Have you all seen these bridges?

[mullyman]

The stop bar is not the "big deal", it's the saddle bar that's the improvement.

BTW, are we sure it's laser etched? Looks like white silk screen paint to me.

Not sure which one it is, but again, I like it. I would like it even more if I could get my name etched on there like that.
MULLY

 

[dbw]

Screw that, I'm not putting a giant brand name on my guitar, especially if it's just the dude who made the tailpiece and nothing else on the guitar.

 

[tfarny]

Bah. Somebody buy this, record some clips before and then after with the same set of strings and same amp settings. It may sound different, but it's not clear that it would sound better. For the strat people - if you care about sustain and body contact why the hell did you buy a bridge which floats on springs, suspended above the body?
And seriously on a Les Paul or tele, how much sustain do you even care about? With a cranked up tube amp, a cheap epiphone with a chinese TOM has all the sustain you'll ever need, it's not a note sustain contest, it's music. Play another dang note, people! 
Yes I'm grouchy tonight!  :icon_thumright:

 

[line6man]

For the strat people - if you care about sustain and body contact why the hell did you buy a bridge which floats on springs, suspended above the body?

Is there another tremolo design that isn't a "bridge floating on springs suspended above the body"? :icon_scratch:
I believe there may be a trem without springs or something, but by nature, it has to float above the body, or failing that, floating recessed in the body.

 

[back2thefutre]

looks cool

 

[OzziePete]

The stop bar is not the "big deal", it's the saddle bar that's the improvement.

BTW, are we sure it's laser etched? Looks like white silk screen paint to me.

Those who are not keen on the advertising on the stop bar might wanna shop around and see if they can locate a stop bar with the same dimensions. Assuming, of course, that the saddles and bridge are worth that effort.

 

[line6man]

The stop bar is not the "big deal", it's the saddle bar that's the improvement.

BTW, are we sure it's laser etched? Looks like white silk screen paint to me.

Those who are not keen on the advertising on the stop bar might wanna shop around and see if they can locate a stop bar with the same dimensions. Assuming, of course, that the saddles and bridge are worth that effort.

Unfortunately, that you don't get that option with other bridge types.  :sad:

 

[mullyman]

Unfortunately they don't make one for the standard Fender bridge. My next build will have a Fender bridge but it's not the 6 hole type. Bummer! I'd really like to try this one.
MULLY

 

[DangerousR6]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

 

[exalted]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

My upcoming Tele won't be! Blank headstock, blank pickups, blank everything else.

 

[dbw]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

Bull.  My Les Paul has no brand names or logos visible anywhere, except a "W" that I put on the truss rod cover myself.

 

[RexTheDog]

You can buy the saddles on their own for fender style bridges if youre not a fan of the logo.  Im planning on buying a set myself.  The mechanism for setting the action looks alot easier to use and the extra mass in the saddle looks like it may have some affect on the tone of the instrument.  When i get them ill a/b with them my current graphtech saddles and also some generic fender saddles and tell you how they fair in the tone department.

 

[chrisg]

You can buy the saddles on their own for fender style bridges if youre not a fan of the logo.  Im planning on buying a set myself.  The mechanism for setting the action looks alot easier to use and the extra mass in the saddle looks like it may have some affect on the tone of the instrument.  When i get them ill a/b with them my current graphtech saddles and also some generic fender saddles and tell you how they fair in the tone department.

That sounds like a good idea - I'll keep an ear out for that!!

 

[Orpheo]

For the strat people - if you care about sustain and body contact why the hell did you buy a bridge which floats on springs, suspended above the body?

Is there another tremolo design that isn't a "bridge floating on springs suspended above the body"? :icon_scratch:
I believe there may be a trem without springs or something, but by nature, it has to float above the body, or failing that, floating recessed in the body.

what about a kahler? its nothing more but a ToM with finetuning stoptail, where the stoptail can rotate.

 

[DangerousR6]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

Bull.  My Les Paul has no brand names or logos visible anywhere, except a "W" that I put on the truss rod cover myself.

I bet there is, look at the tuners.... :icon_biggrin:

 

[line6man]

For the strat people - if you care about sustain and body contact why the hell did you buy a bridge which floats on springs, suspended above the body?

Is there another tremolo design that isn't a "bridge floating on springs suspended above the body"? :icon_scratch:
I believe there may be a trem without springs or something, but by nature, it has to float above the body, or failing that, floating recessed in the body.

what about a kahler? its nothing more but a ToM with finetuning stoptail, where the stoptail can rotate.

Ah, ok, I stand corrected then.

 

[blue313]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

Dont get me wrong here.  I dont mind seeing a bowtie on a Chevy since they made the car.  Just don't write it in huge letters over half of the car.  If Keystone wants to put their name across my hood, even if it's one of their Good Hoods...it'll cost them....just like Nascar.

If they want to stamp a small logo on the underside of the bridge, I'm OK with that.  Don't emblaze it over the entire part.  From the looks of it, that logo is larger than the word Gibson or Fender on my store bought guitars.

 

[DangerousR6]

You guys crack me up, any guitar you build is a moving billboard in one fashion or another. Whether it's on the headstock the pickups the bridge, any big name parts maker has their name on it somewhere..

I must say tho, I like them all, even the tele bridge and I've never like tele bridges...

Dont get me wrong here.  I dont mind seeing a bowtie on a Chevy since they made the car.  Just don't write it in huge letters over half of the car.  If Keystone wants to put their name across my hood, even if it's one of their Good Hoods...it'll cost them....just like Nascar.

If they want to stamp a small logo on the underside of the bridge, I'm OK with that.  Don't emblaze it over the entire part.  From the looks of it, that logo is larger than the word Gibson or Fender on my store bought guitars.

I must say it's a big logo, but as you mentioned  about Chevy and the Bowtie, they are not big logo's but there are plenty of them. But then again, I really don't care, I love my Chevy's my Yamaha and my GMC... :icon_biggrin:

 

[back2thefutre]

Does anybody know if the logo is just on the show pieces? Maybe they don't do that on the parts they actually sell to customers? The bridges look cool, but I would only buy one sans the HUGE LOGO!!!

 

[Mor Paul]

For show pieces, you don't put extra stuff on the product. It might be acceptable to put a logo on the guitar, if you're selling hardware, but you don't add to the hardware.