new gibson L5 guitar....bridge bad?

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200man

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I bought a gibson L5 recently...yah!...but it had a problem.
I was hearing weird harmonics and buzzing....good grief.
I know some guys like the abr bridge because of how it connects but...
My old L5 had a nashville bridge so I put it on the new axe and "bam", all the issues went away.
I figure they wanted to put a period correct bridge on there but I do not like this bridge.
Worse than that, if you pop a string the saddle could fall out...also changing strings is harder.
But it took years to get the old guitar to come in line, I guess I count my blessings this only took a couple of weeks...so anyone ever had a problem with this bridge?
http://www.200man.com/images/newl5.jpg
http://www.200man.com/images/newl5bridge.jpg
 
It's the retaining wire buzzing. Super common problem and easy fix. Just bend them down with a small flathead in between the saddle screws. The wire should go from this --------- to this /\/\/\/\/\.
 
If your abr lost its retaining wire, that will cause the buzz. Make a new one out of a thick g string.
 
they do not all come stock with the retaining wire?...this one had none
...and was not missing...per se....
anyway i have no interest in making it work...too much monkey business... but thank you!
 
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