When the vintage look is not important, we recommend the Faber® BSWKIT, as that solution offers the best increase in sustain.
If you want something that still has the vintage look, but want a stud that is a little more “meaty,” the 4mm studs and thumbwheels will do the trick. The wraparound bridge is really just a variation on the Gibson style bridge, but it requires a different adjustment process so we’ve listed it separately. This is a widely known problem that has seen a fair amount of clumsy attempts to fix it. Fender-style bridge Gibson-style bridge Wraparound, or Stoptail bridge Floyd Rose bridge Of these, Fender and Gibson style bridges are the most common. Jason re-designed this bridge to address the inaccurate intonation of Gibson guitars designed in the 1950s due to stopbar wraparound style bridges.
It was originally intended to string the strings the same way, over the tailpiece and on to the bridge but most players feed the strings in from the back. THIS is the version I love even though it only ran for less than 2 years when the Custom was introduced in '55 with the now famous "tune-o-matic" bridge and the stoptail was moved backwards to anchor the strings. In '54 the trapeze was replaced by Ted's "Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece" which improved tone and sustain greatly and made string damping possible. The Gibson Les Paul was introduced in 1952 and featured two P-90 single coil pickups, and a one-piece, 'trapeze'-style bridge and tailpiece, with strings that were fitted under (instead of over) a steel stop-bar. It provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust intonation and string height as needed, and yielding an incredible union between the strings and body, resulting in excellent tone and sustain. The wraparound bridge/tailpiece from the '54/55 Gibson Les Paul offers a simplicity and functionality that is hard to match. This classic piece of hardware designed by Ted McCarty is still my all time favorite bridge if it's done right.