GuitarMaestro Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Hi! I like Tonepros Tune-o-matic bridges very much and would like to use one for my next 7-string project. Unfortunately I cannot find a supplier who sells a 7-string version. I am not sure if there is one at all, but I cannot imagine that a well known company like Tonepros does not sell a 7-string version of their popular bridge. Can you recommend a store selling them? Thanks in advance, Marcel Knapp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 i know there's a immitation model, so there probably is a real one, just hunt a bit harder on google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 I dont think tone pros makes the 7 string version. All parts sells the Gotoh 7 string T O M. It's easy to make a standard T.O.M into locking, you drill and tap a hole on each end and put a set screw in the bridge to lock it to the stud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Thanks for your anwers. One question: Are there TOM bridged which are flat enough for using them without a neck angle? If not I'll simply recess the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 toms are all high enough to need recessing or a neck angle but these don't need an angle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Thanks for the hint Wes. Definately a nice looking bridge. I really want to use a TOM for this guitar, because it is the only non-tremolo bridge I really like. I plan the 7-string guitar for riffing and palm muted stuff and runs(A sound going in the direction of the new Dream Theater Album). Therefore I dont want a Tremolo which always takes away a little "meat" from the sound and isn't as comfortable for palm muted stuff. The fixed bridges like this Carvin bridge will all feel the same as a usual Trem. If I dont have the feel of the TOM, then I'll rather go with a real Floyd. Is there another bridge I dont know about which feels like a TOM and does not need a neck angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 26, 2003 Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 not that i know of....this is how i recessed my t.o.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Thank you very much for the cool pictures Wes. That guitar looks really cool! And the recess looks very elegant too. I'll do something similar but without a endpiece. I want to the strings to go through the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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