Steve Sawyer wrote:Gordon Bellerose wrote:That is the locking roller bridge from our friends at stewmac.
Thanks, Gordon!
Also, which Golden Age pickups do you (and Freeman) use (alnico 2/5, overwound)? I'm considering using them for my current build...
Gordon, I've used the SM locking roller bridge on a guitar with a Bigsby but why would you use one with a stop bar?
Steve, I've used the Golden Age Parson Street pups on three guitars - my personal LP clone, the chambered LP clone and a 335 clone. I play bluesy stuff and trying to learn more jazz chords, the other two are used for more classic rock. I'll admit I don't know squat about pickups but I figured these were a good place to start and you (or my customers) could always change. So far no one has, everyone raves about the tone. I use Alnico 2 in the neck, 5 at the bridge and mostly play on the bridge or blended. I haven't bothered to split them.
My archtop and another 335 got SD Bennedetos in the neck and some generic SD PAF (maybe a Seth Lovers) at the bridge. Again, I mostly play the neck, the owner of the 335 is a jazz master.