Our guitar's new bridge

photo courtesy SINGLECOIL (https://singlecoil.com)
Mod Garage

Mod Garage Tonewood Teardown: Fixing Up Your Bridge and Saddles

Our budget-guitar experiment rolls forth with work on the body’s hardware.

Hello, and welcome back to Mod Garage. Last month, we started to talk about the new bridge and saddles for our guitar, so let’s continue where we left off. In general, the two contact points where the strings meet the guitar are crucial and very important regarding playability, comfort, and tone. It’s always worth taking special care of the bridge and the nut on any electric guitar, and this month, we’re focusing on the bridge. Let’s break down the details of our replacement bridge and what we can expect from it.

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