Bridge is the part of the guitar that is located at the end of the body of the guitar that functions as a place to connect the string. The guitar bridge has two types, namely Vibrato Bridge and Non-Vibrato Bridge.
Non-Vibrato bridge (Fixed Bridge).
this type of bridge is a constant position and is often used in several guitar brands such as Gibson and PRS. The advantages of this type of bridge are the most stable when compared to other types, the purpose of stable here is that when the bridge connects strings or strings to the guitar, the strings of the guitar will not easily drop. In addition, the price is also the cheapest, because you can say the simplest.
As for the weakness of this bridge the tremolo arm cannot be installed. So it's not suitable for those of you who often play Rock songs with high pitch techniques. but that doesn't mean you can't play high notes. You can still play high notes by using other techniques such as bending with the help of the effect pedal.
Vibrato Bridge.
Vibrato bridges have additional parts, the tremolo arm. This part can be pressed or pulled which allows a guitarist to change the tension of the string and produce certain sound effects on the pitch. Vibrato bridges consist of a bridge plate that is mounted on the body and works with a spring behind the body. Vibrato bridge has two types, namely down tremolo and up-down tremolo.
1. Down tremolo bridge
A bridge like this can change position (not constant like Fixed Bridge) but only drops, so when using techniques with Tremolo arm it can drop the tone temporally. The advantages of this bridge besides being able to reduce the tone, in our opinion are also fairly stable in connecting strings, and the price is also quite affordable. The disadvantage of down bridge tremolo is that it is still less flexible to play Tremolo arm, especially if you are a fan of several world guitarists such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen, and others who often use high pitch techniques over 3 octaves.
2. Up-down tremolo bridge
This bridge has another designation, the Float Bridge, which not only can drop the tones like down bridge tremolo, but is more flexible because it can drop and also increase the tone temporally. So that the bridge like this can go up and down with the Tremolo arm controller.
The advantage of the tremolo bridge up-down is that besides being able to increase and decrease the tone, it can be used for guitar tuning, which can be more flexible in exploring the Whammy bar technique. The disadvantage of this bridge is that the guitar tuning is easily changed so that an additional device is needed called a locking nut (nut that can be locked). If you use the Whammy bar technique too often, especially raising the tone, the risk of string breaking will also be greater, besides the most classic problem is the expensive price.
These are the three types of bridges that are most commonly used by guitarists. All have their own characters and specifications. Weaknesses and strengths always exist, so everything goes back to the needs of the players.
Muhammad Ardy
Non-Vibrato bridge (Fixed Bridge).
this type of bridge is a constant position and is often used in several guitar brands such as Gibson and PRS. The advantages of this type of bridge are the most stable when compared to other types, the purpose of stable here is that when the bridge connects strings or strings to the guitar, the strings of the guitar will not easily drop. In addition, the price is also the cheapest, because you can say the simplest.
As for the weakness of this bridge the tremolo arm cannot be installed. So it's not suitable for those of you who often play Rock songs with high pitch techniques. but that doesn't mean you can't play high notes. You can still play high notes by using other techniques such as bending with the help of the effect pedal.
Vibrato Bridge.
Vibrato bridges have additional parts, the tremolo arm. This part can be pressed or pulled which allows a guitarist to change the tension of the string and produce certain sound effects on the pitch. Vibrato bridges consist of a bridge plate that is mounted on the body and works with a spring behind the body. Vibrato bridge has two types, namely down tremolo and up-down tremolo.
1. Down tremolo bridge
A bridge like this can change position (not constant like Fixed Bridge) but only drops, so when using techniques with Tremolo arm it can drop the tone temporally. The advantages of this bridge besides being able to reduce the tone, in our opinion are also fairly stable in connecting strings, and the price is also quite affordable. The disadvantage of down bridge tremolo is that it is still less flexible to play Tremolo arm, especially if you are a fan of several world guitarists such as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen, and others who often use high pitch techniques over 3 octaves.
2. Up-down tremolo bridge
This bridge has another designation, the Float Bridge, which not only can drop the tones like down bridge tremolo, but is more flexible because it can drop and also increase the tone temporally. So that the bridge like this can go up and down with the Tremolo arm controller.
The advantage of the tremolo bridge up-down is that besides being able to increase and decrease the tone, it can be used for guitar tuning, which can be more flexible in exploring the Whammy bar technique. The disadvantage of this bridge is that the guitar tuning is easily changed so that an additional device is needed called a locking nut (nut that can be locked). If you use the Whammy bar technique too often, especially raising the tone, the risk of string breaking will also be greater, besides the most classic problem is the expensive price.
These are the three types of bridges that are most commonly used by guitarists. All have their own characters and specifications. Weaknesses and strengths always exist, so everything goes back to the needs of the players.
Muhammad Ardy
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