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  1. Which modes of Epiphone Les Pauls (Standard or Custom) came with p90s? What has been your experience with them?
  2. Ross, If all of these answers are confusing, it is only because this is an extremely confusing area and one that has caused a great deal of confusion. First of all, who made your Sheraton. You can tell that from the first letter of your serail number. If it begins with S (Samick) you may or may not have a great deal of difficulty. Mine is by Unsung (U) and the GFS roller bridge fits it just fine. Just slides right on. I don't have it mounted on the guitar at this point but it does fit. Samick used a custom sized bridge that no one else used and no one else makes a replacement bridge for. Really the only fly in the ointment for an otherwise outstanding guitar. The following is my understanding. It may be wrong and if it is, other forum participants will correct me, I'm sure. There are two different Tune-o-matic styles. One is usually referred to as the ABR-1 the other as the Nashville style. They are easy to distinguish at a moment's glance. The ABR-1 has skinny threaded posts. The thumbwheels underneath are turned to adjust the height of the bridge. This is the bridge that most vintage Gibsons have used. The Nashville bridge has wider screws and they end with a big slot. The bridge is raised and lowered on these by sticking a slot-head screwdriver in the the slot and raising or lowering the posts. The thumbwheels are used only for support of the bridge and for decoration. If you have a Samick Sheraton, that lessens your options considerably. Twang may have a bridge to fit it (I think he cornered the market on the remaining replacement bridges) or there are some adjustable post bridges that MIGHT work. If you have one made by another company, such as Peerless, Unsung, Saein or others, you may have other options including the GFS bridges. The only way to be reasonably sure is by careful measurements. The only way to be absolutely sure is to try them. One final note, If you have an ABR-1, Guitar Fetish may have a roller bridge to fit it but it is the roller bridge for archtop guitars. It comes with a rosewood base that you would throw away. Good luck and let us know how you make out.
  3. I have heard that large stands of the Honduran variety of Mahogany are being grown on the island of Fiji. These are under control of the government of Fiji and due to instability, very little has been harvested. This might be a great source!
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