les paul jr bridge

[blackjack]

i was just looking at LPjr's when i noticed that they dont have a bridge, just the tailpeice.

what use does the bridge have and how does the LPjr get around not using one?

[Nalo1022]

it does have a bridge its justa a non adjustable one. there are littleraised peices that i guesa are supposed to inotate it correctly...i had the same bridge on ym first guitar, and they arent horrible but unless space or soemthing leik that was an issue i wouldnt use one

[Devon Headen]

It's a wraparound bridge. Personally, I like them because the bridge assembly doesn't take up as much room. Bridge placement needs to be as precise as possible, and it should be angled for proper intonation. PRS uses them.

[Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars]

And if you want it intonatable, use a Badass bridge. Really, that's what it's called

[Scott Rosenberger]

Badass Bridges are too bulky for me. I use these

Adjustable Tailpiece

[john]

what bugs me about those bridges is the fact that if you changed string guages from something light to something heavy(with 4 wound strings) the guitar would not intonate at all because the compensation on that bridge is designed for 3 wound and 3 solid strings.

i`dont think i`ll ever use one, fair enough i only use 10`s(3w & 3s) but thats not the point.

[Maher]

i might use a jnr bridge on my les paul double cutaway im making, whats the pros and cons of usuing it over the tun o matic type bridge?

thanks

lee

[Maher]

anyone?

[GregP]

Probably not getting many answers because you just need to research, read, and most importantly, think it through.

When I was trying to decide, it ended up seeming to me like the wraparound bridge would have been a good option if the intonation were more adjustable. The Wilkinson one linked to above was almost a winner for me, but in the end it seemed more flexible for me to go with TOM and string-through. If you use the Jr-style bridge, it seems to me that you'd have to account for a lot of factors in your design.

Obviously it's a fine choice though... aren't LP Jr's good guitars?

Greg