Marshall Paul Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just a quick one fellas. I know this may sound dumb comming from someone who's been playing for over 45 years but.... Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the Nashville bridge and the ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge? Are the stop bar's different too? Got me scratching the nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 . The Nashville is wider (front to back), providing more room to move the saddles for intonation. Also, the Nashville saddle screws sit below the top edge of the bridge, while the ABR-1 saddle screws are right at the top edge which for some who like a low stop is a problem, so they flip the bridge so the screws face the neck. Originally the ABR-1 has a spring to hold the saddle screws in (look closely below) which hook into the side of the bridge and go over the screws - the Nashville never used springs. You can use whatever stop you like. ABR-1 on left, Nashville on right - ABR-1 Nashville . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Great photo above. It could also be used to show the difference between Nickel and Chrome plating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Gotcha, thanks mate. What's better, chrome or nickel/chrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If I got this correct, the ABR-1 didn't get the spring until around '61 or '62? Or was it '64? Anyway, the first ones for some years did not have the spring, or retaining wire (the more correct term?). The Nashville bridge, when did that come along? I can't remember. I want to say '72. But I am drawing a blank on that. So...point is, the ABR-1 is more of a "vintage" style bridge, and the Nashville is a slightly improved bridge from that. And of corse, one of the most important differences between them, is the way they fasten to the guitar. The ABR post screw directly into the wood, while the Nashville uses bushings pressed into the guitar, and the post go into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Shows you how much attention I've been paying over all this time eh! (lol). I also noted from the photo's that the intonation screw on the ABR-1 is dead centre, where as the Nashville's screw is slight off centre. Anyone know why this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Shows you how much attention I've been paying over all this time eh! (lol). I also noted from the photo's that the intonation screw on the ABR-1 is dead centre, where as the Nashville's screw is slight off centre. Anyone know why this is? The screws are all centered, that pic is at an angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 The screws are all centered, that pic is at an angle. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 i don't have anything useful to add, i just wanted to give you props for a cool thread title. nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Paul Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Love that avtar! You ever leave, I want dibs on it! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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