New Evertune bridge

[RaVenCAD]

It's a simple concept really.. The spring is adjusted so the it can pull the string at a specific tension. Each string has it's own independent assembly, so they're totally unrelated mechanisms.. The fact that bending has no effect should be no surprise, because as the tension changes, the spring will compensate for it.

 

Cool!!!!!!

 

But from a musical perspective, that's about friggin useless.. Who doesn't bend? And if you adjust it to where you can bend, what's the point in using it? This device = pitch correction for the guitar. "Go on, bend it wrong, we'll correct it!"

[Northstar]

 

It's a simple concept really.. The spring is adjusted so the it can pull the string at a specific tension. Each string has it's own independent assembly, so they're totally unrelated mechanisms.. The fact that bending has no effect should be no surprise, because as the tension changes, the spring will compensate for it. Cool!!!!!! But from a musical perspective, that's about friggin useless.. Who doesn't bend? And if you adjust it to where you can bend, what's the point in using it? This device = pitch correction for the guitar. "Go on, bend it wrong, we'll correct it!"

 

 

From the company's website:

 

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[Crunchtime]

I will have to wait and see if you can truly bend as you normally would. I do a lot of bending. I could not play a guitar that made me alter my bending style.

[Northstar]

 

I will have to wait and see if you can truly bend as you normally would. I do a lot of bending. I could not play a guitar that made me alter my bending style.

 

 

Same here and I use a lot of alt. tunings as well.

[Citizen_Insane]

Very cool concept. I know quite a few rhythm guitarists who almost never bend, so it would be useful for them. For someone who pretty much only plays lead like me, not as much since I bend all the time, but I could see this being great for players who really like to play chords hard.

[RaVenCAD]

 

It's a little freaky at first. You can set it so bends are impossible. Bend and bend all you like, and the E string still plays a perfect E. Crab claw a chord and it's still perfectly in tune. With a little adjustment, you can have a small range of pitch correction, and still play bends. Definitely a rhythm guitar.

 

 

Sounds to be like you have to greatly exagerate your bends to get the same effect as on normal guitars, while nerfing the point of the bridge..

[Northstar]

Ok, but.......... Sounds to be like you have to greatly exagerate your bends to get the same effect as on normal guitars, while nerfing the point of the bridge..

 

Fair enough. Wait and see

[RaVenCAD]

Oh I hope I'm wrong cuz this thing looks REALLY cool.. I think they need to round it a bit more to make it comfy, but the concept is gnarly.. I'm afraid I'm right though =(

[mudrock]

How bends react depend on how you set up the bridge. I think that kind of feel will be up to the player to decide. In my experience, we used this bridge for rhythm tracks and not for leads.

[azn_man]

Even more importantly to me, does vibrato still work? After all vibrato is just bending on a smaller scale.

[cylon]

bend option and the extra route might kill this thing

 

wonder if the trem version could replace a floyd?

[Northstar]

 

bend option and the extra route might kill this thing

 

 

I might get one or two just for this very reason. These gadgets can be hard to come by if they don't get enough traction in the market place.

[mudrock]

As far as bends are concerned, think of it this way: When you bend a string, it is the tension against the string that you react to as a player, not the physical length of the bend. This does not change. You may have to push the string a few millimeters farther, but the tension to bend a specific amount is unchanged.

 

Routing the body, well, thats unavoidable.

 

As a producer and recording engineer, I find this guitar very useful. Not every player I hand it to embraces it, but that can be said about many things (floyd rose, bigsby, b bender, etc.)

[newbuilder]

That looks really cool.

[Northstar]

The company's website doesn't come up anymore. Either it was snake oil or they've been bought by a bigger fish.

 

Oh well...

[Carbohydrates]

^ Works fine for me.

[Fusion1]

 

It's a simple concept really.. The spring is adjusted so the it can pull the string at a specific tension. Each string has it's own independent assembly, so they're totally unrelated mechanisms.. The fact that bending has no effect should be no surprise, because as the tension changes, the spring will compensate for it. Cool!!!!!! But from a musical perspective, that's about friggin useless.. Who doesn't bend? And if you adjust it to where you can bend, what's the point in using it? This device = pitch correction for the guitar. "Go on, bend it wrong, we'll correct it!"

 

 

This would suck for Yngwie and Zakk Wylde with their vibratoes being neutered by this contraption as it would pitch correct their vibrato.

[destropiate]

http://www.guitarplayer.com/GearVideo.aspx?bctid=706256646001

 

Figured id post this up on here, looks pretty good to me but I think it would look kinda stupid on my Explorer.

[ashasha]

Really good video, to the point and answers some questions I had about it in terms of bending.

[Matt Golgotha]

I'm looking forward to Cosmos hooking me up with the Bass version - I think it would work well on a fretless as it would encourage me to use proper vibrato rather than bending the strings.

[Jealousblues]

I dont see how it would really be useful for me

but I do think its 100% cool (and even looks cool)

 

 

 

edit

after watching the video maybe it would be good for me ;-)

 

only problem is I use variaxes so I cant change the bridge :-(

[ExiledCrow]

Love the concept and the design even though I don't think I'd have that much use for it.

[Cobalt Blue]

Really good video, to the point and answers some questions I had about it in terms of bending.

 

I'll have to up that one degree and say GREAT video: One of the best product videos I've seen (short, to the point, anticipates and answers all the questions).

 

I definitely would want one, but what is the price on these?

[Cobalt Blue]

Oh, here it is:

http://evertune.com/buynow.html

[Frenster]

I've installed a few of these for Evertune for the NAMM show and here's the deal. It works as advertised. You can set it so it's sensitive to your vibrato, yet you can bend the note around the neck and back and it'll stay in tune. Like a friggin' piano. You can also set it so that you can bend and the note won't change...a weird thing to experience. Good for chord work in the studio. It acts like a regular bridge pretty much, but when the bandleader jumps into the next tune quickly, you won't have to worry about being in tune. I've seen a lot of guitar gadgets, and this is true innovation.