It seems to lean towards the headstock a bit, and overall just looks kinda cheap. Disregarding the pickups for now, the one thing that jumps out crying for an upgrade is the Lightning Bolt wraparound bridge. I have a great one from MojoAxe on my '61 Special which is compensated for intonation but not adjustable. It’s honestly probably the best cheap guitar I’ve ever run across, and I would like to maximize its potential, if possible. One thing I always wondered was whether the right vibrato unit, mounted close enough to the bridge, might be compatible with an old-style one-piece aluminium wraptail. It got me thinking - there doesnt seem to be a whole lot of difference between a bog-standard TOM tailpiece and those old units, apart from the two intonation set screws at the posts. Gibson did this completely dumb but IMO badass looking arrangement with lightning bolt wraparounds paired to Maestro Vibrolas on SG special and FBIII back in the day. The MojoAxe compensated bridge looks nice enough, but theres no way Im shedding 130 plus shipping for a piece of aluminum. The key is that the wrap needs to be locked to the posts. I'd contact them and ask if Nashville-style replacement saddles will fit their intonatable wraparound. But I think they said I'd have to buy the two separately and swap the parts over? I'm not sure if they might do something differently now. I think I contacted TonePros about this a while ago, because they offered a TOM bridge with rollers and an intonatable wrap. That's how I'd handle it - but it might be a good idea to make absolutely sure the saddles will fit the wrap. So I think you can go with a locking post intonatable wraparound and replace the saddles with roller saddles.
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