Why don't players who want a Bigsby or stop TP just buy a freaking git with one ALREADY on it instead of considering destroying the sellability, collectability and value of a git?
Hi chaps,
Thanks for all the input regarding my guitar, it really is appreciated, and interesting to hear all the differing opinions.
Does this make any sense to anyone?
Rob
There are differing opinions about what to do with the guitar, but opinions don't matter to the laws of physics.
A stop tailpiece feels "tighter" than a trapeze. That's a fact. Lessening the breakover angle at the bridge can make a guitar feel not as "tight".
:salude
I think perhaps I have not been clear on how this trapeze feels different to a stoptail.
Ok, I said the guitar felt stiffer. Strumming chords, it doesn't, it feels the same. Bending notes is a different matter. I have been comparing this trapeze tail with a stop tail yesterday. What actually happens is this. To bend a note on the trapeze tail by a whole tone, the string has to be bent further and traverse the fretboard by a greater distance than on the stoptail. I'm not going into the physics of it, because I can't, but I expect this is because the whole string from tuner to tailpiece is being stretched/tensioned to achieve the higher note, and the string on the trapeze tail is considerably longer. Therefore this results in what I meant by a tighter feel, ie I have to push the string further to achieve the same result. By reducing the string gauge by just .5, I have made this easier to achieve.
Does this make any sense to anyone?
Rob