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Old June 13th, 2007, 12:57 AM   #90 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jason R. View Post
Mr. Downs,

You are quite the engineer...that MDF-caster is better crafted than some of the mass-made stuff at GC!

I made my personal "sonic discovery" when I changed out my 6-saddle bridge for a 3-saddle Callaham last year. IMHO, the body wood as less to do with tone than amp, age/guage of strings, how you attack the strings and bridge type.

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Jason
Yes sir,
That is what I needed to prove to myself. Ever tightly hugged an acoustic guitar and killed its tone? I have. Ever tightly hugged a solid body electric and changed its tone? I haven't.

All that sustain came from new strings and the slightest bit of compression in the Line 6 POD.

I can't admit that I did any favors to the audio track with my personal string attack, but I do "whatever it is I do" to all my guitars when I play.

Regarding the bridge, you can prove to yourself how important the "take-off" point is on the bridge by slightly touching that area. Any loading of the string near that point is crucial to the sound.

Thanks for the response Jason.
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