A metric-post Tune-o-matic bridge with 74mm post spacing and 52mm string spacing, built for import guitars with metric bridge studs such as ESP, LTD, Schecter and Epiphone.
14 guitars checked: 4 likely drop-in, 10 needs verification.
For your ESP LTD EC-1000
Likely drop-inPurpose-built for ESP LTD-style metric bridge posts. A more confident fit than the Gibson-spec options.
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Where to buy
Amazon
Being re-verified
String spacing
52mm
ConfirmedMounting hole spacing
74mm
ConfirmedBridge type
Tune-O-Matic (metric import spec, not true ABR-1)
14 guitars checked: 4 likely drop-in, 10 needs verification.
Gotoh's own listing names this as the OEM bridge on ESP guitars specifically, matching this guitar's confirmed spacing.
Gotoh's own product listing for this exact bridge explicitly names it as the OEM bridge on ESP guitars, along with Schecter and other premium brands, matching this guitar's confirmed 73.8mm post spacing directly.
Gotoh's own listing names this as the OEM bridge on ESP guitars specifically, matching this guitar's confirmed spacing.
Gotoh's own product listing for this exact bridge explicitly names it as the OEM bridge on ESP guitars, along with Schecter and other premium brands, matching this guitar's confirmed 73.8mm post spacing directly.
Purpose-built for ESP LTD-style metric bridge posts. A more confident fit than the Gibson-spec options.
This bridge is built specifically for metric import guitars including ESP LTD, with 8mm posts and 74mm post spacing confirmed by the manufacturer to fit this stud pattern, a stronger match than the generic Gibson-spec repro parts also listed here.
Gotoh's own listing names this as the OEM bridge on ESP and LTD guitars specifically, matching this guitar's confirmed spacing.
Gotoh's own product listing for this exact bridge explicitly names it as the OEM bridge on ESP and LTD guitars, matching this guitar's confirmed 73.8mm post spacing directly.
Should fit, but post spacing on Epiphone Nashville bridges varies slightly by year. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
StewMac lists Gotoh's drop-in Nashville replacement at 73.99mm post spacing, but multiple owner caliper measurements on Epiphone LPs range from 73.0mm to 74.4mm depending on model year. Same underlying Nashville-spec bridge family as the rest of the current Epiphone LP range.
Help confirm this fit
Should fit, but post spacing on Epiphone Nashville bridges varies slightly by year. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
StewMac lists Gotoh's drop-in Nashville replacement at 73.99mm post spacing, but multiple owner caliper measurements on Epiphone LPs range from 73.0mm to 74.4mm depending on model year.
Help confirm this fit
Should fit, but post spacing on Epiphone Nashville-style bridges varies slightly by year and model. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
StewMac lists Gotoh's drop-in Nashville replacement at 73.99mm post spacing, but multiple owner caliper measurements on Epiphone LPs range from 73.0mm to 74.4mm depending on model year. This guitar's own bridge post spacing (74mm) comes from a single detailed measurement source, not yet cross-checked against an official spec sheet.
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Reports on whether this fits are mixed. Measure your existing bridge post diameter before ordering, some owners get a clean fit and others do not.
Owner reports are mixed. Some Gretsch owners confirm the GE103B-T as a drop-in on guitars with genuine Adjusto-Matic bridges, while at least one owner reports it did not fit their guitar. Stud diameter, 4mm ABR-1 style versus 6mm Nashville style, needs confirming before buying.
Help confirm this fit
Reports on whether this fits are mixed. Measure your existing bridge post diameter before ordering, some owners get a clean fit and others do not.
Owner reports are mixed. Some Gretsch owners confirm the GE103B-T as a drop-in on guitars with genuine Adjusto-Matic bridges, while at least one owner reports it did not fit their guitar. Stud diameter, 4mm ABR-1 style versus 6mm Nashville style, needs confirming before buying.
Help confirm this fit
Reports on whether this fits are mixed. Measure your existing bridge post diameter before ordering, some owners get a clean fit and others do not.
Owner reports are mixed. Some Gretsch owners confirm the GE103B-T as a drop-in on guitars with genuine Adjusto-Matic bridges, while at least one owner reports it did not fit their guitar. Stud diameter, 4mm ABR-1 style versus 6mm Nashville style, needs confirming before buying.
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Hagstrom's bridge is its own design, not a standard Gibson-style Tune-o-matic, so a generic metric replacement like this one is a plausible fit based on measurements from a closely related Hagstrom model, but it has not been confirmed on the Super Swede specifically. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
The Super Swede uses the same proprietary Hagstrom Long Travel Tune-O-Matic bridge family as the Viking, Swede, and Ultra Swede. A parts listing for the same bridge style pulled from a Hagstrom Swedie measured 52mm string spacing and 73mm center to center post spacing, close to Gotoh's metric GE103B-T spec, but that figure comes from a related model's take-off part rather than a confirmed factory spec for this guitar, and no aftermarket manufacturer publishes Hagstrom-specific fitment data.
Help confirm this fit
Hagstrom's bridge is its own design, not a standard Gibson-style Tune-o-matic, so a generic metric replacement like this one is a plausible fit based on measurements from a closely related Hagstrom model, but it has not been confirmed on the Swede specifically. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
The Swede uses the same proprietary Hagstrom Long Travel Tune-O-Matic as the Viking. A parts listing for the same bridge style pulled from a Hagstrom Swedie measured 52mm string spacing and 73mm center to center post spacing, close to Gotoh's metric GE103B-T spec, but that figure comes from a related model's take-off part rather than a confirmed factory spec, and no aftermarket manufacturer publishes Hagstrom-specific fitment data.
Help confirm this fit
Hagstrom's bridge is its own design, not a standard Gibson-style Tune-o-matic, so a generic metric replacement like this one is a plausible fit based on measurements from a closely related Hagstrom model, but it has not been confirmed on the Ultra Swede specifically. Measure your studs before buying if you want a guaranteed fit.
The Ultra Swede uses the same proprietary Hagstrom Long Travel Tune-O-Matic bridge family as the Viking and Swede. A parts listing for the same bridge style pulled from a Hagstrom Swedie measured 52mm string spacing and 73mm center to center post spacing, close to Gotoh's metric GE103B-T spec, but that figure comes from a related model's take-off part rather than a confirmed factory spec for this guitar, and no aftermarket manufacturer publishes Hagstrom-specific fitment data.
Help confirm this fit
Hagstrom's bridge is its own design rather than a standard Gibson-style Tune-o-matic. The string spacing matches this replacement, but the stud spacing on the Viking measures around 1mm narrower than this bridge's published spec. That often still seats, but measure your own studs first if you want a guaranteed fit.
Stud spacing on the Viking is 73mm centre to centre and string spacing is 52mm E to E, each corroborated by two independent sources: a Hagstrom Swedie take-off part listing and a caliper measurement from an owner's 2014 production unit. Gotoh's own published spec for the GE103B-T is 74mm post spacing, verified directly via a retailer listing of that spec sheet. A 1mm difference on a Nashville-style post pattern will often still seat, but it is not a match on the exact figure, so this needs measuring rather than treating as a guaranteed fit. No evidence was found of a bridge spec change across the reissue Viking's continuous production since Hagstrom resumed manufacturing in the early 2000s, so the 73mm figure is treated as representative of current production without being a guarantee against minor drift over a decade. The separate Viking 100th Anniversary Edition uses different Gotoh-branded hardware and is not covered by this figure.
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If you have fitted any of these to this GE103B-T Tune-o-matic Bridge (Metric), tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
