Active Band Man Chats - Bridges -

Today's theme is... Bridges!

Cool.

There are surprisingly many types.

I agree.

Of course, the guitar and bass use different bridges.

Yes.

The Teisco Spectrum 5 I'm using right now is a slightly unique bridge. With the leaf spring arm and the bridge cover, it looks good.

It does look good... That's important too (lol)

Of course! (lol) My personal impression is that a larger bridge gives a more metallic sound!

Is that so?

Yeah, the Fender Japan Jazzmaster I used a long time ago was like that.

Bass bridges certainly depend on the size of the installation surface, but I wasn't aware of the metallic sound.

By the way, my Jazzmaster's default bridge piece has some grooves in the metal, but these cause the strings to drop off!

String drops! It means the string drops from the original position.

Yeah, Jazzmaster players have been having trouble with the string drop!

String drop is annoying.

So, I replaced only the saddles with a Tune-O-Matic.

Saddle: The part that fixes the position of the string and adjusts the string height and tuning. Is it possible to exchange only this part instead of the whole bridge?

I thought Tune-O-Matic was excellent because when I used one, strings did not drop no matter how hard I played.

Playability is also important, as well as the sound, isn’t it?

That's right! The bridge for the Epiphone Les Paul I'm using now is very simple and doubles as a tailpiece and a bridge! Octave tuning is a little troublesome, but I like this because it's simple.

Gibson bridges are quite unique, aren't they? I like them though.

For acoustic guitars, the sound will improve if you replace the saddle or bridge pin. How about for bass bridge?

For basses, the bridge is a fairly important part in terms of transmitting string vibration to the body, and it can be replaced easily. Especially for Fenders, there are many bridges from various manufacturers that can be used without modifications like scraping or drilling holes into the body.

Yeah, there are many options.

The Fender bass bridge is like a bent iron plate, isn't it? Even so, string vibration is sufficiently transmitted. but I think if the bridge is heavier like a Badass bridge and the installation surface is large, string vibration can be transmitted more effectively.
For example, if you tied a rope to a telephone pole and pulled it tight, the rope will vibrate more when a heavy muscular person pulled the rope and hit it, rather than when a thin person like me (lol) does it. It is just an example, but do you know what I mean? (Lol)
Yeah. But I'm not saying that the Fender bridge is unreliable. It's just an example.

Weight is important... I never thought that way regarding the guitars.

Important parts like bridge can be replaced easily (I think it depends on the bass), so I recommend beginners try replacing the birdge. Replacing pickups is difficult even if you don't need to widen the counterbore.

Yes, yes.

Then... Personally, I like rounded parts, and I prefer the screws not protrude too much. For example, I like the GOTOH 201B-4. It’s easy to get injured on sharp parts and screws protruding too much, even when playing the bass aggressively with a pick.
In the past, when one show was finished, my right hand was bleeding... Is that just me?
I’m particular about the effects of parts not only when it comes to the sound.

I see ... Safety is also important.

They say the sound changes depending on the material, as well as on the weight of the bridge, in the same way the sound changes depending on the material of the nut (the part where the strings rest near the head)? But I'm not so sure about this.

For a Stratocaster, you can choose new materials such as Graphtech instead of metal. I wonder if parts with new materials will be released for Teisco. Yes, and everything?

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