If you made a Jackson custom guitar...

[Chromatic]

what kind of bridge would be the most versatil and comfortable?

a) NON - Recessed Floyd Rose

or

b) Tailpiece (les paul)

I like both but I must choose only 1... so I need opinions

pros - cons?

choose and tell why

thankyou

[charvel750]

I just love the tremolo, and the Floyd is the ultimate. I think you can get the great tone of a Les Paul on a nice Jackson Custom, with the benefit of the trem if you want to use it.

[markD]

for me, it would be a recessed floyd all the way.....it is comfortable to me and i like doing pull ups. BUT, if i wasn't allowed a recessed floyd, i'd have to go non recessed floyd because i hate how TOM bridges feel on my hand.

[toejam]

what kind of bridge would be the most versatil and comfortable?

a) NON - Recessed Floyd Rose

or

b) StopTail (les paul)

A stoptail is not a bridge.

[danastas]

There are also many other options other than these two.

[j2379]

non recessed floyd...have enough fixed bridge guitars.

[Chromatic]

A stoptail is not a bridge.

Tailpiece?

[Chromatic]

There are also many other options other than these two.

yes, I know

But I must choose between these 2 options

[delt]

for me, it would be a recessed floyd all the way.....

+1

+ when blocked, for all purposes it becomes a non-recessed floyd, and you can easily turn it into a hardtail that way: put an extra spring in the back, remove the whammy bar, and presto

[Postal]

FYI- The bridge is a tunomatic... or TOM-

string thru body or tailpiece are the 2 different options on that. Most jacksons are string thru TOM... but CS you could have tailpiece if you want.

[Chromatic]

FYI- The bridge is a tunomatic... or TOM-

string thru body or tailpiece are the 2 different options on that. Most jacksons are string thru TOM... but CS you could have tailpiece if you want.

umm... yeah

that's why I said tailpiece in a "if you made a custom guitar" thread

[DonP]

You can get a top wrap tailpiece only as well, aka R4 Les Pauls (or 1954 LP's if you have the bucks). Before the ABR-1 craze of late, people wanted a tailpiece only bridge because they said you get better tone by taking the TOM out of the picture.

Tailpiece vs. string thru with a TOM bridge, I prefer the tailpiece because you can raise and lower the tail, impacting the tension after the bridge, which makes your strings feel slinkier or stiffer, depending on how you like the feel. With a string thru, you only have one break-angle over the TOM bridge. Also, you can impact tone with the choice of hardware. LP Standards come stock with a heavy zinc tailpiece and brass studs. The "hot" upgrade is to get a lightweight aluminum tailpiece and steel studs, just like the late 1950's LPs.

I would have a hard time chosing a fixed bridge vs. a floater. I really think you need one of each at least.

[TheAmazingBlob]

Stop-tail all the way. Well, I'd actually prefer a string-thru, but I have no use whatsoever for Floyds and they're a huge pain to setup and tune. For me personally there's no advantages and a lot of disadvantages to a Floyd.

[bonghits]

Recessed Floyd and a Tremol-No to cure the "floating bridge" woes.

[mrsung]

I've never understood questions like this. its like asking the car salesman if you should get a Porsche or a Hummer. He'll just ask what your going to be using the car for. wanting to go fast? get the Porsche. wanting to climb a mountain? get the Hummer.

its the same thing here. Are you going to be doing any whammy-ing? If so, get the OFR, push comes to shove and you get sick of having a tremolo it can always be blocked like stated before. If you dont see yourself using the tremolo for what its designed to do, then get the TOM.