My girlfriend ordered her first Gibson yesterday.

[Dave W]

The wraparound on both Loes' Epi and Gibson are compensated (do you use that word in English too?), so the overal tuning is quite right, but a tiny bit off at the G and B strings. But more than workable.

As I understand it, the compensation on a compensated wraparound bridge is for a plain G and lighter strings. Since Loes uses 11s and a wound G, she might not be able to get as close.

You can adjust the overall position of the bridge using the setscrews.

And if it's still not satisfactory, there are aftermarket wraparounds with movable saddles, like the Pigtail bridge.

To me, the tone of a wraparound bridge/tailpiece outweighs the intonation issues. YMMV.

[Chris P.]

Thanks for this info!

I think it works for Loes as it is now, so we'll keep it that way.

[Saf]

If the brigde doesn't work chris I have an old bas ass bridge lying around here, maybe that wil ldoe the job.

[godofthunder]

LP Jr.s are my favorite  ! She looks smashing..............................with or with out the guitar 

[uwe]

Such a lengthy thread, yet you still haven't married her. Very patient girl, Doug.

[Chris P.]

Thanks Saf, but the bridge works. Two days ago I heard the first Boilersuit mixes and the Junior sounds great! I recorded with the Bird and Hiwatt.

@ Uwe... Marriage... I dunno. Nothing to do with Loes, but we don't think we need to do that. Marriage is just like a kahler or a tone control. Don't need it.

[Barklessdog]

Marriage is just like a kahler or a tone control. Don't need it.

Your such a minimalist, except in your bass playing!

[Highlander]

Marriage is (or at the very least, should be) a commitment to a person and is very much a 2 way street...

OTOH, it's just a piece of paper, if that's what you want it to be...

You can be married or co-habiting - the commitment is what counts...

oh, and btw, I doubt that I could believe a woman that says, "it makes no difference"; to them, "love" will always be "above the water-line"...   

[Dave W]

"I love you, darling, but marrying you would be like bolting a Kahler onto my 4005."

What woman wouldn't find that romantic. 

[Highlander]

"I love you darling, now bend over and brace yourself, here comes the Kahlerdiktomy..."     

[Chris P.]

I would marry any woman unseen if she knew what a Kahler and a 4005 is!

[nofi]

i did not get married until i had been with my wife for 30 years, and that was only a year and a half ago. i guess i waited long enough. plus when you get older there are financial benfits to consider for both people.

[rahock]

i did not get married until i had been with my wife for 30 years, and that was only a year and a half ago. i guess i waited long enough. plus when you get older there are financial benfits to consider for both people.

Interesting, you got me beat. I only waited about 14 years and finally got married just before I turned 50 , about 7 years ago.
If I were a more conventional kind of guy, I would have been married and divorced at least 3 times.... probably more like 5.
Rick

[Highlander]

We waited 10 months... 20 years back... 

[nofi]

slut.