locko Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Help-Ive tried everywhere in the UK to find these saddles. Does anyone know where i can get them in the USA. Regards Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Here's a place in Germany that has a set: http://www.crazyparts.de/ There are a few sets of saddles listed on the US ebay site. If you can shop there, you can search for Gibson ABR Saddle. I don't think you can buy Gibson products from a US authorized dealer and have them ship it to the UK. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Help-Ive tried everywhere in the UK to find these saddles. Does anyone know where i can get them in the USA. Regards Phil GRguitars.com stewmac.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyseven Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Get one of these : http://www.tokaiguitar.de/xtcommerce/index.php?language=en&cat=c8_ABR-Bridges.html&cPath=2_29_8 They're better than the Gibson stock ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endpin Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 GRguitars.com stewmac.com The Stewart-McDonald saddles have metric rather than imperial threads like the original Gibson parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 The Stewart-McDonald saddles have metric rather than imperial threads like the original Gibson parts. That shouldn't matter as long as you replace the screws at the same time you replace the saddles. Only the hole through the saddles themselves is threaded. Not quite sure why the stewmac saddles and screws are metric. I assume it's a sourcing issue. I don't know anyone who has used the stewmac saddles, by the way, so I'm not positive they will sit properly in a real Gibson bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 That shouldn't matter as long as you replace the screws at the same time you replace the saddles. Only the hole through the saddles themselves is threaded. Not quite sure why the stewmac saddles and screws are metric. I assume it's a sourcing issue. I don't know anyone who has used the stewmac saddles, by the way, so I'm not positive they will sit properly in a real Gibson bridge. The Stewmac saddles are made to fit a Stewmac bridge and they don't fit a Gibson bridge. The only unnotched saddles that I know of that will fit are the Gibson ones. Graphtech makes graphite ones but they're pre notched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endpin Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 AllParts has them listed under the Gibson stock number, so I am pretty sure those are the real deal. Their UK counterpart has some listed as "old style TOM ABR". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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