TP-6? ? ?

CLAYPOOL · Aug 23, 2008

I'm thinking a TP-6 with fine tuners for my 355....

Is this a good idea, has anyone been happy with it or is it gonna change the tone????:hmm

Hamerfan · Aug 23, 2008

I had a 82 ES 347 which came stock with a Schaller TP-6, i liked it very much. Its great if you can fine tune while playing. Quite comfortable

burst59 · Sep 1, 2008

They suck your tone from your guitar.

moonweasel · Sep 1, 2008

I love em.

I wouldnt use them in a studio, where precise tone matters as much. As a gigging tool on an LP, they are AWESOME. Once the drums kick in, the slight difference goes away. (My opinion only.

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CLAYPOOL · Sep 1, 2008

burst59 said:
They suck your tone from your guitar.

Exactly my concern.

Desertdawg · Sep 1, 2008

Complete crap.......I had one on a 335 that enhanced the tone. Of course, "your mileage may be different."

Think about this though.....the tone component of the bridge / tailpiece assembly is 90% bridge.

Kap'n · Sep 1, 2008

I don't know about tone.

I do know they're ugly, and the casting is pretty nasty. I've got one in my junk box.

Plugger · Sep 2, 2008

hey, good enuf for Larry, gud enuf 4 me.

Dino_k · Sep 2, 2008

I like them and have not noticed any change in tone. However, the little screws do corride, particularly if you have slightly acidic sweat, and replacements are hard to find. Also they do not fit on every Gibson tailpiece stud, some of which have too narrow for the thicker casting of the TP6.

Esmiralha · Sep 2, 2008

Really? Wow, I always dreamed of a tailpiece that would suck my... wait, oh, you meant Tone...

Texas Blues · Sep 3, 2008

My first LP, a '78 Pro, came with a TP-6. Guitar weigh's over 9 pounds and loaded with P90's. Did the TP-6 suck tone? Absolutely not. I never liked the looks of the thang and replaced it with the standard LP tailpiece. The difference? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. I found I spent far less time tweeking the dang thang and more time playing. Standard tuners are all I need.

Cheers, TB.

moonweasel · Sep 3, 2008

What is there to spend a whole lot of time "tweaking"? I dont understand. You are either in tune or not regardless of whether you are using fine tuners or regular tuners.

Texas Blues · Sep 4, 2008

Moon as you stated, either you are in tune or not. With the TP-6, when I got the guitar, there was some kind of subliminal brain fart going on that told me that because there were tuners AND fine tuners, one just HAD to fuck with the 'thang because surely...it couldn't be in tune with just the regular tuners alone. I have since reformed and given up snorting laundry detergent and the TP-6 and have no further psychological issues.

Cheers, TB.

Stiggs · Sep 6, 2008

I slapped a first year TP-6 on a 70's Custom, had it on there for probably 20 yrs. Found the orig TP and put it on when I changed strings, the TP-6 does effect the tone...IT SOUNDS BETTER WITH THE TP-6 THAN WITH THE ORIG., to me. YMMV,
OC & Stiggs

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