Left handed bridge on a rightie...

andrew · June 12th, 2006, 07:33 PM

So what really would the benefit of doing this be?

It's a Kurt Linhof guitar. About the best looking relic finish I've seen since J. Wilson.

Pete Galati · June 12th, 2006, 07:41 PM

Sort of like Hendrix playing a right handed Strat. It get more bite on the low E, and a mellower sound on the high E. There's something on the Glendale site like this. I think he's got a pine Tele body routed for a lefty bridge.

Pete

Pete Galati · June 12th, 2006, 09:52 PM

If I ever get around to putting together an Esquire, I kind of want to try doing it using a left hand bridge. I haven't looked around to see where I can get a LH bridge though. Maybe Guitar Resource has them though. Someone has to.

andrew · June 12th, 2006, 10:52 PM

It does seem like an intresting concept. I think I might try it on my first partscaster when I get around to doing it. :?

SteveY · June 13th, 2006, 01:19 AM

I tried it once with an old cut up bridge on a Tele that had been routed for a humbucker.

Thought it would de-ice the trebles and make the bass notes snappy.

It didn't!
Just made for a real generic guitar sound with no life to it.

JohnnyAtomic · June 13th, 2006, 05:02 PM

I just finished building one with a lefty bridge, and it does in fact brighten the bass string and mellow the treble strings. I REALLY like it. Makes the bass strings really TWANG!

Johnny

Pete Galati · June 13th, 2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveY

I tried it once with an old cut up bridge on a Tele that had been routed for a humbucker.

Thought it would de-ice the trebles and make the bass notes snappy.

It didn't!
Just made for a real generic guitar sound with no life to it.

Considering the circumstances, it'd be kind of hard to blame the LH bridge.

Honga Man · June 13th, 2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Galati

If I ever get around to putting together an Esquire, I kind of want to try doing it using a left hand bridge. I haven't looked around to see where I can get a LH bridge though. Maybe Guitar Resource has them though. Someone has to.

Angela has them. www.angela.com.

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Originally Posted by angela.com's website

6. Fender left-handed vintage Telecaster "PAT.PEND" with five digit serial number bridge plates, chrome plated steel. These left handed bridge plates the same as the right handed version except for the reversed orientation of the pickup. GENUINE FENDER. EACH $39.

Pete Galati · June 13th, 2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Honga Man

Angela has them. www.angela.com.

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Originally Posted by angela.com's website

6. Fender left-handed vintage Telecaster "PAT.PEND" with five digit serial number bridge plates, chrome plated steel. These left handed bridge plates the same as the right handed version except for the reversed orientation of the pickup. GENUINE FENDER. EACH $39.

A lot of their parts seem to be temporarilly out of stock, but that they have.

Allparts has a couple LH bridges. They're both 6-saddle bridges, which I'm sure a lot of people prefer. It would have been nive if they had a 3-saddle LH bridge though. Maybe they do, and I'm just not seeing it.

http://www.allparts.com/categories.p...reg;%20GUITARS

Guitar Resource doesn't have any that I can find.

Stewmac has a LH Tele bridge w/6-saddles

Pete

andrew · June 13th, 2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyAtomic

I just finished building one with a lefty bridge, and it does in fact brighten the bass string and mellow the treble strings. I REALLY like it. Makes the bass strings really TWANG!

Johnny

I figured this had to be the resule in terms with the bass strings. Sounds like something I would like. 8)

SteveY · June 13th, 2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete Galati

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveY

I tried it once with an old cut up bridge on a Tele that had been routed for a humbucker.

Thought it would de-ice the trebles and make the bass notes snappy.

It didn't!
Just made for a real generic guitar sound with no life to it.

Considering the circumstances, it'd be kind of hard to blame the LH bridge.

Nevertheless, it sounded like a Tele again when I flipped the plate back.

Phil Jacoby · June 14th, 2006, 08:36 AM

I have lefty bridges on both my Teles with Bardens and I have noticed a difference - in fact I greatly prefer it.

June 12th, 2006, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
andrew Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valley Ranch, TX Posts: 799 5 Photos	Left handed bridge on a rightie... So what really would the benefit of doing this be? It's a Kurt Linhof guitar. About the best looking relic finish I've seen since J. Wilson.

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JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,336	I just finished building one with a lefty bridge, and it does in fact brighten the bass string and mellow the treble strings. I REALLY like it. Makes the bass strings really TWANG! Johnny __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

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Phil Jacoby Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 291	I have lefty bridges on both my Teles with Bardens and I have noticed a difference - in fact I greatly prefer it. __________________ How 'bout dem O's, hon?

June 12th, 2006, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	Sort of like Hendrix playing a right handed Strat. It get more bite on the low E, and a mellower sound on the high E. There's something on the Glendale site like this. I think he's got a pine Tele body routed for a lefty bridge. Pete

June 12th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pete Galati R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,104 2 Photos	If I ever get around to putting together an Esquire, I kind of want to try doing it using a left hand bridge. I haven't looked around to see where I can get a LH bridge though. Maybe Guitar Resource has them though. Someone has to.

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andrew Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valley Ranch, TX Posts: 799 5 Photos	It does seem like an intresting concept. I think I might try it on my first partscaster when I get around to doing it. :?

June 13th, 2006, 01:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
SteveY Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Age: 58 Posts: 1,422	I tried it once with an old cut up bridge on a Tele that had been routed for a humbucker. Thought it would de-ice the trebles and make the bass notes snappy. It didn't! Just made for a real generic guitar sound with no life to it.