WTB - 6mm LP Bridge Studs

HarrySeven

Does anyone have any Gibson-style bridge studs with a 6mm thread (the end which screws into the body insert)?

I've picked up a guitar with 8mm Tailpiece studs and 6mm bridge studs...but...

a. The bridge studs didn't come with it.

b. So far, I can't extract the inserts (they've been glued in - and if I use much more force with the "long bolt" method, it'll come through the back of the guitar).

As for the other end, the bridge fitting can be Epiphone/Import slot-head or USA Gibson ABR size for now (I've got both bridges) - just want to get the guitar set up and see how it plays, etc - I can make decisions re. bridge types later.

Funkfingers

Q1 - Where are you measuring the 6mm?
Q2 - What is the thread pitch of the MIC inserts?

HarrySeven

Tailpiece = M8
Bridge = M6

Those are the bolts which I used to extract/attempted to extract both sets of inserts.

SteveRobinson

Did you solve this?

HarrySeven

Hiya Steve.

Yes, I did thanks.

I left the inserts in and fabricated 2 x M6 studs (by the simple technique of decapitating two 6mm bolts and tidying up the thread).

I then screwed them in (locked two nuts together in opposing directions to give some traction) and used washers as shims (to offer a degree of height adjustment) for a 6mm T-o-M.

It sounds worse than it looks - pics here:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/108580/project#latest

Cheers!