Im not sure if anyone has seen this before. But I was looking at a Zakk Wylde site and they showed a picture of the bridge of ZW's LPs. And he strings his strings OVER the stop bar. What would this do? And would it effect sound?
here is the picture.
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That will decrease the break angle, thus the downforce, of the strings on the bridge. Not sure what tonal effect it'll have on a solid body electric. It can make a big difference on an acoustic or resonator.
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Quote from ZW in an interview - he says it helps prevent string breakage:
How are your guitars set up?
I set the tailpiece all the way down, close to the body, and I wrap the strings around the other way, like a wraparound bridge. It seems like that puts less stress on the strings and I never end up breaking any strings when I play live. I got hooked on doing it that way when I first joined Ozzy.
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Ive seen Jimmi Page do that on a DVD. so it may be a tone thing.
if I do that on my resonator it will void the warranty.
I have only seen 2 slight downsides to this.
1) You lose a little sustain and
2) if you decide to go back to the straight through way then you may have to live with the 6 little lines you will eventually get on the top of the tailpiece.
I have only seen 2 slight downsides to this.
1) You lose a little sustain and
2) if you decide to go back to the straight through way then you may have to live with the 6 little lines you will eventually get on the top of the tailpiece.
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It's kinda like a Bigsby without the trem!
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Bigsbys string under, not over -- if one counts the bar directly behind the bridge.
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I always string my Epi that way. I always thought that was the way it should be done. I never have a problem with sustain..... heck, most of the time I have to cut it short so I stay in time! :lol:
I always string my Epi that way. I always thought that was the way it should be done. I never have a problem with sustain..... heck, most of the time I have to cut it short so I stay in time! :lol:
It just cuts it from a half hour to 15 minutes :lol: :lol:
To be honest I stringed one of LPs that way and I didnt lose any if much sustain. But I did notice I stayed in tune for a good 2 days of heavy playing. I think I am gonna string my stopbars that way from now on!
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