Update: 2nd bridge & tail-piece.I returned the 1st bridge & tail tail-piece, but decided to take a chance on a 2nd. The 2nd bridge & tail-piece are keepers. They are not 10s, but maybe 8 out of 10. The tail-piece still has minor pitting, but is about 3x as good as the 1st one I ordered. It is worth keeping. The bridge is not pitted much at all and works well (I can turn the six screws by hand, and it fits the posts when installed on the guitar).The 1st picture above is the original (returned) item. The 2nd+ pictures are of the newer tail-piece and bridge. Note the improved packaging. I have included pictures of the tail-piece on a MIC Epiphone Les Paul Unlimited I'm rehabbing. I purchased the Kmise gold knobs, and Kmise gold humbuckers. You can see the bridge+tail-piece+Kmise humbuckers work quite well together, although the Kmise humbuckers might be just a tad lighter in gold color. None-the-less... the result is pretty good.I have just purchased a 3rd instance of the bridge+tail-piece as a backup for the next guitar. I will report on that one also when it comes in. If it is as good as this one (i.e. 8 out of 10)... I will keep it. Otherwise, I will consider this 2nd one the anomaly, and send the 3rd one back. I'll let you know!(1st bridge & tail-piece):I will be most likely be returning this product. I will research as to whether to try it again, or not (by other reports on finish for this and other products). Below is my breakdown on each component.The tailpiece (with picture attached for reference):a) The finish/plating on the tail piece is severely pitted.b) The finish/plating on the tail piece is also scratched.c) The color of the "gold" is acceptable. Not that awful REALLY gold gold.d) The stud screws fit into my existing China Les Paul, but were also pitted.The Bridge: (no picture supplied):a) The finish/plating on the bridge is acceptable (good enough to keep).b) I could turn the screws by hand and nothing seemed to bind and nothing was strippedc) The bridge holes were of correct size for the studs supplied.d) The bridge studs seemed to have better plating that the tailpiece studs.e) The bridge studs fit (I could screw them in) my 2005 Chinese Les Paul.Summary:The finish on the bridge was acceptable. If I were buying the bridge alone -- I would keep it.The finish on the tailpiece was not acceptable, and I was very disappointed.Gold Musiclily ABR-1 Style Tune-o-matic Bridge Tailpiece Set for Gibson Les Paul will be returned.