Of all the "way too expensive for the alleged benefit" guitar things I have bought in my life I have never tried FI bridgepins. Does anyone have any experience/comparisons? Thanks, JB
Several related discussions over the years can be accessed through a search for "Bridge pins." They can be summed as, "Of course they don't make a difference, unless they do." One factor that appears to play a mysterious role: how much difference they make in the sound of your guitar seems to be directly related to how much you have invested in them.
Posts: 853 | Location: North Wilkesboro, NC | Registered: December 10, 2002
My experience is Fossil Ivory or Bone sounds brighter. Not really the sound I want. Buffalo Horn sounds the same and looks great if you want black pins. Having said all that, nothing is cooler looking that some of the figured Fossil Ivory!!
Howard
Posts: 200 | Location: Dallas | Registered: July 14, 2006
I have FI pins on my Borges OM. I bought them primarily to match the FI Waverly tuners on the guitar in appearance, but they did change the sound quality slightly in the following ways: 1) the guitar is a bit louder than is was with bone pins, 2) the note-to-note clarity is a little enhanced over the bone pins. Again, subtle changes in sound. Appearance is great.
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