Planet Waves Ebony Bridge/End Pin Set 

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The pins are shorter than my Martin plastic pins. Might be a different taper too. As I tighten the strings the pins keep pulling up. Tried everything to wedge them in but they just don't work. My guitar is a '97 SPD-16.

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These pins do not fit my Alvarez steel string acoustic guitar. The diameter is too small so they do not fit snugly in the bridge holes. Also of note is that they are also about 3/16" shorter than the OEM plastic pins. These seem well made and are nice looking and they even give you an extra pin, but it would be helpful if Planet Waves and Musician's friend might include some compatibility information by guitar. I'd give the pins 4 or 5 stars for quality but the 3 star rating because they were useless to me.

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I would buy these again for the price, but if I had a bit more to spend I would probably go for a little bit nicer set. These are solid, though definitely "value-minded" items.
I wanted an inexpensive replacement for my plastic bridge pins, and these fit the bill. The sound from my guitar is much clearer and the sustain is excellent.
Some of the grooves are not cut straight, and one of the pins fit too tightly until I sanded them. The strap pin was too small for my Fender. However, I went for a cheap set and I expected to need to do a little fit-work.
Good value for the price.

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I got stuck in a pinch, my Ibanez Acoustic Electric neck went waaayy out of whack, no idea what happened but no amount a truss rod twisting would get it any where near straight. I am saving for a high end Acoustic Electric, so I didn't want to buy a new guitar right now. So the solution to my problem was clear, take the electronics out of the Ibeenhad and install them in my trusty Jasmine S-35 beater. ( I LOVE that cheap ass guitar, got it for 33.00). So I cut holes in my Jasmine and install the electronics. Sounds OK, but it could be better. I install the Tusk Saddle from the Ibanez as well, sounds better. The Bridge pins from the Ibanez are way too fat for the Jasmine, so I dropped twelve bucks on these and BAM! cheap a$$ plywood guitar sounds pretty darn good. I also noticed that the volume of the strings is much more well balanced than with the stock plastic pins. Better than the Ibanez Talman TCY10 EVER sounded. If you have a cheap beater and want to get the best possible sound out of it, install these.

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These look like quality pins made in USA Yaaaa! ( I prefer all American Products) By D?Addario for Planet waves. I?ll comment more after I test them but am sure they will help produce some smooth sustain on an old twelve string Toredo, Guitar I have. I am doing some professional Luthering on my own as I have done it before and am quite good, the neck is strait The wood is aged and seems to have a nitrocellulose finish which adds to tone and hardness of wood.. I purchase these and a graphtech tusq blank saddle I am probably going to remove a nut fret and build a custom oversized brass nut to correct the neck length and give a bright open sustain. These pins have a precision slot milled in them to clear the string. I am impressed these are not just a carving but machined piece that appear to have a finish over the nice pearl dots I ordered. I?m working on a song to raise money to help in the Gulf. I?m hoping these contribute to some nice tones.

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These pins will improve the tone of your guitar if you are currently using plastic bridge pins. However, they are not competetively priced, and the fit in the guitars I've tried them with was inconsistent. I didn't use the end pin which comes with the set because it was too small to fit the end pin hole in my either of the guitars is tried it with. Try pins from a professionaly luthier instead, they will be consistently sized and cheaper as well.

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I've been using the cheap plastic pins that came with my guitar for 7 years now and they were starting to wear down and wouldn't hold the strings in the bridge anymore, so I decided it was time for replacements. I was weary about buying these because I wasn't sure if the price would be worth the product, but I was very pleased and surprised after trying them out. First off, they fit pretty well in the bridge of my Ibanez which pleased me because I was afraid that they wouldn't. After playing my guitar with them equipped, I noticed that the tone was richer and the sustain was increased, which pleasantly surprised me. They also have a very nice appearance. I got the ones with the pearl inlay and they look much nicer than the cheap plastic ones I used to have. I must say that these are worth the price.

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I had read varying reviews about different types of bridge pins (TUSQ, ivory, bone, ebony, fossilized ostrich beak or whatever) and I figured I give one of them a try on my inexpensive solid top acoustic (Yamaha FG700s). I didn't change the strings out immediately, just slacked the low E string, replaced the plastic pin with the ebony pin and tuned it back up. Side by side string comparisons were noticeable: much deeper bass response and a slightly mellower tone, which I like. The biggest change I've noticed is how much more the body resonates with these pins installed. The vibration is greatly amplified - I can feel it against my ribcage as I play. I'm willing to bet that these pins would improve the tone of any guitar - Mitchell all the way up to Martin. Try them for yourself. If you don't like the sound (tone is highly subjective and very personal), you can always return them and go back to plastic.

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I have an old Yamaha FG-110 red label that I wanted to spruce up a bit, I figured some new bridgepins would add a more elegant look and enhance the tone. They are better than I expected. The sound is definitely better the sustain is long the tone is ricker and fuller and the bass is punchier. Overall these are an easy, inexpensive, and attractive way to quickly enhance the tone of your acoustic guitar

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Ok - so i'm poor. I've never owned an instrument with real ebony bridge pins - only the cheap cheesy plastic kind.But when I needed some new ones, I decided to try these. I got two sets, one for a Fender DG-20 A/E and another for a Telecoustic. I was going to keep the old, unbroken plastic for emergency backup - but when I heard the difference, I just threw them away.If you haven't heard/experienced the difference, you've got to try these. Beefier sound - more sustain - even on that crappy sounding Telecoustic!They are a bit shorter and have more shallow grooves - but this did not cause me any problem. The end pin was too small around for my DG-20. Might go in with a little wood glue.