Members Oldskool Texas Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I know many/most archtops come with floating rosewood bridges. Anybody swap theirs out for one with a bone saddle or tune-o-matic? If so, what effect did it have? VS VS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 On an electric, not much. The TOM will kill acoustic sound though. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted June 30, 2010 Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 I have a tune-a-matic on mine as I mainly plug-in. It tends to smooth out the tone but you lose a bit of acoustic volume. I like it because for the obvious intonation adjustments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted June 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted June 30, 2010 On an electric, not much. The TOM will kill acoustic sound though. EG Thanks, EG. Am I mistaken, or do you have a Kingpin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Mine has a TOM bridge, like a Casino. Sometimes I wish it had a floating bridge, because then I might be able to intonate it more accurately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 Thanks, EG. Am I mistaken, or do you have a Kingpin? Not a Kingpin, but an acoustic 5th Avenue. On the acoustics it makes a big difference but on a dedicated electric it won't have a huge impact. The TOM will give you the fine tuning for intonation though. The biggest difference you can make is fitting the bridge to the top properly. Most production line guitars don't get that treatment at the factory. That WILL have an impact. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I'm using the top part of a Stew Mac TOM sitting on the original (and much thinner, better crafted) base on my ES 125. The intonation was not good with the rosewood saddle and the TOM gets it close to perfect. Here's a pic of the parts I'm not using, the original saddle sitting on the Stew Mac base. Not sure why this pic is in my photobucket, but it seems appropriate to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imbuedblue Posted July 1, 2010 Members Share Posted July 1, 2010 I have a tune-a-matic on mine as I mainly plug-in. It tends to smooth out the tone but you lose a bit of acoustic volume. I like it because for the obvious intonation adjustments. What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oldskool Texas Posted July 2, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2010 Thanks, everyone, for the information. EG, I'll definitely use your sandpaper trick to even out the bottom of the bridge when my Godin arrives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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