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Double Bass Bridge for EUB

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gypsydjango

Jul 9, 2009
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#1
Would different species of wood make a notable difference to the sound on a solid EUB using a pickup/transducer mounted on the bridge? (Playing acoustic guitar/banjo different bridges made of different woods do make a different sound). Same for a solid EUB?
 
#2
mikejdexter said:
Would different species of wood make a notable difference to the sound on a solid EUB using a pickup/transducer mounted on the bridge? (Playing acoustic guitar/banjo different bridges made of different woods do make a different sound). Same for a solid EUB?
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Yes, absolutely.
Not only the species, but the shape, height, choice of transducer, the way it's mounted, etc...
 
#3
Many thanks eub_player for your reply. Have you tried different bridges on an EUB? If so what were you happy with?

Any other TB members experimented with bridges on a solid EUB?

Just as a point of interest: On some makes of guitar they have metal bridges--which I would have thought was a 'no-no for overall sound.
 
#5
I would say that the shape of the bridge generally has a larger influence than the material as long as the choice of material is not too extreme (i.e. maple vs. ebony).
Too hard (ebony) is not good, so better concentrate on the shape than on exotic bridge materials.

For guitar and banjo bridges, you probably cannot vary the shape very much, I think, so choosing different material makes sense here.

You might get better advice from the professional bass builders, that might show up here soon ...
 

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