Tail Piece Replacement

[Spook410]

It seems there are lots of guitars with fairly massive wood tailpieces out there lately. Eastman and others. It seems that most metal replacements I've seen are on the austere side. Does someone make interesting tailpiece replacements?

[D.G.]

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[2bornot2bop]

ha, I'd say DG hooked U up there Spook!

[D.G.]

You're too kind I only had those under my fingers because I keep thinking about replacing the tailpiece on my Gretsch G100CE and I don't want to use a wood piece.

[Archtop 13]

There are quite a few "giant" ebony tailpieces out there lately. I'm not sure why, other than you can get a piece of metal in there for ball end support & grounding. Seems a bit unnecessary. The tailpiece should accentuate the look of the guitar & there is no need for a metal plate in there.

[DRS]

StewMac sells the Benedetto wood tailpiece for $140 + $10 for the attachment cable.

[kris]

I use Bob Benedetto tailpiece on my jazz box.
It's solid ebony with a metal base.
Very nice!Attachment 6059

[2bornot2bop]

I use Bob Benedetto tailpiece on my jazz box.
It's solid ebony with a metal base.
Very nice!Attachment 6059

gorgeous archtop! is that a KA handwound as well? What model? Congrats!

[kris]

gorgeous archtop! is that a KA handwound as well? What model? Congrats!

Yes it is KA hand made Paf with 12 polepieces.
This is D'Aspiranta New Yorker/clone of D'Aquisto/...Thanks:-)
My guitar in action:

[2bornot2bop]

sweet tone Kris! I love that tune. Thanks! Jazz in Poland. Love it!

[kris]

sweet tone Kris! I love that tune. Thanks! Jazz in Poland. Love it!

Thanks a lot!

[Woody Sound]

I've always been partial to this cheap one, if you like the black look. Classy and understated

* WD Music Products - FANCY JAZZ TAILPIECE BLACK

[Woody Sound]

I use Bob Benedetto tailpiece on my jazz box.
It's solid ebony with a metal base.
Very nice!Attachment 6059

I don't believe the Benedetto has a metal base. It is all wood and attaches with a tailcord. Yes? No?

[Likeke]

Yes all wood. I modeled my ebony tailpiece off of the Benedetto using the tail cord. The only downside I experience with it, is it seems to move more with string bending (bending you say - how sacrilegious) than do the metal tailpieces making it more difficult to play those blues pieces - that's my 2 cents worth.

[kris]

I don't believe the Benedetto has a metal base. It is all wood and attaches with a tailcord. Yes? No?

Ebony on metal base.
It is Benedetto Prof. tailpiece...I've orederd it directly from Bob few years ago.
I think you can find this kind of tailpiece on many Benedetto guitars.

[Woody Sound]

Ebony on metal base.
It is Benedetto Prof. tailpiece...I've orederd it directly from Bob few years ago.

Then he must have a relatively new design. The one I had, and every one I've seen, was all wood, no metal. And here is the current StewMac listing for his tailpiece. It specifically says "no metal."

STEWMAC.COM : Benedetto Archtop Tailpiece

[Archtop Guy]

I believe this guy is a member here. And even has a Gretsch G100 that he did over. Looks great. Ultimaguitar.com Click on "hinged tailpieces" and scroll to the bottom. It has a photo of his G100.

[Jonathan0996]

Then he must have a relatively new design. The one I had, and every one I've seen, was all wood, no metal. And here is the current StewMac listing for his tailpiece. It specifically says "no metal."

STEWMAC.COM : Benedetto Archtop Tailpiece

I have that tailpiece on one of my guitars and I don't recommend it. It has a fulcrum that rests on the top of the guitar. Over time, that fulcrum leaves a dent in the top of the guitar.