AllpartsGB-0596-003 Black Roller Tunematic

It looks to me like this is sourced from Korea, which makes roller bridges like this with part numbers are B003 or B005, except that this one has been upgraded with Phillips head screws instead of flat heads. These types of bridges come with either smaller post diameters (4mm at the top), said to be on more older guitars, or in the larger post size (6mm at the top), that is said to be more modern. It appears that the bridges with smaller posts are sometimes made with 12" radius, with the assumption that radius is more common on older models (but many new guitars have it too). The Korean bridges made with the larger posts appear to mostly have a 15" radius. Allparts offers this model, the 0596, which has the larger posts, and their 0595 model that has the smaller posts. The radius on the 0595 model is listed on the Allparts site as 15", which might be right, but I would have thought that the smaller post model would be better with a 12" radius. Unfortunately, Allparts' specs for the 0596 model do not show its radius, so I contacted Allparts' customer support. They initially responded that it was a 12" radius. That sounded odd to me as it has the larger posts, so I asked them to double check. Evidently, they pulled one from the warehouse and found that it has a 15" radius after all. Their customer support was very quick to do this, so they deserve kudos. With a 15" radius, this 0596 bridge should work with my 14" radius Epiphone SG Special. I don't know how well a 15" radius would work on a 12" guitar, but some of the other reviews looked like they may have had success with that. If you have a 12" radius guitar with smaller posts, you might ask Allparts to double check the 0595 model to see if it is actually 12".

Great Bridge but it is very thick, it's about 25% taller than the factory bridge which stopped me from being able to lower my action enough. It would be best for a carved top where you have alot of adjustment.

I mostly bought it for the look, I was taking a chrome guitar to black. and like the extra look of the rollers. Not really needed without a Bigsby, but hey price was good, quality was great.

Since I had taken off the 22 fret neck of this Epiphone SG I'm working on and added a 24 fret - the intonation and tension all had to be adjusted which took me about 8 hours to get it all done to my satisfaction - though my high E string intonation may still be a tiny bit off. I have a Bisby B5 (soon to be a B500 - the black one *metal*) and tuning between songs has not been an issue for a full practice session and that is what I bought it for and am really happy that I installed this.

Very precisely machined and finished, and has a solid, sturdy feel I didn't expect from aluminum. Nice heft. Should provide good sustain and adjustability for my build.

So, after receiving this bridge I am a bit torn on if I'm happy with what I see as far as quality goes. Spacing is correct, radius looks right, and it fit my LTD EC-1000 without modifying anything. With that, quality seems low. This is certainly something to take into consideration. Are you getting what you pay for, sure. Over all, not bad, but not great imo. This bridge is good for the price point and will certainly be an upgrade for many import guitars.

Not Bad

Works great