HB-35Plus Cherry : Arrived with a bridge issue, now fixed

I returned an HB-35 due to an incorrectly placed/installed bridge which didn't allow the 1st and 4th strings to intonate correctly. I was otherwise very impressed, so decided to upgrade to the plus. Unfortunately this guitar also had a similar issue - the scale length was about 1-2mm too long. Rather than send this one back too, I looked into replacement bridges with a longer saddle travel. I bought a relatively cheap Gotoh bridge (GE103B-T chrome) which slotted on perfectly, solved the intonation problem and noticeably improved the volume and tone of the guitar. I'm now very happy with my purchase!

Pros:

-Great sound - lovely warm tones and surprisingly useful coil split sounds

-Gorgeous looks. Some slight imperfections, but nothing I'm bothered about

-Great value

-Very easy to setup. I had it playing nicely in minutes.

Cons:

-The aforementioned bridge issues - I guess I was just unlucky.

-The nut is a touch high.

Overall I am very happy and have fallen in love with this guitar. I recommend the Gotoh bridge i mentioned to anyone wanting an easy upgrade to their HB-35.