Bridge Cover

Titan Rain · March 28th, 2006, 04:49 PM

I recently recieved a 75 tele from my uncle and it has the original Bridge Cover on it. I know that these were discontinued ( I'm not sure when) but I only half undersrand why. I'm geussing that picking down at the bridge gives the guitar a more twangy sound that is sought after for teles, but is there anything else players have against them? (I think they make the teles look awesome.

The String King · March 28th, 2006, 04:53 PM

I think it made them hard to palm mute, and they were a little to big. They usually were used as ashtrays, thus why they call them "Ashtray bridge covers"

neocaster · March 28th, 2006, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The String King

I think it made them hard to palm mute, and they were a little to big. They usually were used as ashtrays, thus why they call them "Ashtray bridge covers"

+1 for the palm mute. I love metal, just not pointy-headed metal guitars.

blue metalflake · March 28th, 2006, 05:13 PM

They just get in the way generally, and stop muting or pickin near the bridge.

As an alternative use, they can be propped up on their end, and used as a dressing room mirror.

Brian blaut · March 28th, 2006, 05:46 PM

They're not discontinued. You can still buy em. But most people don't use them. Occasionally you see someone on TV or in a magazin playing with one on. Lots of times you see them in tele beauty shots for books, magazines and stuff.

Bones · March 28th, 2006, 07:06 PM

I use one on my Esquire sometimes and also on my Albert Collins, I feel it adds something by altering the geometry of your attack.

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145Guy · March 28th, 2006, 07:59 PM

I recently finished my first Tele and have always loved the look of the ashtray bridge cover. I found one on ebay and when I put it on I realized the shortcomings as far as the basic elimination of palm muting. BUT I love the feel as opposed to dragging your palm accross relatively sharp set screws. The worst thing I found was with my wee mits I wasn't able to do any volume control effects, 'cause I couldn't reach the strings and the volume control together. My fix was to re-wire the control plate and mount it in reverse. It moves the vol. knob much closer to the pick guard thus eliminating one problem. Next was the 3-way switch (in my case 4-way) that now is "way low" on the body. I looked through a bunch of old parts and found an old TV knob that was about 1 1/2" tall and replaced the tophat with it. Now I can have my ashtray and enjoy it too...

March 28th, 2006, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Titan Rain NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chambersburg, PA Posts: 2	Bridge Cover I recently recieved a 75 tele from my uncle and it has the original Bridge Cover on it. I know that these were discontinued ( I'm not sure when) but I only half undersrand why. I'm geussing that picking down at the bridge gives the guitar a more twangy sound that is sought after for teles, but is there anything else players have against them? (I think they make the teles look awesome. __________________ "Life is Ephemeral. Don't waste it looking up big words."

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The String King Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Sussex, U.K. Age: 16 Posts: 1,064 22 Photos	Well I think it made them hard to palm mute, and they were a little to big. They usually were used as ashtrays, thus why they call them "Ashtray bridge covers" __________________ I twang therefore I am

March 28th, 2006, 07:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
145Guy Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Way Upstate NY Posts: 122	ashtray I recently finished my first Tele and have always loved the look of the ashtray bridge cover. I found one on ebay and when I put it on I realized the shortcomings as far as the basic elimination of palm muting. BUT I love the feel as opposed to dragging your palm accross relatively sharp set screws. The worst thing I found was with my wee mits I wasn't able to do any volume control effects, 'cause I couldn't reach the strings and the volume control together. My fix was to re-wire the control plate and mount it in reverse. It moves the vol. knob much closer to the pick guard thus eliminating one problem. Next was the 3-way switch (in my case 4-way) that now is "way low" on the body. I looked through a bunch of old parts and found an old TV knob that was about 1 1/2" tall and replaced the tophat with it. Now I can have my ashtray and enjoy it too...

March 28th, 2006, 05:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
blue metalflake Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ireland Age: 55 Posts: 2,343 10 Photos	They just get in the way generally, and stop muting or pickin near the bridge. As an alternative use, they can be propped up on their end, and used as a dressing room mirror.

March 28th, 2006, 05:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brian blaut Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,425	They're not discontinued. You can still buy em. But most people don't use them. Occasionally you see someone on TV or in a magazin playing with one on. Lots of times you see them in tele beauty shots for books, magazines and stuff.

March 28th, 2006, 07:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bones Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,921 1 Photos	I use one on my Esquire sometimes and also on my Albert Collins, I feel it adds something by altering the geometry of your attack.