Yea, this is really bull. I don't care if it's been discussed before, that doesn't make it acceptable. I'm sorry, but metal plating is not rocket science. There are tons of products out there that don't do this. I think EBMM needs to offer replacement parts (bridges at least) to anyone who experiences the wearing off of the plating, replacements that have had their design fixed. My apologies if that is happening but I haven't seen it. I'm in the market for a Majesty and am gonna have to suck it up because if I want the guitar, and I do, then my only choice is to just deal with it.