[lpplayer]

Lots of opinions regarding "top wrapping", and many famous players string em up this way. It is said to improve bending ability, and reducing the chance of bending or collapsing the bridge, because of the drastic angle when the strings are brought through the usual way. Some say there is a tonal improvement also but I'm not sure about that.

I have a "Tone Tail" stopbar on my Epi LP...it has grooves in it to accomodate the top wrap, which reduces stress on the ball end of the string....but certainly you can top wrap a standard stopbar. They are available online if you want to take a look