Who has a guitar with a frequensator tailpiece?

[Bruxist]

Do you like it?

Pros? Cons?

Thanks!

 

[J. Hayes]

I have an '82 Epiphone Wilshire with one and it's very nice for that guitar as it's my pop and jazzy type axe... A couple of years ago I bought an Epiphone '62 Sheraton reissue with the small humbuckers which came with a Frequensator tailpiece but I wanted to make it more of a country guitar so I replaced the original tailpiece with a gold Bigsby Palm Pedal string bender... Here's a couple of shots of the Wilshire....JH in Va.

 

[ac15]

I have one. No pros or cons I can tell. Guitar plays great.

 

[blowtorch]

Never had one, always loved the look of them on a big birdhouse

 

[Andy B]

67 Riviera To me it is part of the Epiphone mystique.

 

[chezdeluxe]

You see a few with the two tailpiece sections swapped over like this.(not my guitar)

I did that on my 1980's Matsumoku built Emperor because the bass strings in my preferred set of strings are not long enough to fit the normal long bass side of the frequensator.

If anything I think the swap improved how the guitar felt. Bass was tighter and trebles were longer overall and had a softer feel for bends.

 

[teleforumnoob]

Have one on my new Broadway. Havnt changed the strings yet but so far no issues.

 

[Jupiter]

Had one on an old Gibby. Never really noticed pluses or minuses from a playing standpoint, but it looked kinda cool.

 

[Paul in Colorado]

I had one on my '66 Epiphone Riviera. I replaced it with a stop tailpice. I noticed no difference in sound, but the tuning was more stable after the switch. I kind of wish I'd left it on since it was original to the guitar, but since it was my main guitar back then, it made sense to do it. And I have no intention to part with it, so I'm not worried about the collector's value.

 

[hal]

I just got the new Epi Riviera. I know Robben Ford took the bigsby off his and added a stop tail. I want to as much sustain as possible, so I might do the same thing.

I have a 63 RI 335 that I can compare it with. Stay tuned.

 

[Freeman Keller]

An epiphone zephyr crossed my bench a while back.

 

[Hounded Dog]

I've got one. It sustains well. I think it makes bends a bit easier.

 

[Y-not]

Do you like it?

Pros? Cons?

Thanks!

I have one on my 95 Riviera, I love it I’m not sure it really offers the hype that some say. I think a stop to tail piece offers little bit less vibration- little bit less feedback, I get a fair amount of hum and feedback because I put in the P 94s in It, I love the way the guitar sounds and looks. Yes! Strokes fan .

 

[loopfinding]

Only cons I can think of is that the D string from your chosen set has to be pretty long, and the old ones seem to crack at the body edge more than other brands’ tailpieces.

 

[jimd]

Only cons I can think of is that the D string from your chosen set has to be pretty long, and the old ones seem to crack at the body edge more than other brands’ tailpieces.

I’m not sure it really does anything, but it looks cool. The string length is an issue. I can barely get the wound part,of the D string on the post for most sets of strings.