The Retro Rocker
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This is kind of odd...to me anyway...
I have two 2005 Guild F-50r's (Tacoma) and they have different size bridges!
Not just the saddle, but the actual bridge itself!
I'm calling the sunburst one "'burst" and the natural one "Kristofferson" (the one he signed for me)
The serial numbers indicate they were assembled just a few months apart for each other...the 'burst in July and "kristofferson" in Sept.
The 'burst has the Fishman Matrix Natural 1 UST, factory option installed.
I believe "Kristofferson" came from the factory without any pickup. (Neal later added the K&K)
I stumbled across this when I was trying to order the bone saddle for the 'burst. (I'm going to pull the Fishman and install the K&K)
The saddle in the 'burst is .07 X 2.79
whereas the "kristofferson" saddle is .12 X 2.86
The overall width of the bridge at its widest (bout-to-bout) is pretty close
'burst 6.0
Kristofferson 6.05
The overall width of the bridge from the flat part in front of the saddle to the deepest point at the curve (top-to-bottom)
'burst 1.46
Kristofferson 1.65
From the flat side in front of the saddle to the curved "points" in the bridge (back of the pins):
'burst 1.28
Kristofferson 1.65
In other words, the Kritofferson bridge is a lot bigger!
Pics...the 'burst has white pins, "Kristofferson" has black pins:
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Is this unusual, or typical Guild manufacturing?
I have two 2005 Guild F-50r's (Tacoma) and they have different size bridges!
Not just the saddle, but the actual bridge itself!
I'm calling the sunburst one "'burst" and the natural one "Kristofferson" (the one he signed for me)
The serial numbers indicate they were assembled just a few months apart for each other...the 'burst in July and "kristofferson" in Sept.
The 'burst has the Fishman Matrix Natural 1 UST, factory option installed.
I believe "Kristofferson" came from the factory without any pickup. (Neal later added the K&K)
I stumbled across this when I was trying to order the bone saddle for the 'burst. (I'm going to pull the Fishman and install the K&K)
The saddle in the 'burst is .07 X 2.79
whereas the "kristofferson" saddle is .12 X 2.86
The overall width of the bridge at its widest (bout-to-bout) is pretty close
'burst 6.0
Kristofferson 6.05
The overall width of the bridge from the flat part in front of the saddle to the deepest point at the curve (top-to-bottom)
'burst 1.46
Kristofferson 1.65
From the flat side in front of the saddle to the curved "points" in the bridge (back of the pins):
'burst 1.28
Kristofferson 1.65
In other words, the Kritofferson bridge is a lot bigger!
Pics...the 'burst has white pins, "Kristofferson" has black pins:
Is this unusual, or typical Guild manufacturing?