The bridge is styled to maintain the appearance of an original stock tailpiece, however it features an an offset saddle line that compensates for proper intonation with 3-wound/3-plain string sets. New The MojoAxe CWT lightweight wraparound tailpiece is d esigned to correct the intonation issues associated with the 1950’s style wraparound. The guitar shown in the photo below is not included. This eBay listing is for(1) MojoAxe CWT60‘Lightning Bolt’ Wraparound Tailpiece with an aged nickel finish. All MojoAxe products are crafted in the USA. However aged studs are available from MojoAxe if you are in need them. The CWT60 includes an Allen key for adjusting the set screws and instructions for setting up the intonation. See my other auction for the CWT compensated wraparound tailpiece to fit these particular guitars.

Note that this bridge will not work on 1954-1962 wraparound bridge style Gibson guitars which have the studs offset at an angle. It has a nickel finish that is tastefully aged for an appropriate look for a 40-50 year old guitar. The MojoAxe CWT60 bridge is designed to correct the intonation while maintaining the vintage appearance of the original bridge. It is impossible to properly intonate these vintage bridges with modern 3-wound-3-plain string sets. The original 1960’s bridges were designed string sets consisting of 4- wound and 2-plain stings. Melody Makers, and Firebirds as well as various 1960's. There is something about all the string tension being ON the bridge that's anchored directly to the body that makes them vibrate and lock in with the body timber giving a tone like no other system.The MojoAxe CWT60 is a modernized replacement‘lightning bolt’ style bridge for 1960’s Gibson SGs. They have a sustain and tone unmatched by ANY OTHER bridge system. If the bridge is put in the right place to start with these are exceptional bridges.

In more recent years there have been many 'intonatable' versions made with saddles but these don't sound the same as the original bar. In the mid 50's it was given a slight makeover with added intonation bars to help with non wound G strings being introduced on lighter string sets but these were still a bit hit and miss with some gauges. It was even used in a slightly different design on Gibson basses from the late 50's and 60's. The wraparound was used on all the cheaper Gibson (and some Epiphone) models like Les Paul Juniors, Specials, Melody Makers etc and SG equivalents through the 1960's. Some players, like Billy Gibbons (and myself) will tell you that all Les Pauls sound better with the strings being fed in from the front and wrapped over the tailpiece as it was intended. It was originally intended to string the strings the same way, over the tailpiece and on to the bridge but most players feed the strings in from the back. THIS is the version I love even though it only ran for less than 2 years when the Custom was introduced in '55 with the now famous 'tune-o-matic' bridge and the stoptail was moved backwards to anchor the strings. In '54 the trapeze was replaced by Ted's 'Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece' which improved tone and sustain greatly and made string damping possible. The Gibson Les Paul was introduced in 1952 and featured two P-90 single coil pickups, and a one-piece, 'trapeze'-style bridge and tailpiece, with strings that were fitted under (instead of over) a steel stop-bar. It provides a firm seating for the strings, allowing the player to adjust intonation and string height as needed, and yielding an incredible union between the strings and body, resulting in excellent tone and sustain. The wraparound bridge/tailpiece from the '54/55 Gibson Les Paul offers a simplicity and functionality that is hard to match. This classic piece of hardware designed by Ted McCarty is still my all time favorite bridge if it's done right.

Gibson wraparound bridge