Home | Scales | Tuner | Forum


changing bridge???

Instruments and Gear
BodomBeachTerror  
27 Sep 2008 22:40 | Quote
Joined: 27 May 2008
Canada
Lessons: 2
Licks: 1
Karma: 25
I was wondering if it were at all possible put a tremolo bridge onto a string thru body, like without wrecking th guitar or spending loads of moneyz
RA  
27 Sep 2008 23:14 | Quote
Joined: 24 Sep 2008
United States
Karma: 16
depends on your guitar and type of vibrato bridge (not tremolo never use this word for pitch. IT'S FOR VOLUME)
GRX40  
28 Sep 2008 11:18 | Quote
Joined: 20 Mar 2008
United States
Licks: 1
Karma: 2
You could:
A.) Route it out, to make a new bridge fit. You could do it yourself if you feel comfortable with your wood-working skills, or pay someone to do it. (From what I've heard, it costs about $200 USD).

B.) I think that there are trem/vibrato bridges in existence that sit on top of your guitar. I think the brand is Kahler? I'm not sure, try Googling it though.
telecrater  
28 Sep 2008 18:24 | Quote
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
United States
Lessons: 8
Karma: 13
what kind of guitar are you talking about? got some pic's?
BodomBeachTerror  
28 Sep 2008 18:41 | Quote
Joined: 27 May 2008
Canada
Lessons: 2
Licks: 1
Karma: 25
my bridge looks like this one



and id like to have a bridge that i can use a whammy bar on
RA  
28 Sep 2008 21:09 | Quote
Joined: 24 Sep 2008
United States
Karma: 16
ok, now what type of vibrato do you what? a bigsby? That would mean just screwing in a new bridge and the unit itself or a Floyd rose which would require a huge amount of work and unless your a woodworker don't do it yourself. and that is even if they can fit on your guitar (a little pic ain't going to do it) but unless you really like your guitar or it cost a whole lot, the Floyd rose bridge and nut would mean just buying new. these examples are the two extremes, there is a middle ground.
BodomBeachTerror  
28 Sep 2008 23:41 | Quote
Joined: 27 May 2008
Canada
Lessons: 2
Licks: 1
Karma: 25
i have absolutely no knowledge of bridges, i just was to do divebombs =p
baudelaire  
29 Sep 2008 00:22 | Quote
Joined: 16 Aug 2008
Brazil
Karma: 2
well, you could always hit the chord, then yank the head around...

but installing a complicated trem/vibrato/whatever bar is more pain then it's worth.
BodomBeachTerror  
29 Sep 2008 00:25 | Quote
Joined: 27 May 2008
Canada
Lessons: 2
Licks: 1
Karma: 25
k i figured itd be a pain to do it myself or to expensive to pay someone to do it.. once i get a source of income ill probly save up to buy a better guitar


Copyright © 2004-2017 All-Guitar-Chords.com. All rights reserved.