Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

  • Tunomatic with stop tail

    Votes: 5 35.7%

  • String through body

    Votes: 9 64.3%
  • Total voters
    14
  • Poll closed .
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Grandor

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Ok there has been a small argument with a friend of mine over this.

What bridge type gives the best sustain?

a) Tunomatic w/ stoptail (ie - Les Paul)

b) String through body

My argument was that the LP has more wood and sustains better because of this.
His argument was that the string resonated inside the body hence giving more sustain.
My counter-argument was that at the bridge saddle the string is set in a way which means that the piece of string in the body is not actually resonating.

Please settle this debacle.
I dont even care if I'm wrong. I just want to know.
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

What kind of String thru??? Also Tune O Matic style or tele/ strat style?
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

The ToM may work better on thick laminated tops, and carved top guitars, because the mounting posts are set deep into the back wood, and not just screwed mainly to the top wood.

I voted string through, on the asumption that this was the strat/tele hard tail system. I think these work best on most guitars, and by using long screws you can still go deep into the back wood on a laminated top. I have used the strat/tele string through on both a one peice body and a laminated top with a 6mm thick maple top over a 38mm mahogony back. Sustain on both are great. I think the strings being anchored right into the wood is a good idea.

We also have the Jackson/Schecter system of using a tune o matic bridge but passing the string though the body in lue of the stop tail peice.
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

That's an impossible question to answer because a string through bridge is usually going to be on a guitar where there are a multitude of other differences. You can't really compare a string through Tele with a Les Paul because the two guitars are so differant. I can tell you this: comparing a wrap around bridge tailpiece with a Tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece, I much, much prefer the tone and sustain of the Tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece.
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

Lewguitar said:
That's an impossible question to answer because a string through bridge is usually going to be on a guitar where there are a multitude of other differences. You can't really compare a string through Tele with a Les Paul because the two guitars are so differant. I can tell you this: comparing a wrap around bridge tailpiece with a Tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece, I much, much prefer the tone and sustain of the Tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece.
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Lew, I'm sure you've had experience with the late 50's early 60's Tele bridges that were drilled in the back wall of the bridge to be the "top loading" bridges. I've only played a few, but I didn't notice any difference in sustain or tone between either one.
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

The Golden Boy said:
Lew, I'm sure you've had experience with the late 50's early 60's Tele bridges that were drilled in the back wall of the bridge to be the "top loading" bridges. I've only played a few, but I didn't notice any difference in sustain or tone between either one.
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I do! :) The string through body version results in a steeper string angle behind the bridge saddles and that presses the strings down more firmly against the saddles. I prefer the tone of the string through bodyTele bridge. Better/deeper tone and better sustain, IMO. Lew
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

The comment my friend made was 'not any of them with a trem system. Just a string thru.
I dont know what that meant...
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

i always thought the string thru was responsible for super-sustain. I see some of the tele G&Ls don't have it! But that maketh the tele! Overall id say ToM is more sustain. My Ibanez LesPaul has one, yet the body is plywood, and neck is bolt on...still sustains for ages!
 
Re: Which bridge resonates/sustains best?

TonePros' AVRII Bridge and Locking TailPiece is the most resonant contraption on the planet with my Les Paul.
 
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