newk0001 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hey everyone, I just wanted a little bit of insight on how high up off the body of the guitar my stop tail piece should be. I've heard/read several different things online about how you get more sustain supposedly if it is close to the body and less sustain the higher it is. I haven't really noticed but "they" also said that the guitar is easier to play when the stop tail piece is further away from the body. Is this bull**** or is there any difference at all as far as the height of this thing? Thanks for your time and I look forward to reading any information that you folks are kind enough to pass along to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselGenny Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Hey everyone, I just wanted a little bit of insight on how high up off the body of the guitar my stop tail piece should be. I've heard/read several different things online about how you get more sustain supposedly if it is close to the body and less sustain the higher it is. I haven't really noticed but "they" also said that the guitar is easier to play when the stop tail piece is further away from the body. Is this bull**** or is there any difference at all as far as the height of this thing? Thanks for your time and I look forward to reading any information that you folks are kind enough to pass along to me. I've gone completely off the wall and, because I liked it on my LP, screwed the stop-tail right down and "top-wrapped" the strings. Scandalous admission I know, but it works OK for me. You can just see this in the pic below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 The stopbar sets string tension on the bridge saddles. If the stopbar is not far enough down, the strings can slip off of the saddles, but you do not want to have the stopbar down so low that the strings touch the back side of the bridge. They should only touch the saddles. Personally, I found that swapping out the stock stopbar for a Gibson TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece gives me more sustain from my SG and gives the added benefit of being able to fine-tune each string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newk0001 Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 I've gone completely off the wall and, because I liked it on my LP, screwed the stop-tail right down and "top-wrapped" the strings. Scandalous admission I know, but it works OK for me. You can just see this in the pic below: Â Â Thank you gentlemen. I'm always amazed at just how simple these things turn out to be after I get a direct answer from someone who knows what they're talking about. I made the adjustment and it plays great now. Anyways, thanks again for the info guys and happy playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I found that swapping out the stock stopbar for a Gibson TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece gives me more sustain from my SG and gives the added benefit of being able to fine-tune each string. I put a TP-6 on a Flying-V and noticed increased sustain. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm intrigued by the TP-6. Will they fit on the existing studs from the original tail piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 It should. It's just a replacement for the stock tailpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Cool. I think that I was confused because new studs come with the TP-6. Hmmm. Now what guitar do I want to put one on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I like the TP-6 on all my Gibson's. It really made my SG and my 335 come to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowdaddy Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Does this piece replace the existing piece without drilling and changing anything? Would you be able to put the old one back on at re-sale? tp6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Yes. It works on the existing Gibson posts and the stock tailpiece can be put back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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