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Post by LTB on Feb 22, 2020 17:53:27 GMT -5
So tell me why people prefer a Gibson ABR-1 bridge over a Nashville that has longer intonation adjustments?
I am totally serious. If one is superior over the other, please give me your reasons
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 22, 2020 19:17:11 GMT -5
I can answer that with one word: nostalgia.
The ABR-1 was invented by Ted McCarty and his team in the 1950s. So it's Just Gotta Be Better, you know?
The "harmonica" bridge has even more intonation swing than the Nashville. The purist snobs *hate* that one.
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Post by LTB on Feb 22, 2020 19:34:18 GMT -5
I can answer that with one word: nostalgia. The ABR-1 was invented by Ted McCarty and his team in the 1950s. So it's Just Gotta Be Better, you know? The "harmonica" bridge has even more intonation swing than the Nashville. The purist snobs *hate* that one. Thanks Peegoo, I was thinking that but not sure. I remember when the Nashville came out and I got one so as to be able to more precisely intonate my guitar. Good tuning is more important to me than be absolutely period correct 😉 I am not a purist but the harmonica bridge is beyond ugly |
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 23, 2020 9:07:01 GMT -5
"the harmonica bridge is beyond ugly."
Yeah, I agree. It's a great example of bad engineering that results from overthinking something. The hallmark of good engineering is to remove everything that's not necessary and have the part function correctly and reliably.
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Post by jazzmastertele2020 on Feb 23, 2020 16:51:52 GMT -5
I think sometimes it’s for the look. Others claim to hear a sound difference. The bridge posts screw directly into the guitar’s top, rather than into a metal bushing; many seem to prefer that.
My Custom Shop Les Pauls have the ABR-1. I guess they look nice but the retaining wire and relatively limited travel for saddle intonation are functionally inferior to the Nashville bridge on my Gibson USA models.
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Post by LTB on Feb 26, 2020 2:08:51 GMT -5
"the harmonica bridge is beyond ugly." Yeah, I agree. It's a great example of bad engineering that results from overthinking something. The hallmark of good engineering is to remove everything that's not necessary and have the part function correctly and reliably. To me that would be the Nashville Bridge |
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