Tuffset Bridge

[dgrunbe]

Ok, I've been thinking about this ever since the brass saddle Tuffset became available,
and I just went ahead and ordered one.
Now, I guess I should sell my wave 2, never used, never mounted stainless steel Tuffset.

[IceBlueBoogaloo]

Not done yet but it looks and feels fantastic. What a thoughtfully machined piece of kit.

[dgrunbe]

Your guitar looks fantastic, for a Jazzmaster, that is. haha
NIce work!!

[ragamuffin]

Not done yet but it looks and feels fantastic. What a thoughtfully machined piece of kit.

Fine looking guitar!

[IceBlueBoogaloo]

Thanks y’all! It needs a good polish and I have a few last touches to put on but I’m loving how it looks.

[Deed_Poll]

Not done yet but it looks and feels fantastic. What a thoughtfully machined piece of kit.

Wow dude that looks great!! Really striking pinstripe guard - I'd love to know how you're finding it!

Cheers Dennis, I saw the order come in! Might be an opportunity to decide for sure which saddle material you like best on the specific guitar?

[dgrunbe]

I saw that, Dan. Thanks for shipping it out so fast.
As a sax player, I decided that I needed to have brass saddles to go along
with the brass nut.
By the way, did you see my email about resurrecting my thinline jugular project?
thanks again.

[Surfysonic]

Mine arrived today! Looks great and easy to install. Thanks so much, Dan!

[IceBlueBoogaloo]

Not done yet but it looks and feels fantastic. What a thoughtfully machined piece of kit.

Wow dude that looks great!! Really striking pinstripe guard - I'd love to know how you're finding it!

Thank you! I felt Decoboom’s Streamline guard would look especially good with neck binding and I’m really happy how it turned out.

Now I’m still finishing the setup, but I’m pretty amazed with this bridge. It manages to accentuate the harmonic content of a floating bridge setup even more yet it somehow sustains and resonates leagues better than the stock bridge (which likely contributes to the former). If you don’t like the overtones that are characteristics of this setup, then the Mastery will be more your speed. But I think that offers a really cool choice between two totally different, but brilliantly engineered approaches. I’m really excited to finish my setup and put the Tuffset to good use.

[Pacafeliz]

Mine arrived yesterday. Fucking German customs made me pay another €47 on top FFS. Had me bitter all day.

It looks and feels good, and lotsa nice goodies/extras.
Will install it in the next couple days, stay tuned!

PS: i do kinda regred now that I didn't go for the brass one

[Deed_Poll]

I saw that, Dan. Thanks for shipping it out so fast.
As a sax player, I decided that I needed to have brass saddles to go along
with the brass nut.
By the way, did you see my email about resurrecting my thinline jugular project?
thanks again.

Hi Dennis! I'm sorry I've gotten a bit behind on GF stuff, I'll catch up over the festive period and get back to you!

Mine arrived today! Looks great and easy to install. Thanks so much, Dan!

Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing a pic

Thank you! I felt Decoboom’s Streamline guard would look especially good with neck binding and I’m really happy how it turned out.

Now I’m still finishing the setup, but I’m pretty amazed with this bridge. It manages to accentuate the harmonic content of a floating bridge setup even more yet it somehow sustains and resonates leagues better than the stock bridge (which likely contributes to the former). If you don’t like the overtones that are characteristics of this setup, then the Mastery will be more your speed. But I think that offers a really cool choice between two totally different, but brilliantly engineered approaches. I’m really excited to finish my setup and put the Tuffset to good use.

I thought it must be a decoboom! Thank you for writing a detailed and thoughtful review of your impressions. That's something we're getting used to hearing - that it really brings out the best in the overtones behind the bridge. You can dial them up and down a bit by varying the bridge height / shim angle - if you want more of the BTB dimension, try removing shim angle and if you want less, shim the neck up and it starts to behave a bit more like a fixed-post bridge (albeit with smoother floating / vibrato action!)

Mine arrived yesterday. Fucking German customs made me pay another €47 on top FFS. Had me bitter all day.

It looks and feels good, and lotsa nice goodies/extras.
Will install it in the next couple days, stay tuned!

PS: i do kinda regred now that I didn't go for the brass one

Hey Pat! First of all, I'm so sorry you got stung by German customs. There have been a few headaches to compete with recently including the new GPSR rules that are devastating artisan makers of all kinds selling into the EU by forcing us to hire an official representative on the books in an EU country, and to provide compliance documentation (and translate the manual) into all the languages of the EU. We've actually been forced to stop taking orders from EU countries until we can get it all ironed out - but perhaps a 'silver lining' might be that if/when we can sort out some kind of 3rd party logistics arrangement for the EU, maybe that will also allow us to circumnavigate some of the worst of the import duties. Let me know how it is once you install it!! And please tell me it's going in the CW Jag ...

All the best to everyone and a massive thanks again for supporting us, it's been a wild 9 months or so since Wave 1 and we have you to thank for it!! Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year

[Pacafeliz]

...for now, first, i decided to try it out on the old CompStang, as it is the one with the littlest sustain/resonance, and it seems to have come more to life with this bridge. Lots of work/ time to get it RIGHT, but well worth it!

[dgrunbe]

Hi Dennis! I'm sorry I've gotten a bit behind on GF stuff, I'll catch up over the festive period and get back to you!

No probs, Dan. Thank you, and have a great Holiday and New Year's celebration!
Looking forward to the brass saddles.

[GilmourD]

...for now, first, i decided to try it out on the old CompStang, as it is the one with the littlest sustain/resonance, and it seems to have come more to life with this bridge. Lots of work/ time to get it RIGHT, but well worth it!

Super dumb question, just because you posted the picture there and it reminded me...

How are the original Comp 'Stang stripes painted? Are they masked revealing the paint color below or are they painted over the main color coat?

[budda12ax7]

just saw this.....want and need