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Post subject: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:54 am
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My new Jazz bass is string-through. Why? What is the sonic benefit over bridge-through?

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Post subject: Re: String-Through
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:02 am
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Really ? I wasn't aware of that ! Nearly a sensation , I would say ! In the rest of the guitar world it is well known that this system gives more sustain and perhaps fuller tone----- so I would guess this is the reason. No more BADASS :lol:

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Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:24 am
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I checked it out here in Fender products - seems like one have a choice between top load and string-through body. Optional. So you will have to tell us about your experience with it :D

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Post subject: Re: String-Through
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:34 am
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Yeah, that's right. My Jazz came with the strings strung through the body. I'm going to live with it until the strings die and I relpace them. Yes, I could go with the strings through the High Mass bridge, or through the body. Sonically I wonder if you can really hear any difference? No, I'm not going to switch back and forth as some kind of experiment. That's just too much damn work. :lol:

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Post subject: Re: String-Through
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:59 am
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Really ? I wasn't aware of that ! Nearly a sensation , I would say ! In the rest of the guitar world it is well known that this system gives more sustain and perhaps fuller tone----- so I would guess this is the reason. No more BADASS :lol:


Fender's new "High Mass Bridge" puts an end to any need for a BADASS. I called Fender's Consumer Relations to get Fender's official stance on the difference. A-Man is spot on with his answer, and is nearly identical to Fender's "A little more sustain and resonance, but the difference is very subtle."

Now we come to the issue of straight string pull. This was a very big deal amongst bass players in the '80's. The idea was that the straighter the string pull the better the tone. In this case you would most definitely go straight through the bridge. In addition the theory of the heavy or 'high mass' bridge also came into play, as this is the very same time that the BADASS became a popular modification.

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 12:18 pm
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I use rotos and I have to buy extra long sets of strings so the wrapped portion (red stranding above the nut) will not be on the fret board or fall into the nut. The rotos need to be an inch longer so I won't have that. Other strings (I don't know which) don't have that for the most part. I wouldn't know which ones.

The string thru is good in that the string makes almost a 90% angle over the bridge saddle like a Tele or a Strat. That allows more sustain (no need for badass bridges). Having string thru the body is not an issue to be worried about though. It is a good thing AND alot of those type bodies have a bridge where you can string thru the bridge also--- however my 01 Jazz does not so I have to string thru the body.

There are tons of debates about this subject but I think most agree it is good. Hey- Fender started doing it again some time ago so what does that tell you? :D


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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:10 pm
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I string my Steve Bailey Through the body just because it came like that. I've had good luck with DR's. Was using the Marcus Miller strings now switched to Bootzillas. I'm digging them.

I always had 2 problems with Rotosounds. One was inconsistency sometimes getting a dead string straight out of the pack. The other was string life. Once I got them on they went dead quicker. I'm a huge fan of that bright new string tone. That kind of mellow broken in sound works for some just not me.

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:58 pm
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string thru bodies deliver better sustain i believe..

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:38 am
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Rev J wrote:
I string my Steve Bailey Through the body just because it came like that. I've had good luck with DR's. Was using the Marcus Miller strings now switched to Bootzillas. I'm digging them.

I always had 2 problems with Rotosounds. One was inconsistency sometimes getting a dead string straight out of the pack. The other was string life. Once I got them on they went dead quicker. I'm a huge fan of that bright new string tone. That kind of mellow broken in sound works for some just not me.

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I had the same problem with Rotosound strings as far as them being dead. That was about 5 or 10 years ago mostly...... Since stores like Sam Ash and GC came into abundence and the availability of other places to purchase them has increased over the years I don't find any sets that are dead anymore. The stock gets renewed quicker now. I think the problem was-- the Rotos I was buying before there became a good supply were hanging on the rack for years. I would take the strings out of the packs and they would have waves in them from being coiled for so long. They looked like worn strings the way they (used /worn strings) have the waves in them. They looked stretched out. Any string that looks that way won't sound like a new string- no matter what instrument they go on. This occurs in wound strings almost exclusively from what I can recall.

I have had conversations in the past and present with at least 4 different independent music store owners and all have said to me that the suppliers and Rotosound have made them difficult to get--- especially extra long sets to fit string thru basses. The stores are in most cases requiered to purchase more sets than they can sell in order to turn a profit. Sam Ash etc can go thru a lot more sets of Rotos in a shorter period of time than the small music stores can-- thus the "hanging on the rack forever" thing for the small guy.

I understand from talking to the guys around here that the supply demand thing changes every so often. Sometimes they can get Rotos , other times they can't. They are made in England so that is part of the deal too. The have to be shipped a long way.

I think I stand alone out in my field and then march to the different bass player when I say "I love Rotosound bass strings" and I cringe to think of using any other string what-so -ever--- so I don't!!! Love me or hate me I still get lots of comments on how do I get that sound? The first thing I say is "these are Rotosounds".


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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:42 pm
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String though body on my Basses, although I believe that string selection is more important.

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:31 pm
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also for string through body, keep in mind for the tension as well..

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:02 pm
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I will have to say that I own a Geddy Lee which is fairly heavy and a 2008 MIA Jazz with string thru that is considerably lighter and the MIA actually has more bottom end and sustain the the GL


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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:54 am
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Some brands. or type of strings, aren't recommended for being strung through the body.

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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:12 pm
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barkatozz wrote:
I will have to say that I own a Geddy Lee which is fairly heavy and a 2008 MIA Jazz with string thru that is considerably lighter and the MIA actually has more bottom end and sustain the the GL


that was my prob with the GL's I had. I wanted to think it was just the one I had so I got another one and it had the same thing. My other basses had more bottom end and sustain than the GL's I had. I actually took off the BA bridge ( replace with a vintage type Fender bridge)and it did sound a little better. It has to be the wood and the pickups. Everybody seems to rave about the GL. True it has a really nice neck. So? A really nice neck is okay too. But how about lets have some kick $@! tone to back up that really nice neck.... just didn't happen for me. Shame cause I thought the GL was ever so cool.


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Post subject: Re: String-Through Body vs String-Through Bridge
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 3:32 pm
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There's another thread out there where they're ripping on the Geddy for it's tone. Up till recently, no one has ever complained. presonally I never was inclined to get one because of the positioning of the truss rod adjustment. It's a personal thing.

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