![]() ![]() Non-Gibson models often incorporate screw heads on the bridge posts.Įach saddle insert has a small groove that matches string gauge and shape to keep the string from slipping off the saddle insert. ![]() Some have integrated wheel posts that thread into anchors, but they are less common. To adjust the string height (action), the Tune O Matic bridge sits atop two threaded wheels screwed on to its threaded posts. These bridges are also used on some archtop hollowbody guitars, such as the Gibson ES175D, which use a floating rosewood or ebony base (or foot) with two threaded posts screwed directly into it. Both are mounted to guitars via two threaded posts that may be screwed directly into the guitar's solid body (old style), or into threaded anchors that are pressed into the body. Later ABR-1 bridges also have a saddle retainer wire that holds all the saddle inserts and screws in place. The Tune-o-matic extends this idea to make the distance adjustable for all the strings, within limits.īoth the ABR-1 and Nashville Tune-o-Matic bridges consist of one oblong saddle which holds 6 saddle inserts and their corresponding string length (intonation) adjustment screws. Many guitar designs with fixed bridges have the bridge slanted or stepped so that the distance from the nut to the bridge is larger for thick strings. This refers to the length of string involved in producing a sound, as opposed to the length between the nut and the bridge. Generally the thicker the string, the shorter the effective length. Guitar strings, especially steel strings, are not ideal vibrators. It was gradually accepted as a standard on almost all Gibson electric guitars, replacing the previous wrap-around bridge design, except on the budget series. In 1955, it was used on the Gibson Les Paul Gold Top. It was designed by Ted McCarty ( Gibson Guitar Corporation president) and introduced on the Gibson Super 400 guitar in 1953 and the Les Paul Custom the following year. Tune-o-matic (also abbreviated to TOM) is the name of a fixed or floating bridge design for electric guitars. "Nashville" style Tune-o-matic with "strings through the body" construction (without a stopbar) and screw slots facing away from the neck
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