Leaderboard

Currently GASing bad at the Vintage V6 Reissue line. If they did the maple boarded lefty option in their Candy Apple Blue colour, it could well leapfrog the Tidepool Player Strat on my wants list. Easier to justify the spend on, too. For now, it only being available sunburst is holding me back... Though I will have to ty one if ever I can get to a guitar shop that stocks lefties again. (I've never forgiven Holiday music for moving to Essex and then going online only!)

It would be unusual for a saddle like this to be glued in (if that's one of the exceptions, it's going to be the devil of a job to remove it...). A tight fit is not even necessary, but over time the saddle may be just stubbornly stuck. Firstly, protect the guitar table with suitable towels or such. Next, you'll want a pair of wide-jawed nail-pulling pliers like these... You might get a better grip on the saddle by wrapping masking tape over the sharp jaws; you don't really want to use so much force as to cut through the plastic. Needle-nose are too narrow, as you've found out. Wide jaws, and gentle 'persuasion' should get it out. Anything else would imply more sophisticated gear, such as a Dremel drill, and mill it out, but that would be best confided to a luthier. Try the pincers first, but be firmly gentle. Good luck with it.

Not a fan of Gretsches mesel' (although I do rather like the White Falcon lookalike above).

Of course Steve Vai is a famous user of the 7 string guitar, not so much these days perhaps. I think, like a 5 string bass, it’s for the extra low notes, so you can go down to a B. Therefore, I guess it would be popular with certain metal players who use that lower register on guitar, but still want the high notes for solos, etc. I also imagine a sweep picked arpeggio over 7 strings would sound rather effective.

Hi! I am looking to sell one of my acoustic guitars. It is a Washburn D10N. I hadn't used it in a while so it needed a new set of strings. However, when I got to changing the strings the bridge broke and when I tried to pull it out with needle nose pliers I realized that it's glued in and it's falling apart with every move I try to make. How do I fix this? I have a really low budget so I can't really give it to someone professional to fix it and I also don't have all the right tools. I got so frustrated that I considered drilling it out but I was too much of a coward to even try it, maybe that's for the best. Anyone have any ideas on how I can DIY this process without severely damaging the bridge or the guitar? Here's how it currently looks: