A small disclaimer to start, these are only my initial thoughts after playing a freshly assembled parts-caster with this bridge for around 10 days (I'll put a reminder in my phone so I can add some long term thoughts down the road). I've read some pretty shining reviews for this bridge and I was anxious to have a guitar that didn't require multiple flips to change strings. That being said...
Pros:
- Relatively easy to install (only two inserts for the threaded posts have to be driven into the body).
- Adjusting the height and intonation is much smoother than some of the TOM/nashville bridges I've run across.
- Very light but solid feeling.
- Transfers string vibration to the body wonderfully.
Cons:
- The threaded posts don't fit quite as snugly into the body inserts as I'd really like. They aren't loose by any stretch, but the bridge does lean towards the neck a couple of degrees.
- The high e and B strings make contact with the bridge just behind the saddle (it doesn't affect playability or intonation right now, but it's a potential break-down area in the future).
- The string holes on the tail piece are a bit on the small-ish side and, while the ends of my strings sit nicely inside them, getting the ends out to change strings was a task the first time (I ended up using on end of a bobby pin to gently push the ends out).
Overall, I dig it. This guitar vibrates/resonates like crazy, sounds great and I haven't found any uncomfortable edges/surfaces while playing. There are just a few little quirks that could be easily addressed that would make this bridge pretty close to perfect IMHO.
