Just discovering some of these online and wondering if there is an actual advantage to them other than custom placement?
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any advantage to single string bridges?
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They apparently have less string-to-string vibration but I can't comment on that. It makes sense in my mind at the moment though.
- Aug 5, 2005
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They have a serious advantage in the case of fanned instruments.
The string:bridge ratio is much higher, so if you are a fan of high-mass bridges, they help.
They're generally cheaper for ERB's than the 7+ string solid bridges.
I've never found a noticeable difference in the string-to-string vibration, because the entire bass is vibrating and you usually shove the bridges up next to each other anyway.
The string:bridge ratio is much higher, so if you are a fan of high-mass bridges, they help.
They're generally cheaper for ERB's than the 7+ string solid bridges.
I've never found a noticeable difference in the string-to-string vibration, because the entire bass is vibrating and you usually shove the bridges up next to each other anyway.
I wondered the same until I noticed that the single-string bridges on my Ibanez BTB were not exactly parrallel or even. This allows the string to be straight all the way though the bridge to the ball. I don't know for sure, but I have to assume that there are advantages to this. And you don't have to worry about running out of adjustment on the low strings because the whole bridge for those strings is set further back. Also the ball is set into the body of the bass, so it's kind of a half through-body string design.
