michaeljohnr Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm just curious. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I am because I haven't made a decision yet on what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 When I received my new 1964 J-45 CS Reissue, first thing I did was change the strings and put in wooden pins. However...my answer is not absolute. When I bought my new 1972 Southern Jumbo back in the early 70s, I left the original pins that were in the guitar in (although I changed the strings). But, that was because the original pins it had in it were wooden and I liked them so much I think they're still in the guitar. Plus, from that point on any guitar I bought I put wooden pins in. Say what y'all will about the Norlin era...my Norlin era 1972 SJ when it was new came with wooden not plastic pins. Go figure. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Some have it some dont. I prefer bone or horn just haven't got around to ordering yet. Can't get ivory here in canada that I know of but would like to try it. I've been talking to bob colosi via email to get a couple saddle and pins but I've procrastinated on the measuring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 whatever was put on in 2002 is still there and working fine. J.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 No. I prefer both the look and tone of bone, generally with abalone inlays. With me it's probably as much about appearance as tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemaster03 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Changed mine to Bob Colosi's bone pins and it made a huge difference. Need to get the saddle filed and get it in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not one to change pins. I know people claim they impact the sound. Maybe so. Not refuting it because I have no basis. (big shrug) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I prefer the plastic pins because 1) I prefer the vintage appearance over that of wood and 2) because my default position is that less mass on the bridge is is generally better so I don't like bone of fossilized ivory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Plastic. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I tend to keep whatever bridge pins came with the guitar in there. When I do need to replace them I use Antique Acoustic hard plastic pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 On my two Gibsons, I immediately replaced with Colosi pins - bone with alabaster inlays. Reason? Looks! I do not believe I can hear a difference in the tone, but I strongly believe that, like fancy wheels on an Escalade - they add to the looks of the guitar. Also, the holographic-like shimery-ness tends to distract listeners from my sad and dismal playing. Also replaced on the LG1 I gave my son. Did not replace on the Cordoba Gipsy King I gave my other son. For obvious reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I still have the plastic pins on my J 200 JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Antique Acoustic hard plastic pins. These are also my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Run Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 In an earlier post: " Recently received these bridge pins for only $6.95...they fitted perfectly on my SWD (better than the original plastic ones did)...didn't notice any major sound improvement but they are made with very hard plastic (don't know if it's tusk) and they are ivory colored." But you have to make sure that they fit in as a member wrote: "I purchased those pins for my J45 and had to send them back because they were completely undersized for the holes." http://www.guitarele...ridge-Pins.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks for the opinions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee M Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm just curious. Thanks. I replaced the stock pins in my 1993 Gospel last year with StewMac's "galalith" pins. Didn't hear any difference but I wanted that black dot. They look much nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markini Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have about a dozen acoustics, all plastic pins I assum,e because I never replace pins.., nuts and saddles I replace with bone. In the case of nuts I have a preference for graphite when I can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livemusic Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have about a dozen acoustics, all plastic pins I assum,e because I never replace pins.., nuts and saddles I replace with bone. In the case of nuts I have a preference for graphite when I can find them. I have plastic. There was a fellow on a forum, I think it is Harmony-Central, and he did what seemed to be a quite thorough experiment, and I recall that the consensus was that it doesn't make any difference for the sound. A fuzzy recollection that maybe plastic was even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I got bone pins for my Gibson J-45....BUT went back to the original plastic ones, because the bone ones, to my ear, sounded to bright, almost tinny.......so it is 100% stock now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I've tried many different material pins and have concluded that different pin materials actually do have slightly different sounds, although not necessarily anything signficantly different...more of a subtle nuanced difference. Some add a subtle toucho of brightness, some a subtle touch of warmth to the sound, some a subtle harshness or even coldness (metal pins). Their doing that makes sense a they become part of the vibrating top or guitar structure, plus they touch the strings. But, its subtle and potentially not noticeable to many, I suppose. QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Only on my HB TV, the rest get bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I've tried many different material pins and have concluded that different pin materials actually do have slightly different sounds, although not necessarily anything signficantly different...more of a subtle nuanced difference. Some add a subtle toucho of brightness, some a subtle touch of warmth to the sound, some a subtle harshness or even coldness (metal pins). Their doing that makes sense a they become part of the vibrating top or guitar structure, plus they touch the strings. But, its subtle and potentially not noticeable to many, I suppose. Absolutely agree – I see the pins as the final sound adjustment and not seldom use different pins for different strings on the same guit. Logic : Vibes go through the pins as well as the other components of the crucial bridge area (in fact the whole guitar). Different materials transmit differently. Plast = rounded. Bone = clearer. Horn = soft. Wood = soft as horn, maybe mellower. Brass = haven't tried or met brass yet, but brassier, I guess. What I find harder to compare is nut-material. Recently ordered tusq to round down some rather sharp trebs on my C&W though, , , think it worked, but can't tell as the deer was re-necked. Will tell about this operation in the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have a similar view as Jazzman Jeff re: the limitations of the 12 string. Since the impact of bridge pins on sound quality is of no small consequence, I've dialed in the sound of the '68 Yamaha Red Label Nippon Gakki-11: Martin Plastic= Rounded, but righteous. Gibson Plastic= Well-rounded, but more fun. Broken Golf tee(s)= Soft. Stick= Softer. Rolled up matchbook= Any port in a storm. ; ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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