VINTAGE ONE 50 - ZAMAK - Nickel

VINTAGE ONE 50 - ZAMAK

Our Tribute to a legend - the ABR -1® Tune-O-Matic bridge.

While preserving the unmistakable look and feel of classic vintage gear, the ONE integrates carefully engineered, unobtrusive improvements to playability, stability, and tone. We call it CONTEMPORARY VINTAGE.

ZAMAK is a zinc alloy with aluminum, magnesium, and copper. Developed almost a century ago specifically for precision die casting at scale, it kept costs down and enabled consistent parts—including the original Gibson® ABR-1® bridge, which was produced in this way. The rest is history.

All Vintage ONE 50 bridges are precision-milled from custom-made, high-density zinc-alloy (ZAMAK) billets. The result is a CNC-machined ZAMAK bridge that blends contemporary performance with vintage-inspired tone.

The Vintage ONE 50 ships with our Fat-Flat 50 saddles, which offer a larger string contact area and greater mass for stronger string-to-saddle coupling, a bigger overall tone, and longer sustain. Soft brass saddles are standard and the first choice for most players.

Sound characteristics

• real vintage tone
• full and rich sound with easy response
• well-balanced tone with warm and meaty sustain
• beautiful, sweet overtones
• increased transparency and string separation

Materials and Finishes

• Body: ZAMAK, Nickel (authentic electrolytic high-gloss Nickel plating)
• Saddles, FF50s: Soft brass Nickel
  • NOTE: Unnotched Fat-Flat 50s saddles are supplied as standard. Optional pre-notching is a centered starter groove only—not a full, precise slotting/setup.
• Intonation Screws: Brass, Nickel plated (optional: Stainless Steel, Titanium / natural ,without plating)
• Thumbwheel: Brass, Nickel
• Thumbwheel Post: Brass, Nickel
• Circlip: Spring Steel
• Washer: Teflon (countersunk)

Facts and Figures

• Body size: 85 x 11 x 11mm (total hight with installed saddles = 14mm)
• Post spacing: 74mm (2-29/32“)
• String spacing: 10,4mm / 52mm (e - E)
• Fretboard radius: 12“
• Weight: 55g
• Threads: Intonation screws 4-40 UNC, thumbwheel and posts 6-32 UNC
• Livetime Warranty*

REPRODUKTIVITY GUARANTEED

All parts are precision CNC machined from solid, most appropriate, custom made quality materials.

• top dimensional accuracy
• perfect plane surfaces
• no porous structures through air pockets
• customization possible

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Aged overnight (optional)

CRYO-treated(overnight deep-cooling) to relieve residual manufacturing stresses, aiming for a more vintage-like, settled tone and “played-in” feel.

Gibson® and ABR -1 ® is a registered trademark of Gibson Brands, Inc.