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I started GuitarAttack.com in 1998 as a creative outlet for my then-new
interest in guitar building. Over the years, I have really enjoyed the
interaction between you out there, and I have made a number of great friends
through the site.
However, there are those out there who just don't get it, and make life
incredibly difficult. Check out this email trail, and you'll just shake
your head.
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You know those wrap around bridges you use are the worst design that could
possibly be thought up.Both for sustain and tone . Think about it.
The strings force should be directed down but those bridges want to lift
it and put way too much pressure on the tuners. A Tuneomatic
is bad enough but at least you get some break angle and down force on the
bridge. Those damned things are a joke.
Adams |
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OK...well, we sent this back...
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Adams -- I appreciate your opinions, but we have a lot of guitar experience,
and we believe that we should let the tone -- not the theory -- do the
talking. The wraparound bridges posses a certain quality that make a solid
guitar sound really good, whether the physics support it or not. No
different from folks discussing the L/C/R of a vintage PAF. We also believe
that the tone of a guitar is the combination of many interrelated
factors...the greatest of which is the player.
Thanks
John |
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And we get back...
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You may have a lot of guitar experience but its all for nothing because
you haven't learned anything from it. The only thing the wrap around
bridges are good for is reducing the parts count by one. The bridge of a
guitar is probably the single most important part. It can make an
otherwise mediocre instrument sound decent. Different fingers don't
make different tone. Its in the equipment. Get a clue.
Adams |
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And we replied...
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Adams -- Thanks for your opinion. It is great that you live in American and
can express it. Best of luck.
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And, not to be outdone, he wrote us back:
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What I said wasn't opinion but fact. To prove my point all you have to
do is take one of the guitars that you think sounds good and put a string
through bridge on it. You will find a huge improvement in tone and sustain.
You'll also find an improvement in tuning stability.
Good luck to you as well. Bcool
Adams
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Then we wrote back....
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I think that you are generally incorrect, but I will not question your
intelligence or motives. I believe it is fine for people to have differing
viewpoints, particularly on guitars.
I ask you to read my story on Dan Toler on the Play Guitar page. It pretty
well sums up what I think about tone and tone related issues.
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I'm not going to print his last note....it was not that interesting.
OK folks...what do you think?
First, I run this website and I don't make any money on the effort. It
is truly something I do for fun and to "give something back" to the guitar
community. Second, I don't need someone sending me hate mail about their
opinions. If there is some factual data, I am ready to be objective and
let it soak in.
Finally, if you feel the need to say something dumb and get personal,
start your own web site and don't bother me with it.
Good Luck.
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