Bridge pins

[Paul C]

This has probably been talked about before somewhere. But anyway has any one ever noticed a big difference between bridge pin types of bone ,plastic , wood on tone of a guitar or done comparisons on them?. Bone is more expensive but for a guitar or two a year it really wouldn't matter that much for the price if it makes it sound better.

[John Link]

I can't say with any certainty that there is a sound difference, but plastic pins tend to get chewed up and distorted over time. Ebony, horn, bone, and ivory stand up against years of use better.

[Dave Bagwill]

There are people that swear by the brass pins. Anybody here use them?

[Tim Benware]

There are people that swear by the brass pins. Anybody here use them?

There is a clear difference in sound from the brass pins (probably caused by the weight difference) and to my ears I don't care for it (comparatively speaking).

[Herman]

Sorry Paul, I'm with the ones who cannot hear that differences. I changed some guitars from plastic to wood. But that did not blow me away. But there are many who claim thay can hear it. Maybe I'm better off.
Wood does look better though.
Herman

[Kevin in California]

My first guitar, the one I play has from the beginning had rosewood pins. I've put bone pins on all the subsequent guitars because, well, because I like how they look. But I think my first guitar sounds the best of all of them so it just has to be the rosewood pins......they must be the best.