Brass acoustic guitar nut, saddle and peg set. . . fake brass guitar parts?
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- čas přidán 2. 03. 2020
- Unboxing and review of guitar parts off Amazon and eBay. They are advertised as brass guitar nut, saddle and peg set for an acoustic guitar, but are they brass or are they fake?
This set of brass guitar parts is commonly available on the internet at such massive stores as eBay and Amazon and described as being brass and made of durable brass material. I was suspicious because even in the photos they didn't look right, so I tested all the parts to see if they are made of genuine brass or just some other metal that has been coloured to look like brass.
Brass is a nice material to use on a guitar or any instrument, for nuts on electric and acoustic guitar and also saddles on acoustic guitars. A brass nut produces a sound that conforms more with the sound produced by fretted notes because it is a very similar material and as a saddle on an acoustic guitar brass is bright and has good sustain and transfers resonance easily to the body so it can improve the tone of a guitar greatly. In a future video I will show you how to make and fit a brass nut on several types of guitar.
After inspecting these guitar parts and then sanding a little of the top coating off these guitar parts I prove them to be fake. They are made of a white metal and then coloured to look like brass and therefore are fake and not as advertised, but neither Amazon or eBay care, I reported this as being a problem but my email was completely ignored.
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I appreciate that you bent over backwards to be fair and conclusive in your judgement. I find these sorts of things distressing not just because if I were to buy a set of these parts, the quality would turn out to be unacceptable, but also because I just hate seeing people doing business that way. I was in the woodworking business for for many years and would never have misled my customers in such a way. I don't want to share a hat with someone for whom I have so little respect. Thanks for the review.
Thank you Steven. Unfortunately these days not many people share you morals . . I wish they did 🤔
Thanks for testing. Steel for the saddle sounds like a great idea. It is probably the most beat up part in an acoustic guitar so the stronger the better
Very true . . Thank you for watching 😊😃
this one made me look on ebay. the shine and finish dead giveaway definitely coated in some gold substance
Yes, agreed . . 😊😃
I bought brass saddles for electric guitar of ebay from China and was lucky to get actual brass. Some pictures made me doubt it on some offers. Kinda have an eye for how real brass has to look like.
Some offers are listed in the title as brass but in description mentioned as cast zinc alloy.
So it`s good to read carefully and/or trust your gut.
Yes, the colour and sometimes cast imperfections do give you a clue . . that's a coincidence I replaced some saddles with brass this week on a Strat 😃
That is strange - i bought about 4 saddles, 2 bridges and 24 pegs on ebay from China, but on separate offers - everything what should be brass was actually brass, but it was about 2y ago
Yes, in the past I've had no problems, but these days you have to shop very carefully to find the real thing. Some of them are obviously real from the photos and some are obviously fake. If you notify eBay they wont take the false ones down . .
Thanks for the warning!
No problem, thank you Richard 😊
Good detective work sir!
Thank you . . 🙂 Love your handle by the way . . 🙂
@@guitar-academy ?? Eh?? My Handle?
I guess you're joking about the pins not making any sound/tone indifference, because in fact there is a very very noticable difference from one material to the other.
Not when talking about 2 metals of similar properties, they sound very much the same. 🤔
Guitar saddles have 2 main sizes. 76mm and 72mm. This is a 76 and compared to a 72 it is bigger. Mine uses the bigger 76 and fits perfectly.
Where do you buy those brass bars? Do you have a link? I have a project guitar coming up and would like to install brass nut and saddle.
Thanks for the review by the way.
I buy them locally . . but to buy online you'll find it by search for modelling supplies or go on eBay and search brass bar, because it's used for restoring/repairing steam engines . . 🙂
Thanks a lot for the review, I nearly place an order to install in my guitar. Lots of misleading seller especially from China.
Can you help to review the buffalo bone/ bone type nut and saddle that also sell online by many ebay sellers?
I will do a review of them, thank you for the suggestion. . but for now, I actually put a buffalo/bovine set on a guitar and the ones I got off eBay from China were some sort of bone and improved the guitar quit a lot. czcams.com/video/N9dvUg90T6M/video.html
I almost purchase this one..thank you for the video!
Thank you . . You can find brass ones but these aren't they . . 😊
@@guitar-academy looks like i need to buy some brass or ask the luthier to make it one from brass 😁
I'm currently dealing with some turning instability on my stratocaster copy, so I decided to upgrade the tuners and the nut, but still not sure which nut material should I go for. would you rather buy graphtec, synthetic bone, or brass?
personally I like brass, but this is purely personal. The Graphtec nuts come pre shaped so there's not much work to do and if you need to adjust it, they are easy to sand. So both are good. For the time being you can use graphite (or soft pencil) on the strings at the nut, it acts like a lubricant. 😊
Legend.
thanks 😊
Thanks sir,
Most welcome, thank you 😊
I've just sanded the bottom of a so called brass nut, it looked like white metal but I kept going and it looks like copper under everything. Just contacted the seller, see what he says.
I've tried that, but with the seller I went through they ignored my emails . 😒
Good video. I just bought a set from eBay and sanded them and they were in fact brass.
That's interesting . . clearly not the same set
GCH Guitar Academy the only reason I found out is because one of the plugs/ pins were not completely machined as for the slot for the string so I had to start filing and using a Dremel.
@@janseendiguiseppiThomasMC It's near impossible for them to be perfect before you clean them up, unless they are lathe turned and that is expensive . . 😊
If it looks too good to be true, it usually is. Shame that there’s so many people out there looking to rip people off with false advertising though.
It's getting harder to find the real thing as well, even if you pay the right price . . 🤔
where can I purchase real brass bridges, pins and nut?
For some reason it's getting harder. I've been looking for some and I haven't found any yet . . . 😒
Should have tried them with a magnet,brass will not react
Yes, good idea . . too late now though 🤔
So could it be zinc...no magnet test first?
hmm . . it could be. It isn't magnetic
soon as i heard you drop it on the table, i said steel. its was to shiny lol not bang on color at all. great vid
thanks 😊
I saw a demo video using "brass" pegs from amazon. The link provided is for an $8 set. I now think the pegs used in the video were probably fake, but I don't believe the CZcamsr knew that. But the video did introduce me to the idea. I ordered a set from Guitar Center... more money, but more trustworthy. Did you ever post anything on where we can get reputable brass saddle?
I think you made the right choice. I knew these were fake before I bought them but I bought them to make the video to warn other people. I make my own using brass from a company that provides parts for steam engines would you believe . . I didn't make a follow up video because this one had so few views. 🤔
@@guitar-academy Well I, for one, am glad you did the video.
@@derrickd3gmail thank you very much . . 😊😊
@@guitar-academy The reason I'm interested in brass is bc I like the feel of silk and steel strings (beginner fingerstyle), but wish they had a bit more umph. I'd like to see if brass can give S&S strings more volume. I have a Taylor Academy 12e. What do you think?
@@derrickd3gmail volume . . probably not, but a more sharp responsive sound probably. For shear volume an o-port is a good consideration. and cheap and easy. czcams.com/video/hHZiajuJDE8/video.html
Glad I watched I was going buy not now
wow . . . good timing . .
Is metal pins and nut are better than plastic ?
Brass is very good and also bone or a very dense wood like ebony. These days there are some plastic materials that are very good, but generally the plastic on cheap guitars is not very good. 😊
@@guitar-academy ok got u
Where can i get proper brass from
It depends what country your in . . But a few good online music shops sell them (gear4music etc) 😊
@@guitar-academy laughing... Thankyou I know this store
Brass is brass....all the way through. Not this stuff. Good vid.
Thank you 😊😃
I could see it's not brass by the texture of it. It looks cast and painted or poorly plated. Steel? More like zamak. Price is the initial tip off 😎
It’s made of chinesium
😂🤣😂
Maybe a magnet can detect them too😆
I saw your comment and thought, yes of course . . but NO, they aren't magnetic so a magnet wont work . .
@@guitar-academy I see😆
Try installling them anyway
They would probably do the job nicely, but you can't size the pegs without damaging the finish and I'm not going to modify a guitar to take them . . I might use the saddle and nut though. 😊
you know the manufactures think we are stupid lol. like, We showed them the picture, its clearly a paint job
agreed . . and the number of people on eBay who leave them positive feedback is ridiculous. 🤔
A magnet
Sadly that doesn't help. The parts aren't magnetic . . so not brass and not steel
oh crap ! its too late
oh dear 😒
In china they make rifles out of tin foil, so what can you expect, lol
eeeck . . I don't want one of them . .
Unless you're doing a lot of "vintage" work that needs to be period correct, these wan-n-be brass saddles and nuts work out fine for me. Most of my work is up grading "entry" level axes that end up with younger players anyway, so cost becomes an issue.
To take a " hanger queen" (something that's hung on the wall in a pawn shop wayyy too long), or a "guerilla" (something with an action so high it takes a guerilla to play it), get rid of those horrible plastic nuts and bridges, brighten the tone, help the sustain, and turn them into affordable players has a certain reward to it. Something a budding rockstar is going to be able to tune and play instead of throwing in the closet because their finders are bleeding, and the damn thing is toneless or out of tune constantly. That's a kick for me, and I do pretty good at peddling as well.
A little to shiny
yes, indeed😊
Imagine playing Black Metal with those fake brass WHITE metal components, blasphemy 👹😁😇
😂🤣😂
There's the Biblical way to know what you have, metal wise, that has stood the test of time: Specific Gravity Test
has anyone had experience with this with GOTOH? Counterfeits recently?
Brass or steel , would sound the same
not to them, not to guitarists, have you seen that interview where kim deal from the pixies mocks guitar players? guitar player is the "" of the world
Not correct. Steel sounds brighter, brass enhances the bottom end too and the treble with less harsh overtones. So brass is definitely a more “musical" alloy. (speaking about nuts and saddles for electric guitars. I used both alloys)
stop buying stuff from the internet and go to a store dont be lazy