What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

[Jessie Sammler]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

I've been enjoying the TonePros lately. They're really wide from front to back, though, so I have to adjust the tailpiece height to keep the strings from hitting the body of the bridge behind the saddles.

 

[lex666]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

+1 for ABR 1's

+ 100 for TonePros.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

Can't really vote i do not know the diff names for them.

As long as my guitar has a product made by these guys, i am happy :

http://www.graphtech.com/products/b...ickel?id=91154c83-029c-4a9f-a65e-a74d130609d0




Saying that, i also like the idea (do not have one - yet) of the Gretsch style roller bridge :

 

[beaubrummels]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

I have several guitars equipped with Abr bridges. I also have a couple that has Nashville. I have a few that have tone pros also.

The ABR I feel sounds the best, but is not as easy to adjust under string tension. The posts can start to dip towards the neck over time too.

The Nashville bridges work, but on some guitars the strings can actually come in contact with the back of the bridge before they ride over the saddle. Its a common problem on some of the new Les Pauls. This is more a result of the neck angle then it is a bridge design but it can cause strings to break more frequently.

The Tone Pro system is excellent as well. I have this on a Shecter Tempest and it works fine. I like the idea that you can adjust it under tension.

On almost all of my guitars that are equipped wit the above bridges I have replaced the saddles with graphite, so I don't have any issue with strings breaking. I still like the ABR best. It looks and feels more tradtional to me and it sounds great!

^ This for me too, except on a couple of my guitars I put a nylon saddle version of ABR-1 (rather than graphite) for 'vintage' deadening affect. The original ABR-1 screw posts on my Casino got bent out of shape just on a string change. Nylon saddles actually evened out the bass and treble tone/levels on my Casino. Nylon had an interesting retro affect on my SG also, though I've since put the stock Nashville back. (Sounds more AC/DC with the stock Nashville) I've tried wraptail with Nashville and the most notable affect I can state is it seemed to stay in tune better, and string bends felt slightly easier to me. YMMV

 

[loversmoon]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

Tone Pro's hands down.

 

[Wattage]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

I kind of prefer the ABR-1 style but I have nothing against a Nashville bridge. I like the slimmer footprint and closed bottom of the ABR. The TP Nashville has a closed bottom which is nice.

I like Gotoh/TonePros stuff but the Faber bridges are pretty nice too. In fact I keep thinking of getting the ABR that fits on Nashville posts from Faber for my LP.

On my old Special the ABR posts bent pretty far forward and the ABR flattened out as they are prone to do. I replaced that setup with a Nashville setup, the guitar was brighter and had more jangle, the difference was pretty significant. Luckily it worked for the guitar.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

I haven't really noticed any difference in tone, but i like the greater intonation adjustability of the Nashville. Plus I hate the wire retainer of the ABR.

Tonepros are great, but way too overpriced.

 

[XPAULPITT]

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Tonepros on all of my Gibsons and Epis. They are a great company too. I had a time where the inconsistent bushings on the Epis make the posts too tight to go in and they sent me new posts for free. Once I bought a tailpiece that was sold to me as metric and got home to discover it was SAE. The seller wouldn't take it back because it was opened so I emailed Tonepros and they sent me new metric posts for free. I then emailed them to thank them and compliment them on their great products and the president of the company sent me a huge poster of all of their endorsees which he signed with a message thanking me. Awesome company.

 

[GuitarStv]

Re: What is the best Tune-o-Matic style bridge?

TonePros.

I really like the tonepros that I put on my Epi Dot. HUUUUGE difference in sustain, and overall sound between that and the stock bridge.