bridges

[lord_lennon]

whats the difference in bridges.
...i know its vague, but if you could help me out on that too that would be great...like what kinds are there. whether a whammy on a certain one would be reliable...so on

[seibel88]

Hard-tail bridge - just a plain bridge, no special features, holds a string in tune for longer periods of time than a tremolo or a Floyd Rose.
Tremolo style bridge - has a whammy bar for lowering the pitch of the note.
Floyd Rose style bridge - similar to a tremolo, but I think you can also raise the pitch of the note.

[lord_lennon]

can i find a picture of these anywhere, or can you refer some guitars that have these

[Mr. Badguy]

So, does a hard-tail bridge have any attachment whatsoever for a whammy bar? If not, I'm guessing that bridges like that are mainly found on acoustics? But then again, I'm not really sure how often whammy bars are used today. :confused:

[seibel88]

This is the style of hardtail bridge traditionally found on Gibson and Epiphone guitars

Gibson/Epiphone Hardtail (http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/images/30U/30U-11483_bridge-tailpiece.jpg)

This is the type of hardtail traditionally found on Fender guitars, mainly the Telecaster:

Fender Hardtail (http://www.blueshawk.info/images/Nashville/bridge_top.jpg)

This is a tremolo style bridge, the most common type of guitar with a tremolo bridge is the Fender Stratocaster:

Fender Tremolo (http://www.ceejbot.com/Music/StratRebuild/040730.pickups_bridge_start.t.jpg)

This is a Floyd Rose style bridge, although I'm not familiar with these, I believe they are found on guitars like Ibanez and Jackson:

Floyd Rose (http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/images/floydrose.jpg)

So, does a hard-tail bridge have any attachment whatsoever for a whammy bar? If not, I'm guessing that bridges like that are mainly found on acoustics? But then again, I'm not really sure how often whammy bars are used today. :confused:

No, a hardtail does not have an attachment for a whammy bar.

[Akeh]

A lot of electric players use hard tail bridges, for the tuning stability and sustain.

[lord_lennon]

whats he down side to the floyd rose.
and the tremolo looks pretty flimsy for a whammy, is there some assurance you can get for it...in othe words how can you tell its not gonna snap off your guitar

[WindowLedge]

Fender bridges won't break unless it's a cheap copy

Floyd Roses can be a Bitch (that's right, a capital B) to set up if you don't know how

[Slight Return]

Yeah, actually, the vintage Fender tremolos are really good. My guitar's been going out of tune like hell lately, but that's because I've had a set of strings on for about two months. The vintage Fender tremolos are skyrocketing in price though; I lucked out and got mine for $90. If you get that and some AUTHENTIC Floyd Rose tremolo springs, you should be golden.

[seibel88]

whats he down side to the floyd rose.
and the tremolo looks pretty flimsy for a whammy, is there some assurance you can get for it...in othe words how can you tell its not gonna snap off your guitar

It won't snap off, they are strong, the tremolo system actually goes all the way through the back of the guitar and is actually more robust than you may think.

[~The Wise One~]

it is made out of 1/4 inch-steel. it won't break.

[this is my backup account]

There are springs in the back of the guitar to pull back on a tremolo, so it's not really pulling on the guitar anywhere when you use it.

[seibel88]

This is what a cross section of a tremolo looks like (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/seibel88/Untitled.jpg)

[that one guitar guy]

floyd rose's are a double locking tremelo system, your guitar wont go out of tune, you can bend the string up and down to tremendous extremes while staying in perfect tune, you can fine tune your strings from the bridge and they have a locking nut, so dont use the tuning pegs, to string one properly you cut off the ball of the string and use the locking device in the bridge to clamp the string in... you cant go wrong with a rose. and they do have attachments for hardtail bridges to act as a whammy, look on musiciansfriend... i acnt remember what theyre caled, but ive seen them b4, they clamp onto the tailpice