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Chito
Username: Chito
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 3:30 pm: | |
I just saw this:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Ibanez-Artstar-AS120_W0QQitemZ7396230078QQcategoryZ33043QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I was wondering, aside from the obvious reasons, does changing the bridge to one with a tremolo bar provide a significant change to the sound of the guitar? |
Funkle
Username: Funkle
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 5:54 pm: | |
Chito,
This guitar has a Bigsby style tailpiece, which may have less effect than a pivot style bridge, since it utilizes a fixed tunomatic bridge, and has less movement. But I suspect there will be a difference in sound.
The biggest factor is that a tremolo (actually technically a vibrato) bridge it a spring loaded anchor point, rather than a rigid one. Some of the energy of a vibrating string will be absorbed by these springs. Sometimes, the springs themselves will vibrate on their own and cause audible side effects. The results can include less sustain, warble, and tone changes.
Aside from that, I believe that just about any change in mass and construction of a bridge system will have some effect on tone, for better or worse. People experiment with changing tailpieces to tweak tone, so I imagine the bigsby will have some effect. |
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