Golden Age Roller Bridge

Bought this to put on my Epihone Wildkat that has Bigsby and non roller bridge which to me doesn't make sense. Like others, I found the adjustment studs were the wrong size but with a few taps of a hammer the new ones fit right inside the existing threaded holes and I would imagine if I had to I could pull them out and still use the originals. My only other problem was, and I don't know if this is an Epi thing, but the stud spacing was slightly off and the holes had to be elongated by about 0.010" or so each to make it fit. After all this, it fit very snugly with no rocking whatsoever and it is the only roller bridge I was able to find with the 12" radius.

I bought the B70 package with the locking roller bridge for install on my '78 Ibanez PF100. Although I was liking the setup, I wasn't completely happy with the design of locking roller bridge and was still having problems keeping the guitar in tune when using the vibrato. After seeing the new Golden Age roller bridge, it was just what I was looking for, and at a very reasonable price. Installation was a little longer and tedious this time around, because I wanted to do it just right. Lots of measuring and remeasuring. I had the intonation spot-on, so I wrote down lengths from nut to saddle of each string, prior to removing the old locking roller bridge. Setup of the new Golden Age roller bridge was easy. I adjusted the saddles to the same position as my old locking bridge, which made it easier to know where I needed to install it on the guitar. Unlike the locking bridge, the Golden Age needed to be raised a bit, with two full turns of the wheel, to eliminate any buzzing. Intonation setup was WAY EASIER than the locking roller, with just a few turns of the screw driver, versus using the Allen wrench, and I was good to go. Intonation with the Golden Age was far and above what I got with the locking roller bridge also. I am very, very happy with the new bridge and Bigsby vibrato now.

Because I have a bad habit of breaking strings on non-trem bridges, I figured this would be a good option for me. Now, some have said that roller bridges kill the sustain on les pauls. As far as this bridge, no worries. Installation was a breeze, my les paul resonates better and stays in tune better than the stock nashville bridge. Great product! Highly recommended!

The reason I did this project was because I kept breaking strings and the intonation was hard to set...Note: Before doing this project I checked with Gibson/Epiphone and found out that Most newer Les Paul's have a 12" radius)(check your specs first) And was well pleased that the new roller bridge fit very well, a perfect radius fit...now onto how I did it....I first loosened my strings on my Epiphone Les Paul Ultra III and moved them out of the way...and then removed the old outdated Tune-o-matic bridge piece...and then unscrewed from the body the old Tune-o-matic bridge posts..I then used Some Guitar Grease from Stewmac on the new Knurled mounting studs and placing a piece of 1" foam on my table under the body of my 2012 Epiphone Les Paul Ultra III to absorb the shocks...I then used a rubber mallet and gently tapped in the new bridge mounting studs till flush with the old mounting female posts in the Epiphone body...I then put on the new Golden Age Roller bridge with intonation screws pointing to the rear of the guitar...I put the strings back on then tuned the instrument up with a TC Polytune tuner and then set the intonation...and then I played the guitar and was very pleased with the results..very easy to set the intonation..good sound, good sustain ..and definitely better than before the upgrade. I highly recommend this product. Thanks Stewmac for stocking it.

Like other reviewers I was attracted by the price. Wasn't sure if it would fit my Epi Les Paul Ultra, but was encouraged by Dave and Mike's comments. At Dave's suggestion, I gently tapped the mounting posts right into the Epi's studs. Pretty sure if I needed to, I could pull them out again. This is a 12" radius bridge. I'm pretty sure my guitar is 14", but it still plays very nicely. When and if Stew-Mac comes out with a 14", I'll pick one up. I installed a Bigsby B70, but I've removed the hold-down roller, too much friction. Since then I've tweaked the nut-slots, so I'll try putting the roller back. I'll probably have to do a little bit of filing on the rim of the bridge for string clearance. As closely as I may look, I've never really been sure if roller bridges actually roll, or if the strings just like that smooth round surface. Either way, it works!

I ordered this going for the budget purchase. I didn't want to spend $80+ on a bridge at that time. I needed to replace my stock saddles because they had developed "multiple" string slots & I wanted to try a roller style bridge. I'm very glad I chose this bridge. It works perfectly, it was a true "drop in" replacement on my '97 Gibson Les Paul. Fit & finish is excellent. This is a fantastic deal for the price. I am very satisfied.

Big deal! What a fantastic purchase! It runs smoothly as ever worked with my Bigsby.

What can I say. To my knowledge the only 12" radius roller bridge and it works very well on my Bigsby equipped SG. I had a Goldo which was fine but sadly 14" radius which gave the outer strings a little too high action. This one works perfectly

The Golden Age roller bridge arrived today -and what a relief it is! My brandnew Gibson Midtown Standard was almost impossible to intonate and to keep in tune. The factory Tuneomatic saddles didn't have sufficient travel to properly adjust the intonation, and by design the Tuneomatic bridge just loosely slips over the posts. The Golden Age rollerbridge firmly rests on top of the posts, resulting in improved string contact, tone clarity and string definition -the longer saddle travel of course now allows perfect intonation. No more running out of space on the saddle intonation screws! The result is so dramatic that I will replace all Tuneomatics in my collection of player guitars -my Les Paul can't wait!

Installed the bridge on my Bigsby equipped Epi Goldtop. Had to follow Dave's advice and insert the bridge posts into the studs. Once done, it's an excellent fit, although I'd have to replace the studs if I ever want to remove this bridge. That's not going to happen. Intonation's a breeze. Bigsby works like a champ and tuning issues are gone. I recommend this bridge for Bigsby users. My Gotoh bridge (a big improvement over the Epi) will just have to wait for another project. Hmmm...