I happened across
this modification a few years ago when I picked up a Godin LG
-P90 at a good price. One day while changing the strings I pulled out the thin brass plate (.12 thick) that Godin uses. The pocket
that they put in for it is .50 wide and .40 deep give or take how much paint they had in there. I went into my shop and grabbed a
1/2 square piece of brass and machined a new thicker one up and put it back together. That guitar that was pretty good came
alive. I just could not believe the difference it made. Nether could anyone that had heard it before. Then one day while I was
changing the strings on my Tele I was looking at the string ferrules and thought same-same with the Godin and I have not looked back. I started to test different materials (6061
Aluminum, 1080 Cold Roll Steel and 304 Stainless Steel). They all provided the same over all improvement as Brass but because of
the different material composition you can tweak and lean the guitar to a desired tone to suit your playing style, alter and
improve your current guitars weaknesses.
Once you install one of the TAIPAN TONE String Ferrel Blocks you will experience one of the most influencal improvements you can make on your guitar. You will be startled at the difference. Your string to string definition and clarity that you experience in chording and soloing will amaze you. You will also benefit from the increase in sustain they will provide.
Brass is our standard go to material. Here is how you can expect the different materials to affect your tone:
Brass = balanced tone across low, mid and high freqs.
Retail Price $40.00 |
Stainless Steel = increases mid freqs.
Retail Price $40.00 |
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CRS Steel = increases mid and high freqs.
Retail Price $35.00 |
Aluminum = decreases mids and increases high freqs.
Retail Price $35.00 |
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