Favourite Bridge?

stark · Post by **stark** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:01 pm

i voted hardtail, i like the snap and immediacy. actually i don't even have one, mine isn't StringThruBody like the old hardtail Strats and new teles, it's 50s style toploader, but close enoigh.

i do like the hollowbodies with the tailpeices though, i think that length of string behind the bridge does something to the sound.

Polar Bear · Post by **Polar Bear** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:59 pm

Tsuken wrote:How does the "roller bridge" on the Red Special work?

I can't give you a too detailed answer cause I'm not EXACTLY sure. But I know that it works by using a knife edge system with rollers in the bridge that would fall out when he broke, or breaks even, a string.
These might give you a bit of a better idea.
Obviously the strings weren't strung through body, and the bridge itself from what i've read was very good at keeping the guitar in tune.

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Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:24 pm

That is seriously one of the coolest guitars ever. Its shape is unlike anything else, but it's just so cool. Brian's my hero

Mantermite · Post by **Mantermite** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:42 pm

Tsuken wrote:That is seriously one of the coolest guitars ever. Its shape is unlike anything else, but it's just so cool. Brian's my hero

When I was in Chch there was this photographer that my father knew, he was dissappearing overseas for a couple of months I think so he let me look after his guitar gear.

It was the complettete Brian May setup..

Custom guitar, Vox amp and a curly cable...

Did I make some loud noise with that...

Interesting guitar to figure out thats for sure!!!!

Tsuken · Post by **Tsuken** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:49 pm

Ooh ... I'm so envious. grrr

Polar Bear · Post by **Polar Bear** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:07 pm

I f i was an angry man i would have broken something then, thats very very cool. I like the guitar its not to hard to figure out if you know what the controls are for. I've never had it go silent on stage by flicking all the pickups off.

offender · Post by **offender** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:13 pm

Visionless_Guitarist wrote:yea string changing sux on floyds, i change each string 1 by 1, and tune them, then after the next string id make sure all the new strings are in tune, so yea i kinda got it sussed, speed things up a lil, probaly could change the oil in your car quicker TMG.
offender, you have a single locking floyd rose, they are also on the ibanez RG270's, older models now, apparently they dont dive bomb and all that whammy bar stuff as accurate as a double locking, the dude in the shop was probaly just trying to sell me the RG470 tho.

cheers BG for fixing that up, i probaly was doing sumthing cabbage, but i dno, maybe the gremlins have been in.

Yeah it is the same type that you get on RG270 - it is a first generation Floyd Rose style bridge / single locking. It stays in tune pretty well and is pretty fine for whammy action (was using it when jamming drummer on the weekend).

I don't know how to divebomb so can't comment on that!

Mike_Hosking · Post by **Mike_Hosking** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:16 pm

a dive bomb is wen u push the trem arm to the body of the guitar, do not do it with a standard trem, the mean way to detune it, so do it to your frineds guitar when they piss you off, lol, ive done that a few times now.

Mike_Hosking · Post by **Mike_Hosking** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 7:32 pm

ahhh, great to see floyd rose and tune o matics to have the highest bids thingy, i reakon they are easily the best bridges

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