What is a Compton Bridge?

Compton Compensated Custom Bridges are made in the USA from solid Stainless Steel, Copper, Brass, Aluminum and Titanium. The concept of the solid bridge is to eliminate all the small parts that contribute to tone and sustain loss. The bridges are also designed to match your fret board radius.

What does FSR mean Gretsch?

Does anybody have any experience buying a Gretsch FSR guitar? I’d never heard the term but it means Factory Special Release- apparently a limited run of some model distinguished by some unique feature(s).

How do you pin a bridge on Gretsch?

DIY: How to pin a bridge.

Remove strings.
Put sandpaper face up on guitar body under the bridge.
Rub bridge base on sandpaper until it conforms to shape of guitar.
Put strings on and intonate guitar.
Put masking tape on guitar top around the bridge base to mark its location.
Remove strings, bridge, and thumbscrews.

What is a tune o matic bridge on a guitar?

Tune-o-matic (also abbreviated to TOM) is the name of a fixed or floating bridge design for electric guitars. It was gradually accepted as a standard on almost all Gibson electric guitars, replacing the previous wrap-around bridge design, except on the budget series.

When did Gretsch move to China?

In the early 2000s Gretsch shifted the production of Electro solid bodies to China from Korea (eg Eliot Easton model 1570 became 5570) and the quality was definitely lower, but I don’t think that’s an issue now.

Are Fender FSR good?

Sometimes a price really doesn’t reflect quality. That is absolutely accurate when referring to the Fender FSR line which are considered by many enthusiasts to be the best guitars that Fender actually make.

What is a Gretsch pinned bridge?

It means that the bridge is pinned into position on the body by a set of small screws. If you can get a guitar with it already done that go with it.

Who makes Tune-o-matic bridges?

Gibson | Nashville Tune-o-matic Bridge – Chrome.