fixed bridge

[bin4christ]

hi guys

how many of you prefer fixed bridges to trem/ floating bridges? i'm kinda keen in getting a guitar with a fixed bridge cuz i heard it increases sustain but i also heard it's more difficult to do harmonics?

 

[Radius_Vector]

Harmonics more in floating bridge? Im not really aware of that

Well, if you do a lot of whammy stuff, floating is the way to go.. But if youre just a light to moderate whammy user, fixed bridges *CAN* be used!

There is a particular way of setting the intonation as well as the order of fixing the strings that lets you wank the whammy bar even on strat bridges without going horribly out of tune.. Eg: Malmsteen, David Gilmour

The Guitar techs will be knowing about this.. Malcolm, Kelvin

I use a fixed strat bridge, which I 'upgraded' from the floyd rose I had earlier, but I dont use the whammy at all, so that played a major part.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Fixed bridge user here. Sustain is subjective to the other equipment you use... guitar body material, drive units etc. So I would not pin-point it on just the bridge, although yes it plays a role in the overall equation.

Other contributing factors, guitar-wise are the neck joint type, and whether the guitar is string-thru body (telecaster, selected Ibanez models) or like a tune-o-matic (Gibson LP, SG models).

Regarding pinch / natural harmonics, it's more to do with the pickups and drive units you use. Also playing technique too.

 

[bin4christ]

oh thx guys. almost all my queries amswered in just two replis lol.

actually i was aiming for the RG321MH but it's got a rosewood fretboard (maple fretboard fan here) so i was considering a tele copy with maple fretboard n then get some pickup changes or something lol. i'll have to live like a scavenger if i were to save up for the Ibanez Paul Gilbert Model 301.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Getting the tele-style guitar is fine, as long as you hear one before-hand and see if you like the sound of it before buying.

I use a telecaster myself and the sustain for clean sounds isn't like awe-inspiring, but it's enough to get the job done. In dirt mode, it depends on what drive pedal you use to get the sustain you need. I personally use a Double Muff.

 

[subversion]

the Hamer Californian CX2 is a good, affordable, maple fretboard guitar to own:

 

[bin4christ]

oh yeah forgot about the CX2. thx sub .

 

[Marksman]

Harmonics more in floating bridge? Im not really aware of that

Well, if you do a lot of whammy stuff, floating is the way to go.. But if youre just a light to moderate whammy user, fixed bridges *CAN* be used!

There is a particular way of setting the intonation as well as the order of fixing the strings that lets you wank the whammy bar even on strat bridges without going horribly out of tune.. Eg: Malmsteen, David Gilmour ..

Thats not a fixed bridge, that's vintage tremolo. Other than that, there's also non locking floating tremolo.

Fixed bridge = completely cannot whammy.

Example: Tune-o-matic Bridge.

 

[phantom_killer]

wow the cx2 looks cool. Feel like getting it. is it better than budget epiphones at that price range?

 

[Radius_Vector]

Thats not a fixed bridge, that's vintage tremolo. Other than that, there's also non locking floating tremolo.

Oh I see, I knew it was called old style tremolo or vintage tremolo, but I thought it is used interchangeably with fixed bridge?

Thanks for correcting me tho

 

[bin4christ]

plus point on the CX-2 is the position of the knobs. the positioning of the knobs on my strat copy (or rather, all strats) is that my pinky tends to roll off the vol knob when i pick (i place my picking hand on the bridge almost all the time). seems like i'll get the same prob with Ibanez RGs too .

 

[subversion]

i admire the CX2's playability & QC. the default pickups aren't stellar but very acceptable. chances are, you'd swap them anyway...