guitarstrummer Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 At the request of jooonnn for some pin pictures, I'll start. I found a few photos and may post some more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hey Mike.....note: you can also spell the following words with your pins........ 1. bingos 2. obsign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Oh yeah....I also thought of : ginsob ......which is what happens if you have too much Tanqueray on a night when you might be feeling a little down.... other possiblilities.... nigbos gnoibs bisnog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hey... you forgot nosbiG. Mike, that doesn't look like a compensated B saddle on that Hummingbird. If you don't mind, where did you get it, and was there no intonation problems with the new saddle? I really want to change mine. I'm not real crazy about the Tusq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 The picture's not all that great. It actually is a comp saddle. It's a West African Hard Ivory saddle from Bob Colosi. It sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
news36 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 First bone and then rosewood/mop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jooonnn Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Much appreciation for starting this thread guitarstrummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thanks to Mr. Bob Colosi, I got the plastic pins off my Gibson AJ and swapped them out for Double inlay bone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 excuse me for being shallow, but.. i like the look of the rosewood pins. is their tone mellow and warm, as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefleppard Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 thanks, gs...for the 3 second reply time. almost as fast as google! now, my SWD came with plastic pins. i am a strummer, mostly. i like to dig in. so i feel the tone of the plastic suits that for the E A D G strings. but the B E strings sound a bit brittle (wow, am i anal! and i'm not ashamed, either!) when strummed heavily. i figured this had something to do with the ebony fingerboard but would it make sense to go to RW pins just for the B & E strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Player Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I have to think that bone, FWI, Rosewood, Ebony and even Tusq would sound better than the stock plastic pins. I noticed much better sustain and clarity on the upper B and E strings. I was happy with the sound when I got it and basically purchased the bone pins for the "bling" aspect of it all but was very pleasantly surprised when I installed them. Now the nut, saddle and pins are all bone. :)/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Some guys swear by Brass pins.....anyone ever used them? What difference can you expect from tusq, bone, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 Never used brass, but I've heard they're really bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Some guys swear by Brass pins.....anyone ever used them? What difference can you expect from tusq' date=' bone, etc?[/quote'] I use brass pins on guitars with cedar tops. It gives them more ping in the midrange and treble. I have experimented with brass on spruce-topped guitars only to find them a bit bright for my tastes. An old D28 was the exception in that brass pins seemed to prevent a bit of the boom and made the bass a bit more crisp. The only guitar I ever left brass pins on for any length of time was a Yamaki Deluxe (cedar top). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 OK! I'll play. Cheap LMI bone pins: Inexpensive Ebay buffalo horn pins: Now, don't get scared...the effect of ill fitting pins?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 07 Hummingbird ~ $15.00 E-bay Buffalo Horn 07 C. F. Martin ~ HD-28V and just for giggles: 97 Ovation Elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 PIN PORN is a wonderfull thing...I just luv the Gibson Forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 PIN PORN is a wonderfull thing...I just luv the Gibson Forums! RMFLMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Here are the pins on my CJ-165. They are bone pins with 4mm abalone from Bob Colosi. I thought the extra abalone would match the abalone rosette around the sound hole. I think I was right. The saddle is FWI also from Bob Colosi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Some guys swear by Brass pins.....anyone ever used them? What difference can you expect from tusq' date=' bone, etc?[/quote'] Have them on my old J200. If there is a difference between the brass and the bone or the plastic, darn if I could hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.