* 2009 R9 Changed Features: * Nylon 6/6 nut * Improved ABR-1 bridge (no-wire, tighter tolerances) * Historically correct nickel-plated brass bridge saddles * Correct alloy saddle adjustment screws * Bridge height-adjusting...
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* 2009 R9 Changed Features: * Nylon 6/6 nut * Improved ABR-1 bridge (no-wire, tighter tolerances) * Historically correct nickel-plated brass bridge saddles * Correct alloy saddle adjustment screws * Bridge height-adjusting thumbwheels are now thinner * Neck profile changed - now has less "shoulders" * Audio taper CTS pots * '50s wiring * Pickup routes adjusted so that pickups will be parallel to the strings * Top carve changed to be closer to several original '59s that were scanned * Body perimeter change - slightly tighter in waist, cutaway area refined to be more like originals * The maple cap is very slightly thinner, the mahogany body is very slightly thicker * The fingerboard is slightly thinner * The step from neck heel to back of body is taller and more correct * The taper of the "maple window" under the binding in cutaway is more accurate * The maple spline (filler strip) in the tenon is more accurate * The edge radius on the backside of the body is tighter (less rounded) * The "mustache curve" of the headstock top has been flattened slightly * The control cavity plate has been relocated, has the correct side taper, and now uses the correct ABS plastic * The pickguard shape has changed slightly * The pickguard bracket and screw have been changed * The truss rod cover has been reshaped to be more accurate * The serial number location is slightly lower and more correct * Dial pointers are less sharp * The strap button screws are longer * The jack hole is now the correct 1" diameter * The toggle switch nut has more correct knurled pattern
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