G&L tech resources: Bridges

 
 

The half bridge with 6 saddles is a post-2018 G&L Custom Shop exclusive seen on several of their builds including this 2021 Custom Shop ASAT HSH RMC. Its HipShot-like unit is a chrome, unbranded GB-3030-CR bridge also available in black (GB-3030-BK) and gold (GB-3030-GD). Aspects of 3 previously discussed bridges are unified here. The shape of the box and height of its baseplate are an average between the Saddle-Lock bridge and the shortened ASAT Classic bridge seen on the ’TeleGib‘ while the 6 steel saddles look like those found on a DFV. Recently, the Custom Shop has built quite a few ASAT HH RMC guitars with Buckeye Burl tops. Some have the  GB-3030 but on others a different half bridge is found: a Gotoh hardtail Tele-bridge. All of these were built later than the transition away from the ferrule block for string through body guitars. Hence, 6 individual ferrules are holding the string ball-ends.

 

Half bridge with 6 saddles