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04-11-2009, 07:45 PM
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Ebony pins on a Composite Acoustic...
Just curious the bridge pins on the Composite Acousitcs are made of what material? Carbon fiber? TUSQ? I was thinking about adding ebony bridge pins. Wondering if the switch would make a tonal difference?
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04-11-2009, 07:48 PM
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Maybe a bit of change in tone. Maybe not. I wouldn't do it expecting a whole lot to change.
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04-11-2009, 08:34 PM
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I contacted CA about that, they use TUSQ on all the materials like the nut, bridge, and pins
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04-11-2009, 09:20 PM
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here is straight from their site. • Proprietary carbon fiber bridge and saddle materials-- NOW they USED to use White tusq nut and saddle on older models. It was on the 07 bluegrass dread. The black pins on my GX are carbon composite.
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04-11-2009, 11:36 PM
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04-12-2009, 08:20 AM
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Both the Cargo I had last year & the GXRT I recently got came with black TUSQ nut, saddle & pins. I generally do not like TUSQ on wood guitars, but on the CA's I have found it sounds better than Ebony or anything else with one exception. I found the Cargo sounded better with an ivory saddle (but TUSQ pins). But with my GX, TUSQ sounds better than ivory for the saddle & is best for the pins as well.
I don't know where a prior poster in this thread got the info that they are using carbon fiber for pins now. I do not see that on the site & only a couple of months ago they confirmed to me that they are TUSQ. Cass
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04-12-2009, 12:35 PM
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• All composite Acoustically Tailored™ construction for ultimate tone, durability and versatility • Rigid one-piece neck/body construction for long-term stability • Impervious to climate for consistent performance, wherever you go • Carbon fiber neck for consistent playability (no truss rod adjustments needed, EVER!) • Proprietary carbon fiber bridge and saddle materials • Slender ergonomic design, voiced to extend low end response • Premium electronics for easy and clear amplification • Available in our innovative Road Tough (RT) finish in five colors, or our durable High Gloss (HG) finish with carbon burst treatment. • HG finish - white shell top inlay dots and white shell inlay around sound hole RT FINISH - small silver top inlay dots at 12th fret • Center sound hole with performance-tuned lightweight carbon fiber bracing • Composite fingerboard with 20 medium stainless frets • Ultra-precise black Gotoh™ tuning machines & light-gauge Elixer™ Nanoweb™ strings • Handcrafted in the U.S.A. by skilled technicians and craftsmen Notice what I hilighted and I know that mine are not the Tusq ones. I have seen the Tusq ones on the blue grass model and they are even cut diffferent. here is the page - just simply scroll down and read finer print stuff- all right there! http://www.compositeacoustics.com/Fi...290/GX_125.asp
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