Am I the only one???

[Guitarplayer_PR]

Originally Posted by Goat Mick

Or does anyone else really dislike the look of white bridge pins? I don't know why but I just don't like the look at all and I always swap them out at the first string change.

I'm kind of indifferent, but I prefer aged white more than plain white

[Wade Hampton]

Most of my guitars have hard ivoroid bridge pins from Stewart-MacDonald.


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[Silly Moustache]

Ii favour Collings who supply ebony pins in ebony bridges.

I understand this - neutral tonality etc., sure, but I like to see bone pins in ebony bridges, so I change 'em out.

On some I soak bone pins in tea to tone them down a little.

[buddyhu]

You are definitely not the only one.

The first time I took my Collings CJ 35 to a jam, there were almost as many suggestions to switch out the white bridge pins as there were comments about the tone, volume, and delightful thump of the bass notes..

[Tnfiddler]

I’m a fan of aged white pins. Looks great on my Ambertone D41.

[Brucebubs]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Ii favour Collings who supply ebony pins in ebony bridges.

I understand this - neutral tonality etc., sure, but I like to see bone pins in ebony bridges, so I change 'em out.

On some I soak bone pins in tea to tone them down a little.

Yes, bone pins soaked in water with a couple of tea-bags can produce a nice 'aged' look.

[Bluenose]

I'd call it a 3 packs a day look and not really and aged look but if you like it that's all that matters.

[Driftless]

I only like bone colored bridge pins. Not enough to change pins just for looks, but dark, low contrast color pins don't look good to me.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Goat Mick

Or does anyone else really dislike the look of white bridge pins? I don't know why but I just don't like the look at all and I always swap them out at the first string change.

White bridge pins are okay, but what really bothers me is white socks with pool shoes, or I guess they call them "slides" nowadays. Yuck.

[Mak2525]

Yep, bright white doesn't work for me either - Ivory or dark stained bone or Ebony wood for me. First thing I did when I got my Iris DF was to swap the "Crest White Strip" bridge pins and saddle. Think it was a definite improvement!

[jaymarsch]

The white ones have never been my favorite but if the guitar sounds great, I don’t mess with ‘em. :-)
Best,
Jayne

[fitness1]

I should have added to my first post on this - for me it's all about wanting everything but the strings/frets/tuners/nut/saddle to be wood. Some abalone bling is OK, but I hate Ivoroid binding (tortois just a little less) and would never have a pickguard on any guitar I kept long term.

I also just like the pins to blend in with the bridge.

[KenL]

Agreed. I always switch to ebony.

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by Brucebubs

Yes, bone pins soaked in water with a couple of tea-bags can produce a nice 'aged' look.

I really like the tea stained look. Those would go well with most guitars.

[jpd]

I like 'em