I just dont understand how a 2TEK bridge works..

[exmaxima1]

Wouldn't that bridge kill/absorb the vibration, seeing as it is anchored by a single screw at the end of an approximately 2.00 inch long lever arm? You don't make something rigid or stable by mounting it a (relatively) long distance away from where it is anchored. And to top it off, the lever arms are all attached to the same plate, by a single screw. That makes no sense at all to me. I would think at the very least you would run into tuning/temperature issues with all that cantilevered distance.

Call me skeptical.

The original 2TEK bass bridge had twice as many screws, and the fingers were milled more like tuning forks. Each string had a different cutout. They were engineered to isolate string vibration via resonance control. They said something about piano technology, blah blah. I was exhibiting at NAMM with my Alumabass speakers at the time, and when I tried it I liked it (still do).

I'm not sure how the 2nd generation works as the "fingers" are now all the same, but that's what I have on both my 2TEK Cruisebasses. I think those "lightening" holes, in conjunction with the rearmost mounting plate, form the resonance isolation. Works great.

 

[mongo2]

I had two of the original 2Teks, a 4 string and a 5 string when they first came out. I found they both improved the tone of the respective bases to which they were mounted but they are too heavy for me to play regularly. I eventually sold the 5 string bridge and filled the hole of the body and replaced the original bridge. My son still uses that one.

I still have the P bass with the 2tek but it's still too heavy for me to play regularly, shame since it sounds clearer, fuller, and less constrained than it did with the regular bridge. It'd be nice to have that available in the kit when I want it. Maybe I'll mount in on the EUB stand and play it upright.

I wonder if they made one from aluminum it might solve the weight issue.

 

[lalo_garcia-maynez]

I have had 2tek installed in many of my basses; they make a difference ...
A big positive difference to my ear!
The slap sounds improves immediately and the sound is cleaner and rings like a bell ...
It's an expensive modification but I know it works for me... The secret is not on the front but on the back where the metal plate resonates along with the body of the bass...
I love them!!!