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Author: | Wednesday [ Mon May 09, 2011 8:03 pm ] |
Post subject: | Bridges |
Hallo everybody, This is my first post here. Since I'm about to launch my first build soon I've been reading alot of the threads here and enjoying them alot. Anyway, I going for a custom design. I'm looking for a fat sustainfull tone so it's probably gonna be a H-H mahagony body and neck, maple top and a rosewood fingerboard. However I'm not sure about the bridge. I thought about going with the Hipshot Baby Grand bridge but haven't got much expirience with it. Also is there a possibily to get a bridge with the same sound charitaristics but has a tremolo as well ? I'm open for suggenstions and love to hear some input from some expirienst luthiers. And another thing. I love the maple fingerboard sound on S-S-S stratlike guitars (for example - A Strat ). How would it blend with a HH dense wood ? Seems to me it's not meant to be but that's just in theory. For those who aren't familiar with it : The Hipshot Baby Grand |
Author: | Mark Maquillan [ Mon May 09, 2011 8:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
Welcome to the forum. |
Author: | alan stassforth [ Mon May 09, 2011 11:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
Hi. Welcome. I think that a heavy guitar is best for sustain. I also think that a hardtail bridge is best for sustain. So, I think that a whammy setup wouldn't be good for sustain. It's a trade off, IMO. You could get a sustain pedal. I used the words "sustain", and "I think", a lot here. I do like the look of that bridge! |
Author: | Wednesday [ Tue May 10, 2011 5:22 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
Thanks for the replies. I thought it's probably a trade off. I don't mind not having a whammy option that much. About the woods, I thought of using the same woods as an LP and maybe change it to a maple neck. |
Author: | cksmith [ Wed May 25, 2011 2:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
A while back I built a mahogany HH tele with a maple neck and rosewood fretboard. I used Gibson buckers '57 in the neck and 498T in the bridge. Its a string through so it has wicked sustain and tone. To my ear it sounds a lot lick an Les Paul w/ the comfort and feel of a Tele. I also just put a BladeRunner (http://www.super-vee.com) on a road worn strat project and you get a noticebly thicker/fatter tone w/ it so you might consider it if you want a trem w/ a vintage vibe. I'll see if I can get a pic on the web somewhere if you wanna see it. |
Author: | cksmith [ Wed May 25, 2011 2:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
OK, I was able to find somewhere to post the pics ... ... this is my first post w/ pics in this forum so I'm not sure how to size these smaller Oh ... and btw: the thing sounds fantastic. Specs: 24 3/4 Musikraft conversion neck w/ Grover minis '57 neck and 498T Gibson buckers Schaller bridge. |
Author: | Chris Pile [ Wed May 25, 2011 2:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Bridges |
That Tele looks great! |
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