ZMech Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Was looking at my bass (as you do), and a question occured to me that I'm hoping someone on here can answer. I understand that the bridge is slanted in relation to the frets because otherwise the intonation would be wrong, but why is this necessary? I'm guessing the reason is something to do with the string gauges, but I couldn't think the whole reason through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 When you fret a note, you stretch the string slightly, making it sharp. That's why the saddles need to go back to compensate. It would seem that this effect is more pronounced for thicker strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Well said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) There's no science involved, it's God's will. On the third day he created the bridge (the rest of the week was spent on floating trems) and he saw that it was slightly wonky. Edited March 3, 2010 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman69 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='762434' date='Mar 3 2010, 12:10 AM']There's no science involved, it's God's will. On the third day he created the bridge (the rest of the week was spent on floating trems) and he saw that it was slightly wonky.[/quote] Class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='762434' date='Mar 3 2010, 12:10 AM']There's no science involved, it's God's will. On the third day he created the bridge (the rest of the week was spent on floating trems) and he saw that it was slightly wonky.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 yeah that makes sense. cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Quiet Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='762434' date='Mar 3 2010, 12:10 AM']There's no science involved, it's God's will. On the third day he created the bridge (the rest of the week was spent on floating trems) and he saw that it was slightly wonky.[/quote] Outstanding , well said. Pity there weren't eight days, he could've done something about drummers and keyboard players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Leaving God out of this for the moment, on an instrument where the strings are pretty close to being the same gauge, the bridge can be straight - classical guitar, for example. So gauges is the right answer. Another example is if you use contact-core strings. Again, the saddles can be almost lined up, because it's the thickness over the bridge that counts, not the gauge overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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