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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The taper angle of the pins are what make the friction pins so secure. The pins fit perfectly in the taylor 614ce builder's edition. I think when restringing an acoustic guitar with pins, it's important to keep all the pins separated and ordered in th...  Read More

I need 2 sets of these for a 12 string i'm updating. Very nice. Perfect upgrade for my guitar. If you buy them, i recommend you restring your guitar right away and see if they do the trick.



Cons

The inconsistency in size i find it hard to believe that all 6 are going to fit any guitar. They say you can sand them down for a perfect fit, but i was still very surprised by how inconsistent these were.

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Highlights

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Quality


These are quality pins and you can feel it when you hold them in your hand


Very easy to assemble some are tight but its easy to thin using sand paper and yes it improves the sound especially on the high...  Read More


I don’t recommend sanding each one of the ebonyrosewood bridge pins as this may cause inaccuracies to the taper angle


Unfortunately these pins are a large diameter pin which means you rather have to sand them down or ream out your bridge holes

Price


I wish i had done this long ago and the product was reasonably priced


Experiment this is a inexpensive way to improve and modify your guitar to your liking


I’ve paid 3 times as much for pins that were no where close to the quality of these


I bought this taylor from a local music store on sale because it actually sounded rather poorly

Packaging/appearance


The packaging for the pins is far more elaborate than i expected and perfect for preserving the quality of the pins while store...  Read More

Competitiveness


Abelone is not as bright as the martin version of the ebony pins


Seems to have added more sustain but hard to compare directly with original pins

Overview

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    fit, bone, great, plastic and down.
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  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 2,579 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 19 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I bought this taylor from a local music store on sale because it actually sounded rather poorly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It had a dull sound on all six strings


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The strings looked good and i didnt feel like changing them out without trying something first


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I decided to go with crosbys ebony pins for the gte


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im assuming that the plastic pin that came with it was the problem


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive purchased 2 sets of these


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They did not fit in the bridge for the guild and i had to sand the pins by hand which took about 30 minutes each pin


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont mind tedious work if it benefits the tone of my instruments

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