Well when you think about it, heavier material will make it more well girthy and heavier and something to keep tuning rock solid. I didn't build the PRS bridge so Paul would have to explain that to you but that's what I know so far
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I agree with you on this point. Hell, I continue to beg John to make me a Tungsten block (are you reading this, John?). I'm just pushing back a little on the "100X better" assertions. The differences are actual so subtle that very few could ever tell the difference (assuming the same set-up for both).
I tell my wife that I am going to have toys. But she gets to decide if my toys have two legs or six strings.I tell my wife that my guitars and smoker grills are like the 69 chevelles of my youth.
Yea, I just go off what Paul says. Even though some of it is a bit of high assumptions, you can see where he is coming from in a scientific or physics perspective. Watch his ted talk about the perfect instrument and he makes a demonstration about nut's and how the material's will sound different, so he dropped a plastic nut, a bone, a bronze and so on. They all had tonal qualities to them and sounded different. But something like a bridge will make your guitar feel better. I had an ESP LTD MH 101 and it had a floyd rose special on it. Worst guitar purchase EVER. The bridge never held tuning and would just keep the strings popping out if you did a little dive bomb or pulled up. Something like that will be worse than a real floyd rose. Tonal quality? maybe not but who am I to know.
I'm pretty sure I'd get the butcher knife if I used that one with my wife
I've had it since last August. It's a great company and I'm so proud to own an SE.Sounds like you got the PRS bug as bad as the rest of us. Kool Aid is yummy. Don't drink too much.
I'm pretty sure I'd get the butcher knife if I used that one with my wife
Actually, it didn’t make the guitar 100 times better or improve the tuning stability. I have 5 SE’s with different bridges. The big things are a new nut, and locking tuners. Beyond that you’ll change the sound, but it’s not a night and day difference. The big question is always do you like the sound? Changing the bridge will change the tone. Keep in mind change does not mean better or worse, it means change. If you like the way a guitar sounds, don’t change it.
Well obviously I should get a new nut for my SE. I already have the SE locking tuners. A new nut would be nice.
I've looked into Bay Tunes in Edgewater. 125 smackaroo's though, not willing to drop that kind of coin when I can get PRS to do it for free (they havent charged me the last two times)
Is he the tech on site for them? The strongest connection I have with Bay Tunes is with Jeff and he's great. The connection I have with PRS is Shawn and I am still waiting for a response from them.
Adding a visual to this thread - This is the SE Cu22 Semi I've offered up for discussion. As mentioned, still not finished - but it keeps getting better with each improvement. My quest with all my guitars is to try to milk every ounce of tone and playability out of it I can. My belief is what you're looking for in tone and playability is most times a few tweaks away from satisfaction rather than just keep buying more guitars and hoping they arrive the way you want it. Although I'm guilty of the latter at times.
