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The hammer over the guitar is a little, uh, unseemly. But the bridges are GREAT!

Can’t believe that this is the best Faber can do. $300 hardware and can’t create a useful video with sound. 😒

That bushing extraction method works well, until the day you punch through the back of a guitar. Instead, set up a puller with that screw you have through a small socket. With a little thin cardboard on top you won’t damage any part of the guitar.

Kits don’t come with instructions and these videos are so vague. Come on now.

That stupid retaining clip on the ABR is a terrible design. They get weaker every time you adjust a saddle, and are impossible to install once its got the slightest bend. Once that happens, your saddles can just fall out I always get rid of the ABR. Why would they go back to them in 2017?

Why on this so expensive guitars,bridge is wobbles?

I put the #3117 kit on my 22 Les Paul ‘50s, and it was very effective. The Gibson ABR-1 bridge that came on the guitar works fine with this kit. This got rid of the ice pick highs and gave my Lester a more vintage sound and feel.

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My first SG, A 1991 special, I got brand new and it came with the ABR-1. My second and third SGs (2010 standard and 2013 61 reissue) both came with the Nashville, which I very quickly came to dislike and subsequently switched out for ABR-1s.

Larry is the professor on this subject , he's been a great help to me over the years. Super nice guy too. His FABER parts are on all my Gibsons .

Can I just say that I replaced all the hardware on my Les Paul junior with Faber 🙈 absolutely brilliant equipment 👍🏻👍🏻 I used vintage hardware. Sound is incredible. I’m not a guitar technician just a player, it was an easy change out. Just my opinion by the way. 👍🏻👍🏻

Will it go with a Epiphone inspired by Gibson ES 335?

Thanks

Do you guys also make roller bridges? Would like to do this conversion but also use a roller bridge instead

Buyer beware. These posts do not fit Gibson ABR 1 or Nashville bridges.

The newer ABR-1 biggest have studs in the top of rhe guitar like the Nashville? The two ABR-1 guitars i have, look like the screws go right into the top without studs.

The locking mechanism is great but the rest isn't. It's nowhere near as good as TonePros or even Gibson's Nashville bridge for that matter despite the lack of locking mechanism. The little e clips are rubbish compared to the little sprung wires on TonePros and Gibson's bridges which are better than ABR1 hence the reason for them. Using e clips is a horrible workaround. They wear out and come loose, wearing out the screws as well. The saddles also begin to have sideways movement after a while of adjusting intonation. Initially the screws are far too tight but that soon changes. Also, why are the screws an odd size compared to any other bridges? I have bought cheap Chinese bridges that are at least as good as this.

My 2022 Gibson SG Standard came with a Nashville bridge instead of an ABR-1. Which sort of bummed me out, I then dropped the money on an ABR-1 bridge and conversion posts from Gibson.

still no audio. talkies were invented a century ago.

I have had experience with the bridge post bushing on some Gibson's that where so lose you could just flip over the axe and they just fall out! Faber Hardware from Germany is the SHIT! Forget that 'TonePros' Crap!

If the bridge wobbles like that and does not have a tight press fit... well, your Les Paul will never be in tune.

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Remove the Epiphone bridge, studs, tailpiece, inserts, and throw them away. For the ‘59 Epiphone Les Paul, get four of the Faber steel metric inserts, the ABRM bridge with metric EZ posts, and the aluminum ‘59 tailpiece with metric standard studs. Install The guitar will look the same, although the Faber hardware quality almost looks too good for an Epi, and sound ten times better. I like traditional, so I didn’t do any locking stuff.

It looks like somebody put an ABR-1 onto Nashville posts. It's nice that new hardware is available to correct situations like that. I no longer own any USA-made guitars, so I haven't run into anything like this. I like guitars made by Agile, Ibanez and Epiphone, and the bridges on all three seem to be interchangeable. The cheap hardware available on Guitar Fetish and Musiclily also fits well on these imports. So, even though I may not personally have any issues, you never know. Someday I might pick up a used Gibson, and the info provided here might come in handy. Thanks for the video!

ABR-1 is the Original Just Leave it a lone !!!

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Sir, could I ask a question? I am in the process of installing an abr1 on a new build. Can you tell me, on a les paule style guitar, should the bridge posts be drilled perpendicular to the back plane of the body, or perpendicular to the neck? Much appreciation!

I have a 2000 LP Std with (I think) a Nashville bridge. 2nd time now the little triangular shaped tension retaining clip on the high E saddle screw has popped off. Immed before that, it was buzzy, and now my B string is acting all buzzy and I anticipate it to fail as well. I just removed the tailpiece and it doesnt even say Gibson. I guess I'm looking to replace the bridge and tailpiece and dont know where to start.

As much as I prefer the look of the Abr-1, the Nashville Tuneomatic is a superior design. More adjustable intonation and will not lean over time. It’s important to distinguish that the new Gibson’s that come with an ABR-1, they are not true to the original as they screw into bushings like the Nashville rather than posts that go directly into the wood.

When you order the bushings do they come as a pair, or are they sold individually? The description on the website doesn’t specify.

You can just turn the bridge around so the screws are where you want

My 81 gibson les paul deluxe sounds awsome now. Thank you.

Just for curiosity because i ordered these yesterday, the posts and the wheels are just plated brass right?

I used the faber e-serts with a tonepros locking tuneomatic, worked great

My standard LP from 2019 came with the Tonepros AVR II. Might this be expected given the Year, like mixing abr-1 or avr2’s?

I have a 2018 sg and I just now figured out that the true historic no-wire abr bridge I bought is not going to work I need to take out these old bushings and I want to use my new abr how do I buy one of those tools ???

How does it make it better?I tried a new callaham bridge,made my les paul too bright,sounded like garbage,i took it off.

Thank you for your video. I bought a 2008 traditional. The bridge saddles have no string slots is that normal? There are no markings on the underside either. I’m guessing it’s a Nashville bridge or an aftermarket one. What’s your thoughts? Thanks

I bought a set and i stead of hammer in they were screw in and they sucked to install.

Why is faber bridge better then regular gibson abr?

i ordered this kit for my 2019 les paul standard and the post wouldnt go all the way in i had a hell of a time to get it back out but once i did i had to grind a little of the bottom then it fit perfect against the body.measure measure lol

Make the same thing WIDER to improve intonation....and make it with ROLLERS to prevent string breakage and get rid of the lousy Kluson tunners they are garbage...lastly, bring back the volute on the back of the neck

I wanted to ask, can I use this system on a Les Paul with a factory TonePros TP6 or on a USA Gibson SG with factory Nashville? I could use the INsert system, but I want to change the bridge to an ABR-1 and as far as I know, the INsert studs are thicker than the ABR-1 holes.

Are the Faber USA parts actually made in the USA? Not like reboxed or anything....but actually made by an American worker?

This is a nice setup. My only complaint is that the threaded section is too long and the studs protrude over the top of the bridge with the action set to Gibson spec. The studs are sharp and uncomfortable. I thought about cutting them down with a Dremel cutoff wheel but don’t want to break the nickel plating.

i have a 2019 les paul standard 60s model with the factory ABR-1. what is the direct replacement bridge and brass post system you offer for my guitar. Also does changing these parts take resale value from the guitar?

So what is the tonal differences between all these bridges?

Dont confuse people. Its not real abr1

I bought recently an abr brigde for my gibson les paul but i cant put the 100 % of the post inside the cavity? what can i do? there is no lutheir in my city

Can i use it with gibson es 335 1978 ?