ColinMc Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 This may be a stupid question... but i was wondering if anyone knew if the tailpeices used on archtop guitars were restricted to them alone... and if i could use one on a flat topped solid body electric guitar i am building in conjunction with a standard gibson style tune-o-matic bridge. i think it'd give it a unique look if it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 (edited) If you are talking about the Accusonics, SonicMasters or any of the other butt-of-guitar mounted tailpieces, I think they would be great string anchors since you have given up any trem-piece. The extra string length would limit your scale length if string availability is an issue. A roller bridge might also be nice because tuning would put a more dynamic requirement on the behind-the-bridge length of string. Epiphone used them on a few, Casino and maybe Riviera but they were, as you said, archtops. I don't know how the bridge is gonna like it the way you want to apply one. Edited June 6, 2005 by thedoctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooten2 Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Check this out: http://www.kbguitars.com/gallery/view.php?gid=15&phid=5 http://www.kbguitars.com/gallery/view.php?gid=15 Not exactly a TOM, but the top looks pretty flat. I think it looks awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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