Notnotbad Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I purchased an ES a month ago. During the first string change I noticed that the bridge had a lot of play. Upon inspection, I realized the bushing that the post screws into was completely loose— tilt the body and it falls out. Still waiting for Gibson to get back to me about possibly fixing it. Bummed out, for sure. Anyways— have any of you guys ever seen a hole like that over drilled and is Gibson good about fixing it (as in are they going to try to figure out way to blame me for it) Is it even worth taking a fix or should I try to get it swapped? Thanks (The guitar is brand new from a preferred gibson dealer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10PoundLester Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 I'd send it back while you can and get a different guitar. Having to repair a brand new guitar is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 If you are still in the return window, yeah swapping is probably the easiest/fastest, but if you really love this one, Gibson would likely cover a repair like that under the warranty. Unless you were trying to modify it, it obviously isn’t from “wear and tear.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 10PoundLester & PrairieDog are right, the bridge is important for transferring string vibrations into the body so clearly this is not good enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 On 7/24/2024 at 6:02 AM, IanHenry said: 10PoundLester & PrairieDog are right, the bridge is important for transferring string vibrations into the body so clearly this is not good enough. That’s not Gibson’s slogan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 I would worry about the stability of this kind of bridge (no I've never had one). Despite all the down pressure, there is sideways pull when tuning/bending etc. Especially if using a trem. I understand the perception of value for the ABR1 bridge, and I cant vouch for tone variation either way, but screwing bridge posts into wood has always seemed to me a poor solution from an engineering POV. For aerostructures m/c shop & assembly jigs, it was standard practice for tool design to specify threaded inserts into all aluminium jig base-plates. Ali is a lot more robust than wood, The Nashville bridges replaced that design for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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