bigtimten Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I bought a used '78 L6-S a while back. It's in great shape, finally broke down and had her refretted. I was wondering if any of these models came with a brass nut from the factory, or was this an add on aftermarket piece. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hard to believe now, but it was something lots did back then. I don't recall any factory brass anythings, nuts, headplates, big honkin bridges. We went out and bought that stuff and put it on guitars thinkin that BAM! it would sound great. It didn't. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Brass bridge; after market......Original L6S guitars are fantastic....There's several different models......I sure loved mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yeah, the brass bridge and nut was a "thing" in the late 70's till maybe the mid '80's. Supposed to increase sustain and tone. Never got one, so I don't know if there was much difference. Today, of course there are maybe a half million aftermarket "improvements" you can add to your guitar to improve the sustain and tone, change the color of the inlays, knobs, pups, controls, wiring caps, etc...all of which decrease the resale value of your guitar and may not really make much difference in actual sound...that is called 'Progress"... mark ADDED: I think some Travis Bean guitars came with a brass nut, but you will likely never see one...Some old US made Peaveys came with an aluminum nut. I have 2 of them and they both sound great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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