westhemann Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 i just ordered me one of these to put on my beast,which is my current project.some of you may remember it.it is the one with the higly figured crotch mahogany top. i was going to put a fixed bridge speedloader on it,but they keep postponing the release date i hope it is a good bridge,but can someone tell me what is the purpose of unnotched saddles?won't the strings slide off when i bend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 "but can someone tell me what is the purpose of unnotched saddles?" The strings curve around from the back of the bridge, so they may not need a slotted saddle - acoustic guitars don't have slotted saddles because the string is pinned within a half inch of the saddle so they won't move much. That's what I'm figuring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 "but can someone tell me what is the purpose of unnotched saddles?" The strings curve around from the back of the bridge, so they may not need a slotted saddle - acoustic guitars don't have slotted saddles because the string is pinned within a half inch of the saddle so they won't move much. That's what I'm figuring... good point and i did think of that,but i also notice it on some t.o.ms as well... i bought a tone pros t.o.m. for my first vee and it came with unnotched saddles...i had to notch them myself(and i did a piss poor job of it ) i hope i don't have to notch these btw lex you can copy and paste what you want to quote into the reply box,and then you can highlight it and hit the "quote" box at the top and it will quote it better but maybe you prefer it like that or are using the fast reply,in which case never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 (edited) "i hope i don't have to notch these" Just string 'er up without notching and see how it is. Yeah I know about the QUOTE function, I'm just not using it for some reason... Edited October 17, 2004 by Lex Luthier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 "i hope i don't have to notch these" Just string 'er up without notching and see how it is. oh yeah ,i will...i guess i am just worrying unnecessarily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 (edited) Funny how in the photo Stew-Mac uses has almost no clearance with the pickup, stringing the high e must have been a pain. Wes, let us know how you like it. Edited October 17, 2004 by DannoG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Funny how in the photo Stew-Mac uses has almost no clearance with the pickup, stringing the high e must have been a pain. Wes, let us know how you like it. The bridge comes off the posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivin Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 yeah but if you only want to change the E string it would be a bit of pain. I have a guitar with a bridge thats positioned very much like that one in the picture and its frustration when I have to change just a single string. Not that its that much of a deal for me, because i generally change all my strings when I change one, but on the odd occasion I get a dud string in a new set or something it presents a small problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 yeah but if you only want to change the E string it would be a bit of pain. I have a guitar with a bridge thats positioned very much like that one in the picture and its frustration when I have to change just a single string. Not that its that much of a deal for me, because i generally change all my strings when I change one, but on the odd occasion I get a dud string in a new set or something it presents a small problem Never thought of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 i will keep that in mind when positioning the bridge pickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 remove all the strings and the bridge will come off - thread in your new strings and slot the bridge back into place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 remove all the strings and the bridge will come off - thread in your new strings and slot the bridge back into place ummm...yeah...that is what lex said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 that guitar they have that bridge on looks like a 1954 les paul, Hope they put it all back to orginal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 remove all the strings and the bridge will come off - thread in your new strings and slot the bridge back into place ummm...yeah...that is what lex said that serves me right for skipping parts of threads eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 i've used this style of front loading bridge on a couple of lap steels that i've made even though intonation isn't an issue on them. they're a good looking bridge and the string height is just right. i'm wondering if that pup in the picture is actually that close or if the angle the photographer used just makes it look closer than it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 I didn't mean to make a big deal about the string access - just thought they'd choose a photo that only showed the positives. More of an advertising critique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgman2001 Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 yeah but if you only want to change the E string it would be a bit of pain. I have a guitar with a bridge thats positioned very much like that one in the picture and its frustration when I have to change just a single string. Not that its that much of a deal for me, because i generally change all my strings when I change one, but on the odd occasion I get a dud string in a new set or something it presents a small problem It looks like there is enough travel on the E-string saddle that the bridge could be adjusted back and the saddle forward to gain more room between the pickup and bridge. Those bridges are a bit of a pain to change strings on even at the best of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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