gibson bass parts

1981 Gibson G3 original bridge

New here. I'm trying to restore a friend's Vantage bass. It's got the notorious Gibson 3 point bridge. We both want to keep it original. Just buy new saddles right? Simple. No. The 1 original saddle we have for the 4th string is a skyscraper compared to the replacements I've gotten. It's...

To any luthiers or people who are smarter than I am, I’m getting a 1961 EB0 but I’m Going to put a bridge pickup in it with all the controls of the EB3, will I still be able to have the original wiring of the EB0 by just adding the wiring for the controls that are not on it? Or will it all have...

May I start by saying what a great resource and crowd y'all seem here - I found "lurking" to be a great resource, great fun, and awfully helpful! That said - I couldn't actually find the answer I was looking for, so I'm not trying to revive an old eb0 convo either. I scored a lovely condition...

Long upward bridge angle

When my son was born (few decades ago) I sold my beloved 1976 G3 bass to buy baby food. He's all grown up now, so I found and bought a "very broken in" 1976 G3 bass. I'm thrilled, but have a long road ahead to restore. Biggest challenge, somebody replaced the bridge with a crummy screw-on, and...