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Mine looks just like Manuel's. The eBay store where I got it from won't take it back even though it's new - won't shop there again. Should I take the issue up with Hipshot or just use it as is? I guess once the strings are on you won't see it as much.

I just received my Hipshot bridge and it's slightly discolored on the interior of the bridge behind the saddles. It's as if the chroming process didn't take correctly. The retailer I bought it from claims it's normal and that all the bridges he's sold exhibit this appearance. Obviously I don't have ...

I've been reading the forum since I took delivery of my 4003 in early November. Sadly, I'm about to return the 4003 I bought from an Internet retailer because I cannot get rid of 2 dead spots on the neck: the C on the G-string at the 5th fret and B/C on the D-string at the 9th/10th frets. I have ...