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Many already know this, but it’s an often overlooked factor, the metal the bridge is made of can directly impact the sound emanating from the pickups,
As a “rule of thumb” Single coils tend toward a more Traditional Tele sound when installed in a ferrous bridge, and are a bit brighter, clearer, or articulate when used with a non ferrous bridge. And note too, not all alloys of Stainless are non-ferrous. Most DO impact the Magnetic field to some degree. If I recall Bill Lawrence mentioned there is only one SS alloy that is “invisible” to the magnetic field.
With the Bardens or about any Humbucker type (dual coil side by side) pickup, they tend to do far better in a non ferrous bridge. The opposing magnetic fields are “confused” by ferrous bridges which tends to muddy the quality of such superb pickups.
Also note, the absence of a bridge, equals a non ferrous environment for the pickup.
However, to further complicate the matter, many non ferrous metals can influence the magnetic field too. So ya slap a bridge on there and takes yer chances…
As I mentioned in another thread… everything you do, changes something.
Ron Kirn
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