Locking ToM?

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I'm fed up with the shoddy Gibbo hardware on my guitar.

To remedy the Tune - O - Matic (designed by Wile E Coyote) bridge falling off the guitar at string change or cleaning time I bought a TonePros bridge  (I take it the end of the company name rhymes with Boss?).

Unfortunately, it too chose to disasemble itself during installation (a manufacturing fault) and I'm presently awaiting a replacement from the supplier.

So, the question - does anyone else make a replacement for a US Gibson Tune - O - Matic bridge, that'll not fall off, or apart?

jdgm

Gotoh are pretty reliable -

https://www.axesrus.co.uk/GotohTuneoMatics-s/2184.htm

Tone Proes?!

As in 'Tone Pro-fessionals' I think.....

Strat_a_tat_tat

jdgm said:

Gotoh are pretty reliable -

https://www.axesrus.co.uk/GotohTuneoMatics-s/2184.htm

Do they lock to the posts?

stickyfiddle

I like the Faber stuff a lot.

sweepy

A big plus 1 for Faber, beautifully engineerd and solid as a rock

ICBM

If you do your string changes with the guitar flat on a bench the Gibson bridge doesn't fall off.

If it still somehow does, you can put it back on again quite easily.

Why make things more complicated than they need to be?

sweepy

ICBM said:

If you do your string changes with the guitar flat on a bench the Gibson bridge doesn't fall off.

If it still somehow does, you can put it back on again quite easily.

Why make things more complicated than they need to be?

A slack fitting tunamatic can give rise to all sorts of overtones and rattles

ICBM

sweepy said:

A slack fitting tunamatic can give rise to all sorts of overtones and rattles

No, slack fitting saddle screws do. The bridge itself is held onto the height wheels with around 90lbs of pressure from the strings. It’s not going to move.

Godlykepower

Faber. You want a Faber.

sweepy

ICBM said:

sweepy said:

A slack fitting tunamatic can give rise to all sorts of overtones and rattles

No, slack fitting saddle screws do. The bridge itself is held onto the height wheels with around 90lbs of pressure from the strings. It’s not going to move.

I've worked on a few that do, Inc Gotoh, it's poor tolerance between the threaded pillar and TOM 

ArchtopDave

As above...Faber.