New Bridge/Saddles/Tuners/Nut for 7421

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stealthtastic

Discussion Starter · May 12, 2011 (Edited)

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What would my options be? I'm thinking about buying a black tusq nut, graphtech stringsaver saddles, hipshot bridge and maybe new tuners too.

Is buying a new bridge and replacing the saddles overkill? I'm leaning towards just replacing the saddles with the graphtechs but if it's not a huge deal and doesn't involve much work I'm open to replacing the bridge too.

In terms of a new nut; is this worth the upgrade? The only thing that irks me about the tusq nut is that it doesn't seem to come in black

Finally, with regards to a new set of tuners, what are my options? Anyone know how hard it would be to get them anodized?

Thanks guys!

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Max

· #2 · May 12, 2011

TUSQ is available in black, but i dunno if the 7 string strat nut is. You might have to have one cut from a blank. a Nice nut coming from plastic is always a great upgrade. To get the tuners anodized, theyd have to be raw aluminum. Your only option there realistically is sperzel.

Also, fuck the string saver saddles. Plunkatone. Theyre definitely an upgrade from super cheap shitty hardware, but the stuff on the 7421s and 7621s was nice enough that i wouldnt bother with those. Elysian seems to have had some replacements made by hipshot that could be quite cool though, iirc

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stealthtastic

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 12, 2011

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You're right about the nut. I found the black Tusq's for 7s on their site. I don't need anodized hardware by the way, just thought it might look cool on the joker themed 7421.

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stealthtastic

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 13, 2011

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Psyler

· #5 · May 13, 2011

I almost forgot you where doing a Joker Themed 7.
I think you could get away with just replacing the saddles with the graphtech stuff though.

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Elysian

· #6 · May 13, 2011

I can hook you up with the Hipshot custom base plate that's a direct retrofit for the 7421 if you're interested. Comes with quality saddles too.

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Harry

· #7 · May 13, 2011

Elysian said:
I can hook you up with the Hipshot custom base plate that's a direct retrofit for the 7421 if you're interested. Comes with quality saddles too.

Yesssss, go with this option, seriously.
I got my bridge about 2 and a half months ago now, and it's been one of the best things I did to my RG7421.
Sustain increased, tuning stability is better, and it's just a way nicer looking bridge, well worth the money.

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