DeafDumbBlind Kid
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I want to get one of these stop tailpieces.
Maybe it's heresy but I don't care
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DeafDumbBlind Kid
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Aaaiiieeee. Help me, baby Jesus. Help me, Buddha. Help me, Tom Cruise
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Well, I’ve made my position on the Lightning Guitars tailpiece very clear.
I own eight of them.
Only my 22 Standard 60s didn’t benefit from one because of the neck angle and the bridge height being so low.
Strings didn’t touch the bridge at all, so it kept the factory tailpiece.
I own eight of them.
Only my 22 Standard 60s didn’t benefit from one because of the neck angle and the bridge height being so low.
Strings didn’t touch the bridge at all, so it kept the factory tailpiece.
DeafDumbBlind Kid
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my high E string is either touching at the molecular level or there's room for hydrogen atoms to get between it and the bridge it's that close. The leaning posts thread made me think of these. I saw an ad on Facebook of all places. I thought I knew somebody who had advocated them. Placing an order for one.
DeafDumbBlind Kid
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nickel plated will be my choice. I thought about getting the aged version (I forget what term they used)
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This is my Midtown Custom.
Nashville bridge.
Compare the string angle with the factory tailpiece raised up, or the Lightning tailpiece slammed to the body.
It’s even less.
Yes, I was able to lower the bridge slightly, but that Lightning tailpiece solves every problem a TOM might have.
Nashville bridge.
Compare the string angle with the factory tailpiece raised up, or the Lightning tailpiece slammed to the body.
It’s even less.
Yes, I was able to lower the bridge slightly, but that Lightning tailpiece solves every problem a TOM might have.
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Top-wrapping makes my skin crawl.
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OK, seriously, I’m stuck on the idea of anchoring the strings as low as possible to reduce the bending load on the tailpiece posts.
Top-wrapping magnifies that.
If you’ve never had the wood crush and the posts lean in the top of a Gibson guitar, then it’s not a problem for you.
I have.
And I’ll never do it again.
Top-wrapping magnifies that.
If you’ve never had the wood crush and the posts lean in the top of a Gibson guitar, then it’s not a problem for you.
I have.
And I’ll never do it again.
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I must be crazy. I have an original 50's stop tailpiece and my guitar plays like a dream. Yes, it is screwed down to the top.
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Geometry says it’s a better mousetrap. Have cake (tailpiece screwed way down) and eat it, too (strings not contacting the back of ABR).
Sometimes people make things to solve problems that don’t exist. Sometimes they make things that actually solve problems. This one, IMO, is the latter. Gotta try one.
Sometimes people make things to solve problems that don’t exist. Sometimes they make things that actually solve problems. This one, IMO, is the latter. Gotta try one.
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Elegance.
