Shenaniganizer
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I seem to be seeing that quite often.
Does it have to do with tone, or is it a matter of appearance?
Does it have to do with tone, or is it a matter of appearance?
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I seem to be seeing that quite often.
Does it have to do with tone, or is it a matter of appearance?
No, no, I meant specifically with the stop-tail part.
I know a ton of seven players love their TOM-equipped guitars that happen to be string-thru. But, it seems that not very many are fans of the stop-tail.
Ah. I thought there might've been some concern with string contact, considering the fact that the strings make more direct contact with the body in a string-thru setup than with a stop-tail.
Though, to be honest, I don't buy into that too much anyway.
I'm thinking of either going with a TOM, TOM/stoptail, or FR for my seven string build I'll be starting on (eventually). TOM or TOM/stoptail would definitely be cheaper, and a hell of a lot easier than routing for a Floyd, so I'm thinking I'll do one of those. I just wanted to see if there was a tonal issue.
I love the Floyd on my Jackson. I've never tried a Kahler, but I don't like the way they look, and I've never heard a good thing about them. But, to be fair, I never really heard much about them in the first place.
I hear that TOMs/TOM&stoptails/hardtails sound heavier than Floyds, though. I want this build to be as versatile as possible. I'd love to route for a Floyd, but I have no idea where I could get a template, and I'm petrified of screwing it up.
I'm thinking it'll either be TOM or TOM/stop-tail. MAYBE a hard-tail, because they're cheap.
EDIT: Sorry, I just re-read this post, and it sounds like a mess of rambling. It's 5 AM here and I've yet to sleep. Sleep deprivation FTL.
Good point.the string through would have more "perceived tension" over the stoptail piece because of the break angle coming out of the body