HSTR
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Hi!
I noticed a post on Instagram about the angle of the strings at the bridge and was wondering what part of the construction effects tone/playability/etc.
Let's say that bridge height is determined by the angle of the neck and body joint, the angle of the strings at the bridge can be adjusted by raising the stop tailpiece or by top wrapping.
Having a flatter angle at the bridge will probably yield a slinkier feel but is it the angle of the strings at the bridge or the angle of the neck and body that influence the tone the most?
Mike Hickey made a comment about The Runt (a favoured guitar of Joe Bonamassa) and a still from Premiere Guitar's rig rundown (excellent show, PLEASE do Craig Ross rig) shows that the bridge is indeed pretty high compared to the picture in the Instagram post.
These are the links:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/asjbr8vs55wpc5q/Screen Shot 2018-12-13 at 13.02.19.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mdmfzxk1w9gg4ml/Screen Shot 2018-12-12 at 22.35.35.png?dl=0
Unfortunately I couldn't get the pictures in the post.
I noticed a post on Instagram about the angle of the strings at the bridge and was wondering what part of the construction effects tone/playability/etc.
Let's say that bridge height is determined by the angle of the neck and body joint, the angle of the strings at the bridge can be adjusted by raising the stop tailpiece or by top wrapping.
Having a flatter angle at the bridge will probably yield a slinkier feel but is it the angle of the strings at the bridge or the angle of the neck and body that influence the tone the most?
Mike Hickey made a comment about The Runt (a favoured guitar of Joe Bonamassa) and a still from Premiere Guitar's rig rundown (excellent show, PLEASE do Craig Ross rig) shows that the bridge is indeed pretty high compared to the picture in the Instagram post.
These are the links:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/asjbr8vs55wpc5q/Screen Shot 2018-12-13 at 13.02.19.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mdmfzxk1w9gg4ml/Screen Shot 2018-12-12 at 22.35.35.png?dl=0
Unfortunately I couldn't get the pictures in the post.
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