It still fascinates me how some will take Leo’s marvelously simple design and complicate it with esoterica, whatever happened to “less is more”?
Don’t misunderstand, Glendale makes some superb components, and there are those that would rather drive a Ferrari instead of a Ford pickup. But often the Ford is far more useful then the Ferrari, plus you can have 10 of ‘em for what Enzo’s rocket would cost.
In a free market economy the seller is free to charge what they would like, and, of course, you are free to say, Nah… I don’t think so. But at over 300 bux for a bridge, (Plate + saddles = bridge) I’m betting there’s gonna be a price reduction . . . . soon.
If ya’ll really want a great sounding guitar, without throwing buckets of cash at novel ideas, do your homework. Buying something someone SAYS will improve your tone is a fool’s journey. That’s exactly how the junk science relative to one piece bodies, nitrocellulose lacquer, only vintage style pickups, etc, etc etc, get propagated.
If you really want to know, as opposed to simply following the mindless crowd, begin your education here….
http://www.billlawrence.com/Pages/Al...ickupology.htm
Ron Kirn