Golchen Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 OK, so what's the difference between stringing through the body or just through the bridge (if you have the option). I kind of feel that through the body would be better, but I have no logical reasoned argument for that. Anyone tried both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I tried both on my S1 jazz. Quite the normal sound you'd expect on bridge only, but increased sustain & extra rich tone when strung through the body. Through body stringing saves you a fortune on BadAss bridges, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I personally have never 'heard' a difference - there may be a difference in terms of string tension. It's often claimed that through body stringing increases sustain but my top loaded ones can sustain quite enough for me. You will notice a lot of pros using dampening aids such as sponge under the strings(especially in the studio) which suggests they prefer to 'kill' the note quickly and avoid one note droning into the next i.e. the opposite of sustain. No doubt the discusion will continue on the perceived pros and cons but I think dear old uncle Leo probably got it right by favouring through body stringing on lots of models (or at least routing the bridge into the body as in G&L) but also then fitting dampers to early models to give us the option. Discuss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I made a bit of a contribution to a previous thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21840"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21840[/url] Might be worth this becoming a wiki topic maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I remember reading and noting that thread at the time - my interpretation was that I could expect very little noticeable difference between the two methods. A little while ago I did a swop with craigwesty and ended up with his Lakland Skyline Daryl Jones, which I love to bits. I wanted to fit a special tone control but I don't 'do' electrics so I took it to my local luthier. I asked him to fit new strings while he was at it. The existing strings were to the Lakland bridge. Picked up the bass the next day and the difference was truly startling - way more than I was expecting. The richness and the resonance of the sound had taken a very clear step upwards, and it actually [i]felt[/i] different as I played it. After about an hour I finally noticed that, in the absence of any instruction to the contrary, the luthier had chosen to run the new strings through the body, which is a standard feature on all Laklands (AFAIK). On a completely 'blind tasting' basis, I have to say that this was all a bit of a surprise to me. Not just that it sounded different, nor even that it sounded better (to my ears), but that the change was so extreme and obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='457302' date='Apr 8 2009, 12:42 PM']I made a bit of a contribution to a previous thread here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21840"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=21840[/url] Might be worth this becoming a wiki topic maybe?[/quote] Ahhh ............. I tried a search first, but came up with a lot of random stuff and I certainly didn't see that thread! I think I'll be sticking with thru body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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