Ratings and reviews

A set of these is on every guitar and strap I own and on every rebuild I do. I have to repair the cosmetic and structural damage caused by worn holes in straps fitted to dropped guitars. A $25 solution to a potential $300 or more problem.

A simple solution to making a guitar more appealing for resale. I do many rebuilds each year and the screws are the first cosmetic item I include.

I installed a couple of these in my Epi and they are beautiful. Punchy,and clean just like the original PAFs . These are the real deal, and at half the price.

I've recently made some tuner upgrades to some guitars and had to enlarge pegholes on some necks that had been manufactured with peghholes that would not accept modern larger diameter tuners. This tool worked well for me. One observation was that took a lot longer to ream through maple headstocks than mahogany. Use a good variable speed drill and don't force it and you should be fine.

I've always been a fan of wraparound bridges. I'm mainly an acoustic player, so I enjoy the resonance and "feel" of a well-made guitar. Unfortunately, most electrics have bridges that really let down the tone. Hi-Mass zinc bridges just suck up all those nice harmonics and overtones. Until I tried this Pigtail I never found a bridge that sounded as good as the one on a '59 Jr. Tonepros is an ok design, but restringing is difficult and the tone isn't great. The Badass style was a step forward, but ergonomically and functionally not great and it's a boat anchor. PRS is nice, but very expensive as an aftermarket and only works for 9's and 10's. The Wilkenson aluminum bridge is a fine piece, but again, less adjustable. The Hipshot Baby Grand is fantastic, but doesn't fit the vibe of some older designs and it changes the tone slightly closer to a tune-o-matic.
The new Schroeder looks promising, but I'm so thrilled with Pigtail hardware I'm not sure when I'll get to try it. I replaced the bridge on that '59 (original is in the case). It not only improved intonation, but tone, harmonics and sustain as well! I even bought one of those Dano DC's with the Badass and installed one of these babies and now it's a tone monster.(I upgraded the electronics as well.)
Pigtail is just the best of the best as far as tone, craftsmanship, and long-term reliability. It might cost a little more, but it's definitely worth it. I'd also highly recommend using Pigtail hardened steel studs and bushings if you want a dynamic, open, and rich vintage-style tone.
Tonepros might be a better choice for guys who want a high gain sound. But with the Pigtail bridge, you're just getting the best of the best. Up there with Jay Montrose's great stuff!

totally satisfied. Stewmac is the top.

very strong.

max precision. Excellent tool.

Revolutionary. Very good tool.

Lycker - Cagliari-Sardinia - Italy

This tape is great for binding a guitar. Excellent strength, but releases without tearing out top fibers (I used a quick coat of shellac on the top, just to be safe).

I ordered a piece of the plain maple for my first total neck construction, and so far it came out great. The wood was very smooth, flat and arrived on time with no problems. Thanks StewMac!!!

I ordered a white pick guard with black trim on the edges. I didn't expect the fit to be perfect but it was. The screw holes lined up exact, it fits snug to the guitar and I have no problems with noise whatsoever. This is a 40 year old american made Fender tele. I bought a black pick guard from Fender several years ago that didn't fit as well. The only problem is the cover plate for the bridge pickup doesn't snap down without hitting the pick guard. So what! Who plays a tele with the cover on it anyway. I have to give this product five stars.

I use these Spray Cans for a decade now. The quality got better and the lacquer got finer. During all these years I experienced that sometimes you get a bad top (nozzle) which messes up the coat. The whole can would keep performing bad, if you don't have a good top on hand. Therefore my tip: If you have a great working top (which you get most of the time) just clean it out and keep it as a spare. The tops from the "tinted lacquer cans" are better then the ones on the "clear coat cans. (just my opinion) Over all great stuff, great Company, deserves all Stars. I added a picture of one of my Guitars which I built and finished with these Spray Cans.

I built a Dobro without a sound well, it is also Dreadnought size. I tried the biscuit bridge which was perfect but would not work with my design. I'll use the Spider bridge instead. The Beard cones are very well made and I would rate them as one of the best available

The Sound Hole Rings are of good quality. They installed without any problem well made. I would recommend them highly

Works like a charm, I initially bought this to use on my Robert Cray and SRV strats - unless you want to risk stripping the truss rod on your 60's neck, I recommend you get this gem. Definitely worth the money.

These pearl diamonds are a subtle way to dress up a guitar. They don't stand out like a complicated pattern might, but they are a little fancier than standard dots.

Material quality and consistency is great, which is to be expected from a machine made component like this.

I have built 8 electrics with these and I find them convenient to install since they use just a flat bottom channel.
I had one shear at the adjuster once, which made me livid, but I was able to save the neck and replace the truss rod without removing the fretboard. Always lubricate the threads and test it before installing. Proceed with caution while adjusting any truss rod.
On Fender style necks, with the adjuster oriented just under the fret board, the tightening/loosening direction is opposite to conventional so watch out for that!!
Finally, I'm glad there is now metric adjuster sizes!!

These machines are mediocre in my opinion. Next time ill throw the extra $10 for tuners. A friend hooked me up with some pings for my last project. Well worth the difference.

Put a set of these on my new strat build project, first time using locking tuners, I will not use anything but these in the future, great value and high performance!!!

I have used these pins on 30 guitars. They are great. There are minor size variations so each pin stays in the same hole after fitting. I scribe little marks on the shaft with a nut file ti ID them.

I got these for my 2009 Les Paul Traditional as part of my effort to make it look more like a "real" '59 Sunburst. While I figured they were mostly for appearance, I was pleasantly surprised to find how useful they are. If I happen to find a particular setting of the volume and tone that I like, I can look and write down the exact position of each knob. They knew a lot back in the 50's didn't they?

Hard to give a review on something that could not be used. I bought this for a home build and found that even though I bought the tallest one they had it was still too short to use. Nothing really strange about my bass 1/4" fretboard with an 11 deg. headstock.

I bought the black low and high rings for a 74' Ventura (Les Paul copy). The angle was not right on the tall ring and I had to sand down one side of the bottom a bit to make it level with the strings. Also, those PUP routings in the Ventura were a little too large. Just enough room to sneak the mounting screws in.
They did the trick!

Be VERY careful with this tool. I used it to remove bushings from a Collings dread and it popped out the bushing along with a very large chunk of Brazilian faceplate. Now I have an expensive repair on my hands.