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Post subject: String-through body vs. string through the back of bridge..
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:14 pm
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I have a '94 MIM Tele that's not string through body. My previous tele was an '88 (ish) MIJ Tele that wasn't string through either. Does Fender even make any teles w/ this bridge? It seems that they're all string-through. Are there any advantages to non-through, or would it be advantageous for me to mod the guitar to increase sustain and tone? Any input would be most appreciated!
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:35 pm
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There used to be a Fender Telecaster Esquire with a top stringloading
bridge. It was from the Time Machine Series from the Fender Custom
Shop. They say the result of the top-load bridge was one of the most
responsive and resonant sounding guitars Fender ever build.
I got this from the Fender Frontline magazine 2003.

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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:05 am
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1. Sustain can be developed by changing pickups, wire diameter and pots.

2. Body type as ASH and Mahongany have the best sustain.

3. I knew someone who put ceramic sleeves in the 'through space'. They were tightly fit (the luthier place them) and it increased the sustain.

4. The acustic values of any guitar vary, even with the same wood type, just like an acoustic. The body is a 'sounding board' basicly. You can hold your ear to it and hear the 'sustain' in it's natrual form. If you think a 'top' strung sounds better, it's only because of its relationship to the pickups, not the body. Gibson use's it's bridge like a tunning fork into the body...a tele bridge is not made for that purpose.


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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:01 pm
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I have a tele top load (mexiican) and a tele American with string through body. I bought a through hole bridge for the mexi and drilled the holes. To tell youo the truth, I liked the top load better on the Mexi. It was more lively sounding and the string bends were easier and I liked the feel of it better. It sounded very, very close to my American tele and was easy to play.


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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:33 am
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I've heard the string through bridges are the way to go. However, I too have owned a top loader or two and found them to be very bright. There are a lot of factors that do into the sound (wood, pickups, hardware, etc), so at the time I didn't attribute the sound to just the bridge. However, my band mates still comment on the great sound of one of my old top loaders, that I sold for some reason. If I was buyng a guitar, like off of Ebay, I'd only consider string through. If I found a top loader that sounded great, I'd have no problem buying it.

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