Planning a Les Paul like build

[arjepsen]

Hey.
I'm planning out a traditional les paul type build.
Just curious about what you guys would prefer for tuners and bridges?

 

[AirCap]

Get the best you can afford.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

I have Bigsbys on my Les Pauls and use TonePros roller bridges on both with Grover Roto-Grip locking tuners on one and Gotoh Vintage locking tuners on the other. No complaints about any of them.

 

[arjepsen]

Get the best you can afford.

I would agree with that - I have enough money set aside for this project.
But question here is what the best actually is....?
I presume the answer to that is very debatable, hence  my question about what peoples preferences are.

 

[Fat Pete]

If you're looking for a TOM/stop that's a little different, I'm very pleased with these Gotoh parts:

If I was starting with a blank canvas I'd probably lose the separate tailpiece and go with one of the wraparound offerings from Gotoh, Schaller or Hipshot et al.

 

[spaceranger]

I think the Babicz full contact TOM bridge looks interesting. Adjustable saddle heights on a TOM bridge! I'm looking at these in the future, although perhaps as a recessed TOM/string-thru arrangement.

 

[TBurst Std]

Absolutely the most dynamic TOM bridge I have used is Callaham's.  Totally transformed that instrument.  Did their Nashville conversion.

 

[arjepsen]

Absolutely the most dynamic TOM bridge I have used is Callaham's.  Totally transformed that instrument.  Did their Nashville conversion.

Thanks for the suggestion - I've been drooling over that one too
However, from what I've read, they bring out a bit more treble. I want an unfinished neck on this one, and from what I can gather, wenge seems to be the closest in tonality to mahogany - though a bit brighter....

 

[TBurst Std]

Absolutely the most dynamic TOM bridge I have used is Callaham's.  Totally transformed that instrument.  Did their Nashville conversion.

Thanks for the suggestion - I've been drooling over that one too
However, from what I've read, they bring out a bit more treble. I want an unfinished neck on this one, and from what I can gather, wenge seems to be the closest in tonality to mahogany - though a bit brighter....

I would not say it brings out more treble. It is more dynamic.  It your pups or amp are trebly in nature, then you will hearit better defined.  That's the best way I could describe the impact, better defined and dynamic. 
The guitar I have it on has Timbucker pups.  I run it through the equivalent of a Matchless DC-30 most of the time.  Other times a Friedman HBE or a Trainwreck. 
I would not consider it trebly at all. Unless you here dynamic as trebly and towards muddy as bassy. 

 

[arjepsen]

Hmm.... might have to try it then