i actually am interested. i don't know how much that'll cost me. pm me an estimate.
the saddle and nut replacement was done along with the electronics repair kaya i can't give you an estimate as to how much the bone and saddle replacement costs separately. but i can assure you it's reasonable.
anyway, the chet sst i have is kinda old, and because of that, naging crunchy na yung plastic saddle. and i broke it. hahaha. well, that's kinda easy, right? here's the catch, while trying to look at the old piezo, i broke the damn thing too because it was also "crunchy" because it was old. anyway, the old thing was crappy and i really am intending to upgrade the old piezo and at the same time maybe change the nut and saddle to bone. what pickup did you use with your upgrade? i don't want it to cost that much, but i don't want to sacrifice tone too.
oh, and by the way, is there a need to replace the bridge? because i think the saddle slot on the chet sst is kinda thin.
i got a Korean brand pickup. i think i still have some extra piezos at home (yeah..they're that damn cheap!
). i ordered semi-bulk, meaning i ordered more than one of each item i ordered. i think they are actually the manufacturer for American brands like Fishman and LR Baggs, but i'm not sure (and maybe they won't admit it either), but their stuff are very similar to their American counterparts. American marketing adds too much to the price. given this, there will be no problem quality-wise.
the thing with these piezos, they have to (as much as possible) fit the dimensions of the saddle slot. what i did, i gave the whole package to GGBR and let him and his technician weave their magic.
i don't think you need a bridge replacement. the saddle slot is really thin, but i don't think that will be a problem because a piezo can be thinner and the bone material can be fashioned to fit the slot.
also, what pots did you order? there's to on the epi chet, i guess for volume and tone. is it the same for the gibson?
enlighten me, please!
i ordered pots from Richard (BossingBoss) in one of the websites. the Gibson has 3 pots (volume, treble, bass). you have to know the resistance value for the pots your Epi uses. mine is 50k and they are mini pots.
this is the thing bro: right now i'm gigging with the Gibson Chet with only VOLUME working on my preamp. bass and treble aren't working yet because i'm still waiting for the minipots to arrive. the tone is AWESOME. more punchy than before it was repaired and more volume and sustain because of the bone material. i can play it with FLAT EQ on the mixer!
hope this helped.