I have an Epiphone X1000 that I picked up for next to nothing, I am working on repainting it and getting it back into shape. The biggest issue is that it had the dreaded Steinberger KB Trem on it originally. The trem was removed and was missing when I got the guitar. The original replacement trems are next to impossible to find. I was wondering if anyone would know if it would be possible to fill in the bridge routing with a piece of wood and then install a "hardtail", non tremolo bridge from another Strat. I am curious as to what it would do to the sound of the guitar, intonation, and overall playability of the guitar. Anyone have any experience with this?
Here's what I got...