Matt from EverTune here. Thanks for this well thought out video, and thanks for the insightful comments about EverTune. It's true that there is a learning curve (although it's very learnable), and there are some tradeoffs with resonace and sustain. But for me, never having to think about my tuning for weeks and intonating perfectly all the way up the neck make it all worthwhile. I encourage people to try it for themselves and see what they think. Thanks again!
Thanks Matt! The tuning stability and intonation are key. I really like the bridge on 6 string guitars but on my 7 strings they've been invaluable! Both the tuning stability and how I can get the intonation perfect has been really helpful, whereas previous seven strings have struggled. Very useful product overall. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey man, I have owned two Evertune guitars and hope to have one put in my custom 6 string whenever that day comes. Perfect tuning, intonation, and no pitch drift are too awesome to pass up for a custom piece. Great stuff, even with a setup learning curve.
Clearly, for anyone that ever had to tune a floyd rose, the setup of an EverTune is a breeze. One key, 3 little screws, and you're setting pitch, intonation and action. To me, it's even simpler than a tune-o-matic, that need to losen the string, make an adjustment, tighten the string, and check again. The only bit of "issue" i have with it is the huge chunk of wood that need to be removed, leaving just a tiny matchstick to hold the bridge humbucker. It really makes me uncomfortable. But that's just me. :)
@zinneck4536 My personal experience with an Evertune bridge has been that performing bends feels gentler than on say a Fender/Ibanez/Hipshot-style hardtail bridge, but bends require more "travel" to hit the same upwards pitch. Based upon what I'm experiencing, if tension is your bend enemy, Evertune rocks. If distance moved is your bend enemy, other hardtail options would make more sense. One caveat I must mention is that I have yet to restring an Evertune bridge with thicker strings like my go-to 10-52s in E standard. I've only played factory 9s and 10s on Evertune guitars, but the relative gentle travel while bending a note to pitch has been comfortable for my soft & lazy hands.
Fixed bridges have 2 important advantages: 1. Bending. Compared to a Floyd where the string is short (trem to nut) the string of a fixed bridge is longer (string through to tuners). That longer string is easier to bend. 2. Tone stability. Ever did a unison bend on a Floyd? Impossible. You bend eg. the H string, the e string goes down. Your unison will be flat. Same with any playing technique where one string is bended and another is played (eg. Meshuggah - Bleed)
@@iloveitall That second point is really important to consider, depending on the style of music you play. Not the best choice for more bluesy stuff. To your first point, you also have to bend further for the string to reach the same note with a trem, because as you put more pressure on the string, the bridge moves forwards, countering your bend. So there is a feel difference when bending. This also means that a floating bridge will have less pitch drift than a fixed bridge, when you hit the strings really hard.
Evertune is amazing! There’s a bit of a learning curve to figure out how everything works, learn about each zone, etc. but once you get the hang of it, it’s actually super easy to restring and setup. It’s also just awesome to have a guitar that’s almost always in tune so you don’t have to worry about that and can just focus on playing. One con though is that, even when you have the strings set up at the edge of zone 2/3 for bends, bending is still not exactly the same as on a “normal” bridge. Micro-bends, vibrato, etc. are a little more difficult, as you have to physically move the string more than you otherwise would on a different bridge. For me personally, the pros far outweigh the cons. I just got used to having to exert more force in my bends, and I don’t really use things like micro-bends much anyways in my playing. But for someone who really emphasizes these techniques in their playing, this bridge may not be the best fit.
Completely agree. You're right, the string changing is super easy once everything is all set up. You just feed the string through and tighten the tuning peg on the headstock until you're there and that's it. The different feel of bends and vibrato does take some getting used to but the benefit of staying perfectly in tune for me far outweighs that, especially on recordings!
Ive been playing floyd guitars for years, what i do to tune is i go outside in, so E,E,A,B,D,G then repeat when needed. Works for me. Also if you don't have locking tuners do what i do and feed the string through the tuning peg backwards, then the ball end will hold the string which helps alot. Poor mans locking tuners i call it 😂
My first guitar was an Ibanez GIO RG with the Strat style trem that only goes down. So I used to tighten the springs as much as possible and it pretty much functioned like a fixed bridge although not as completely solid. Next guitar I bought was a B.C. Rich Jr V Icon (massive Pat O'Brien and Cannibal Corpse fan) and the only option was a floyd which I didn't think about until I got it home and thought "oh shit what have I done?!" I got used to it but these days it's blocked with a "Tremol-No" and it's held solid since 2018 when I bought the trem lock. My 7 string is also a B.C. Rich Jr V but the standard 7 string model and I shoved a bunch of wood cut offs into the back to hold it in place since it was terrible compared to the floyd on the Icon model. Next guitar I'd like a proper fixed bridge I think, I've never had one now I think about it 🤣
It's funny how we can prefer fixed bridges and end up with anything but a fixed bridge! I did the exact same thing with my first guitar too, tightened the spring claw as much as possible
I already watch some video on the subject, but I still learned a valuable information (I really should not have a simple vibrato I don't use). Thanks for the video !
well, personally, I think that vintage trems have one use, locking them down. But as far as the other three bridge types, I have all of them and love them for different reasons.
To be fair, I'm not a hardtail guy at all. I always feel like something's missing when I play a hardtail guitar (Unless it's a Gibson style but most of my guitars are not that), and Evertune to me feels weird on guitars that are tuned higher than let's say C. Trems are actually way more set it and forget it than most people would tell you, if the system in question is high quality, locking or not. All you need is to have your gauge and tuning set in stone. Hardtails are indeed easier to change tunings on and I still like them for that, but I only have one guitar where I experiment with tunings on and It always feels wrong to my hands to play in different tunings with the same string gauge, most of the time. As far as vintage, modern non locking and locking it depends on the guitar. My mains for the last 5 years had modern 2 point non locking floating trems with locking tuners, because in more so "dayjob" playing for me they're absolutely rock solid enough, but for situations where I'd wanna add more trem acrobatics to my playing I'd go for locking. The former is indeed easier to change strings to, but the latter actually has a very col trick up its sleeve that will save you string changes once a string breaks. If you leave enough string at the peg you can just shorten the string if it breaks at the bridge rather than have to change it. I even go for the vintage 6 screw trem design with a decked setup when I want a guitar to feel more stiff or solid, Wilkinson makes some great ones :)
I like Evertune bridges, but most of the music I play utilizes having a trem. I prefer double locking overall, most of the guitars I've owned have a Floyd Rose or some variant of it. Very well thought out video though.
Very informative and, as always, it helps us save money. Now I’m not gonna invest on something that does not fit my style or my experience level. PS: I’m impressed by how fast you released this video, answering my suggestion just a few days ago. Thank you so much!
Fixed bridge is the best overall, Floyd is the most fun, two point term is absolutely solid and mostly what I own, and evertune is absolutely amazing too and obviously best forming stability
@@valentino2035 the thing with tune-o-matic styled bridges is they are basically a fixed bridge without saddles to adjust. In this case, they are even easier to understand for beginners than a fixed bridge
Double locking all day. With an Original Floyd Rose, I basically never have to tune my guitar. Also the feel and range of the bar allow for so much more expression compared to a vintage trem. Plus I think they cool and very metal.
I feel uncomfortably with trem or trem like bridges where the strings are linearover the whole length. I feel it so much more comfortable, natural and intuitive to play a small or wrapped bridge where you have that angle thestrings dive beyond the middle piece. I have started with an epipgone with trem because you were ought to have one. I adapted playing all that metal hardcore damping stuff. But next was a Lag Roxane with a small bridge and it went so much easier to gain control over the tone and string that I feel bonded while playing. Nevertheless my beloved instrument has a Floyd Rose. So it is all about this inbetween...
I really appreciate a double locking bridge. Though I rarely use the bar, the feel and simplicity of a setup and restringing once you are familiar with the system is satisfying. The main issue is how bending one string causes the others to go flat because of how the tension works. It's not insurmountable, though; it just takes a bit of finesse to manage. Also, dive-bombing to slacken the strings to adjust the truss rod is a nice bonus. But if could go back and give myself one bit of advice it would be: get that damn Ibanez EJK1000 for intonation and save yourself a whole lot of heartache!
That tool is very useful! I can't imagine setting up intonation without it. You listed some good pros and cons there. Definitely the string bending could be a deal breaker if your playing requires string bends with other strings staying in tune
@@jamesmay1349 Thanks for the tip! I'm hesitant to mess with the claw screws too much, because the tremolo cavity was poorly routed on this guitar. There's a notable gouge where the left screw fits into the body, and it is a wonder the Edge is still intact. Indonesian-made guitars can be exceptional, but just when you believe you've struck gold, another finger on the monkey's paw curls.
how would you drop tune that guitar? i actually bought a floyd rose guitar as my first guitar, so its daaaamn hard to drop tune it, and somehow when i drop tune the strings goes so close to the fret, what did i do wrong?
Good question. Is the base of the bridge level with the body? From the sound of it, the tension of the strings is less than what it was before (this will happen if you downtune a string). The solution is to unscrew the cover on the back and unscrew the screws that hold the claw that holds the springs. The bridge will come back up and the strings won't be as close to the frets. Do this, tune the guitar, and see if the bridge base is level with the body. Repeat the process until it is and the strings aren't too close to the frets
After 30 years of playing experience, I'd say Evertune for the studio has no competition. For live, I love the hipshot fixed bridge. It's simple, light weight, and easy on the hand for palm mutes etc. I hate any and all forms of floating bridges.
I prefer fixed bridges that string through the body and locking tuners. Been playing nearly 20 years. Owned a Floyd Rose, and grew to absolutely hate it. Own two guitars with a vintage tremolo currently, but I take the bar off. I never use the bar. I keep hearing great things about evertune bridges.
I hear you there. Just set up one of my floyd guitars last night and it was a pretty huge pain. Ended up blocking it. The evertune is super useful, always love using it! But it does feel very different than a fixed bridge so I can see how people can dislike it
Fixed bridge works best for blues rock playing because it won't mess up your double/unison bends... It's also ideal for PURE RHYTHM playing in any genre
I love my Evertune Solars! Fixed bridge is the next I prefer. I usually calculate that, due to its higher tension, an Evertune needs strings that are one 'step' lighter than a fixed bridge (ofc same scale lenght, same tuning). Do you feel the same?
The evertune solars really are fun to play! I always come back to them and they're always just as fun if not more to use than before. I do find that to be the case exactly. Especially because I'm near the bend zone. I actually haven't tried putting lighter strings on though since it's more convenient to have all my sixes use the same gages and I use my non evertune guitars if I need to do a lot of bends and vibrato
My answer is: If you are LEARNING, fixed bridge - simply because you will explore alternate tuning more than you think, especially if you love some form of metal. This is the difference between pros and music makers (who knows exactly what they want and needed, and can usually afford more than 1 guitars) compare to beginners. I will however agree Evertune is best if you know exactly what you will be playing.
THAT is the advise i should have gotten 24 years ago… what a pain i lived through with my cheap floyd knock off when i was in my teens.. foooking nightmare 🤪😱🤯
It's definitely a little lighter. Lo pro feels great too and I really like the combination of basswood plus the fishmans way more than I thought I would. The j custom is a little more solid and I can playba little faster on it. Its angled output jack is a cool idea if you play standing all the time
@@HighZ I am building my own J custom copy/inspired guitar, I'll see if I can send you a link to it when I am done. Probably be like 2 weeks, clear coating it tomorrow. It is going to have a gold lo pro, black chrome fishman fluence HSH pickups, teal dyed flame maple top / mahogany body that I air brushed a design onto, stainless steel frets, the J custom tree of life inlay on a wenge, maple neck with ebony. The highest end gotoh gold locking tuners. As a fellow Ibanez fan / collector I think you will find it interesting. I have a custom PIA that I made also with no pickguard and emg pickups, an old RG570 neck, gotoh floyd.
@@HighZ How smooth is the angled outputs finish on your J Custom, having a little difficulty getting the grain of the mahogany smooth in there for finish on the one I am building.
EverTune definitely changes how the instrument resonates... you're introducing a lot of moving parts. It can also affect sutain in the upper registers, although in musical terms it's not a big difference to me. My EverTune guitars are so in tune, so reliable, and so stable that to me, they sound better on recordings and live (especially if I'm playing with a keyboardist). But you would have to judge for yourself how much you think it affects the tone. For reference, you could take a listen to the last couple of Billy Idol records, the last Megadeth, the last Alice in Chains, or any Nashville session that Jerry McPherson has done. All of those have EverTune guitars on them.
It does change the tone a bit but I'd classify it as minimally altering. Different guitars will sound different, so this is mostly relevant if you're thinking of installing an evertune into a guitar you already have I think. I find my guitars with evertunes can handle layering a lot better than my other guitars and the staying in tune bit sure helps
It kind of sucks that it is hard to find a place to demo some of these guitars I feel like everyone local only carries low end ibanez and high end fender/gibsons. Fender and Gibson are boring to me and outdated mostly, overpriced as well.
Yeah I stopped going to guitar stores and this is one of the major reasons. Definitely wish there was more variety but I guess they need to stock what sells the most
I love Floyds when everything is going well, but then one little accident and your gig is ruined. Unless you are a rich player with a tech roadie traveling and mulitiple guitars, it is best to avoid Floyds. Get a Vega Trem or a HIpshot and make due with that.
I'm inclined to agree. When I would gig a long time ago, I always brought a second guitar if I was playing a floyd that wasn't blocked. Huge hassle and would always worry someone was going to steal the backup guitar behind my back. No tech roadie though, had to carry it all myself 😆
Vega or Hipshot withbw recessed cavity , or that fits in a normal route like a Vega, has even more downsides. It isn't too hard to change strings on a Floyd and I feel like you ar screwed with any floating trem. With the double locking you are more likely to stay in tune. Non recessed Floyd they won't go back is my top choice for a stable guitar. And if you get a dtuna set up it is so good.
@@shanewalton8888 you could get one of the cheap bolt style trem stopers to convert a guitar. Graphtec sells a non locking Floyd and edge but if you want to try full Guthrie but keep the fine tuners.
I just feel comfy with floyds , i have never had any tunning issues or anything , set up is pretty easy, peoole tend to satanize the whole Floyd thing 😂 thats just skill issue talking imo
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Matt from EverTune here. Thanks for this well thought out video, and thanks for the insightful comments about EverTune. It's true that there is a learning curve (although it's very learnable), and there are some tradeoffs with resonace and sustain. But for me, never having to think about my tuning for weeks and intonating perfectly all the way up the neck make it all worthwhile. I encourage people to try it for themselves and see what they think. Thanks again!
Thanks Matt! The tuning stability and intonation are key. I really like the bridge on 6 string guitars but on my 7 strings they've been invaluable! Both the tuning stability and how I can get the intonation perfect has been really helpful, whereas previous seven strings have struggled. Very useful product overall. Thanks for stopping by!
Hey man, I have owned two Evertune guitars and hope to have one put in my custom 6 string whenever that day comes. Perfect tuning, intonation, and no pitch drift are too awesome to pass up for a custom piece. Great stuff, even with a setup learning curve.
Clearly, for anyone that ever had to tune a floyd rose, the setup of an EverTune is a breeze. One key, 3 little screws, and you're setting pitch, intonation and action. To me, it's even simpler than a tune-o-matic, that need to losen the string, make an adjustment, tighten the string, and check again.
The only bit of "issue" i have with it is the huge chunk of wood that need to be removed, leaving just a tiny matchstick to hold the bridge humbucker. It really makes me uncomfortable. But that's just me. :)
hey guys, do you think the difference in tension to bend is very noticeable? i have carpal tunnel so anything could do a little harm
@zinneck4536 My personal experience with an Evertune bridge has been that performing bends feels gentler than on say a Fender/Ibanez/Hipshot-style hardtail bridge, but bends require more "travel" to hit the same upwards pitch.
Based upon what I'm experiencing, if tension is your bend enemy, Evertune rocks. If distance moved is your bend enemy, other hardtail options would make more sense.
One caveat I must mention is that I have yet to restring an Evertune bridge with thicker strings like my go-to 10-52s in E standard. I've only played factory 9s and 10s on Evertune guitars, but the relative gentle travel while bending a note to pitch has been comfortable for my soft & lazy hands.
"Just a guy" who knows his stuff well. Great video man!
Thanks man! Happy to share what little I know with the guitar community
Fixed bridges have 2 important advantages:
1. Bending. Compared to a Floyd where the string is short (trem to nut) the string of a fixed bridge is longer (string through to tuners). That longer string is easier to bend.
2. Tone stability. Ever did a unison bend on a Floyd? Impossible. You bend eg. the H string, the e string goes down. Your unison will be flat. Same with any playing technique where one string is bended and another is played (eg. Meshuggah - Bleed)
While you can't do any floyd tricks you do have all those advantages! Fixed bridges are pretty cool like that
@@iloveitall That second point is really important to consider, depending on the style of music you play.
Not the best choice for more bluesy stuff.
To your first point, you also have to bend further for the string to reach the same note with a trem, because as you put more pressure on the string, the bridge moves forwards, countering your bend.
So there is a feel difference when bending.
This also means that a floating bridge will have less pitch drift than a fixed bridge, when you hit the strings really hard.
Evertune is amazing! There’s a bit of a learning curve to figure out how everything works, learn about each zone, etc. but once you get the hang of it, it’s actually super easy to restring and setup. It’s also just awesome to have a guitar that’s almost always in tune so you don’t have to worry about that and can just focus on playing.
One con though is that, even when you have the strings set up at the edge of zone 2/3 for bends, bending is still not exactly the same as on a “normal” bridge. Micro-bends, vibrato, etc. are a little more difficult, as you have to physically move the string more than you otherwise would on a different bridge.
For me personally, the pros far outweigh the cons. I just got used to having to exert more force in my bends, and I don’t really use things like micro-bends much anyways in my playing. But for someone who really emphasizes these techniques in their playing, this bridge may not be the best fit.
Completely agree. You're right, the string changing is super easy once everything is all set up. You just feed the string through and tighten the tuning peg on the headstock until you're there and that's it. The different feel of bends and vibrato does take some getting used to but the benefit of staying perfectly in tune for me far outweighs that, especially on recordings!
Ive been playing floyd guitars for years, what i do to tune is i go outside in, so E,E,A,B,D,G then repeat when needed. Works for me. Also if you don't have locking tuners do what i do and feed the string through the tuning peg backwards, then the ball end will hold the string which helps alot. Poor mans locking tuners i call it 😂
That's a classic way to do it. You can also wrap the string a certain way that works decently well
My first guitar was an Ibanez GIO RG with the Strat style trem that only goes down. So I used to tighten the springs as much as possible and it pretty much functioned like a fixed bridge although not as completely solid. Next guitar I bought was a B.C. Rich Jr V Icon (massive Pat O'Brien and Cannibal Corpse fan) and the only option was a floyd which I didn't think about until I got it home and thought "oh shit what have I done?!" I got used to it but these days it's blocked with a "Tremol-No" and it's held solid since 2018 when I bought the trem lock. My 7 string is also a B.C. Rich Jr V but the standard 7 string model and I shoved a bunch of wood cut offs into the back to hold it in place since it was terrible compared to the floyd on the Icon model. Next guitar I'd like a proper fixed bridge I think, I've never had one now I think about it 🤣
It's funny how we can prefer fixed bridges and end up with anything but a fixed bridge! I did the exact same thing with my first guitar too, tightened the spring claw as much as possible
I already watch some video on the subject, but I still learned a valuable information (I really should not have a simple vibrato I don't use). Thanks for the video !
Thanks, glad you found this useful!
well, personally, I think that vintage trems have one use, locking them down. But as far as the other three bridge types, I have all of them and love them for different reasons.
They each have their strengths for sure
Lo pro edge is my favorite, because it is an instrument by itself👍
It's beautiful to look at, feels good to use, and functions well too!
So nice guitars, also the Solar looks so sleek, and playable.
Its really fun to play! Also rock stable. Never have to interrupt playing time to tune
AWESOME!!!! Gonna save this to watch later.
I appreciate that!
To be fair, I'm not a hardtail guy at all. I always feel like something's missing when I play a hardtail guitar (Unless it's a Gibson style but most of my guitars are not that), and Evertune to me feels weird on guitars that are tuned higher than let's say C. Trems are actually way more set it and forget it than most people would tell you, if the system in question is high quality, locking or not. All you need is to have your gauge and tuning set in stone.
Hardtails are indeed easier to change tunings on and I still like them for that, but I only have one guitar where I experiment with tunings on and It always feels wrong to my hands to play in different tunings with the same string gauge, most of the time.
As far as vintage, modern non locking and locking it depends on the guitar. My mains for the last 5 years had modern 2 point non locking floating trems with locking tuners, because in more so "dayjob" playing for me they're absolutely rock solid enough, but for situations where I'd wanna add more trem acrobatics to my playing I'd go for locking. The former is indeed easier to change strings to, but the latter actually has a very col trick up its sleeve that will save you string changes once a string breaks. If you leave enough string at the peg you can just shorten the string if it breaks at the bridge rather than have to change it.
I even go for the vintage 6 screw trem design with a decked setup when I want a guitar to feel more stiff or solid, Wilkinson makes some great ones :)
There's definitely nothing like having a trem if you incorporate it into your playing!
I like Evertune bridges, but most of the music I play utilizes having a trem. I prefer double locking overall, most of the guitars I've owned have a Floyd Rose or some variant of it. Very well thought out video though.
Very informative and, as always, it helps us save money. Now I’m not gonna invest on something that does not fit my style or my experience level.
PS: I’m impressed by how fast you released this video, answering my suggestion just a few days ago. Thank you so much!
Happy to help! I don't usually take requests but felt inspired and had a little time to make it happen
Fixed bridge is the best overall, Floyd is the most fun, two point term is absolutely solid and mostly what I own, and evertune is absolutely amazing too and obviously best forming stability
There's a lot to like about each one! At the end of the days, all kinds of guitar things are all kinds of cool
Knowing about tune o matic styled bridges would’ve been perfect with all the info.
@@valentino2035 the thing with tune-o-matic styled bridges is they are basically a fixed bridge without saddles to adjust. In this case, they are even easier to understand for beginners than a fixed bridge
Double locking all day. With an Original Floyd Rose, I basically never have to tune my guitar. Also the feel and range of the bar allow for so much more expression compared to a vintage trem. Plus I think they cool and very metal.
That's the power of a well set up floyd! And yes they are literally metal 😆 first thing I think of is all those amazing sounds Steve Vai can do
I feel uncomfortably with trem or trem like bridges where the strings are linearover the whole length. I feel it so much more comfortable, natural and intuitive to play a small or wrapped bridge where you have that angle thestrings dive beyond the middle piece. I have started with an epipgone with trem because you were ought to have one. I adapted playing all that metal hardcore damping stuff. But next was a Lag Roxane with a small bridge and it went so much easier to gain control over the tone and string that I feel bonded while playing. Nevertheless my beloved instrument has a Floyd Rose. So it is all about this inbetween...
Not sure if it's luck or fate for us to end up with guitars with Floyds 😆
I really appreciate a double locking bridge. Though I rarely use the bar, the feel and simplicity of a setup and restringing once you are familiar with the system is satisfying. The main issue is how bending one string causes the others to go flat because of how the tension works. It's not insurmountable, though; it just takes a bit of finesse to manage. Also, dive-bombing to slacken the strings to adjust the truss rod is a nice bonus. But if could go back and give myself one bit of advice it would be: get that damn Ibanez EJK1000 for intonation and save yourself a whole lot of heartache!
@Peaceful_Romancer look up the hipshot tremsetter, it eliminates this issue and also helps the bridge return to pitch after use
That tool is very useful! I can't imagine setting up intonation without it. You listed some good pros and cons there. Definitely the string bending could be a deal breaker if your playing requires string bends with other strings staying in tune
@@jamesmay1349 Thanks for the tip! I'm hesitant to mess with the claw screws too much, because the tremolo cavity was poorly routed on this guitar. There's a notable gouge where the left screw fits into the body, and it is a wonder the Edge is still intact. Indonesian-made guitars can be exceptional, but just when you believe you've struck gold, another finger on the monkey's paw curls.
how would you drop tune that guitar? i actually bought a floyd rose guitar as my first guitar, so its daaaamn hard to drop tune it, and somehow when i drop tune the strings goes so close to the fret, what did i do wrong?
Good question. Is the base of the bridge level with the body? From the sound of it, the tension of the strings is less than what it was before (this will happen if you downtune a string). The solution is to unscrew the cover on the back and unscrew the screws that hold the claw that holds the springs. The bridge will come back up and the strings won't be as close to the frets. Do this, tune the guitar, and see if the bridge base is level with the body. Repeat the process until it is and the strings aren't too close to the frets
my opinion (therefore the absolute truth)
pros cons
fixed bridge: -fixed -fixed
floating bridge: -floating -floating
evertune: -evertune -fixed
Hahaha amazing. You've solved guitar bridges 😆
After 30 years of playing experience, I'd say Evertune for the studio has no competition. For live, I love the hipshot fixed bridge. It's simple, light weight, and easy on the hand for palm mutes etc. I hate any and all forms of floating bridges.
The evertune for recording sessions is a no brainer for sure! I get where you're coming from with the floating bridges, most of mine are blocked
I prefer fixed bridges that string through the body and locking tuners.
Been playing nearly 20 years. Owned a Floyd Rose, and grew to absolutely hate it. Own two guitars with a vintage tremolo currently, but I take the bar off. I never use the bar.
I keep hearing great things about evertune bridges.
I hear you there. Just set up one of my floyd guitars last night and it was a pretty huge pain. Ended up blocking it. The evertune is super useful, always love using it! But it does feel very different than a fixed bridge so I can see how people can dislike it
Scott Carstairs is synonymous with classic trem
Sure is! He does some really cool stuff in Fallujah. The bridge doesn't suit my style personally but he really makes it work!
Evertune for me all the way!
It's super useful! I'm a fan
Fixed bridge works best for blues rock playing because it won't mess up your double/unison bends... It's also ideal for PURE RHYTHM playing in any genre
I love my Evertune Solars! Fixed bridge is the next I prefer.
I usually calculate that, due to its higher tension, an Evertune needs strings that are one 'step' lighter than a fixed bridge (ofc same scale lenght, same tuning). Do you feel the same?
The evertune solars really are fun to play! I always come back to them and they're always just as fun if not more to use than before. I do find that to be the case exactly. Especially because I'm near the bend zone. I actually haven't tried putting lighter strings on though since it's more convenient to have all my sixes use the same gages and I use my non evertune guitars if I need to do a lot of bends and vibrato
Locking tuners with even a double-locking setup (is it triple locking now... ?) make string changes exponentially quicker.
That's all LOL!
Triple locking! I love that. Gonna steal that phrase. It really does help a lot, definitely saves some frustration
My answer is:
If you are LEARNING, fixed bridge - simply because you will explore alternate tuning more than you think, especially if you love some form of metal.
This is the difference between pros and music makers (who knows exactly what they want and needed, and can usually afford more than 1 guitars) compare to beginners.
I will however agree Evertune is best if you know exactly what you will be playing.
That's a very good point! It'll be easiest to change up tunings, string gages, and setups on a fixed bridge
THAT is the advise i should have gotten 24 years ago… what a pain i lived through with my cheap floyd knock off when i was in my teens.. foooking nightmare 🤪😱🤯
Floyd Rose is the best in my opinion
There are a lot of advantages it has and it feels good against the hand to play too!
Was worried you were going to bang those guitars together
There is no cause for alarm 😎
Fixed all the way, I change tuning way to much for another bridge to be worth it.
Certainly the best choice for that!
I use Floyd and change tuning with fx processor
The best bridge is that you like.
Well said!
how would you compare that 5170b to the red j custom you have?
It's definitely a little lighter. Lo pro feels great too and I really like the combination of basswood plus the fishmans way more than I thought I would. The j custom is a little more solid and I can playba little faster on it. Its angled output jack is a cool idea if you play standing all the time
@@HighZ I am building my own J custom copy/inspired guitar, I'll see if I can send you a link to it when I am done. Probably be like 2 weeks, clear coating it tomorrow.
It is going to have a gold lo pro, black chrome fishman fluence HSH pickups, teal dyed flame maple top / mahogany body that I air brushed a design onto, stainless steel frets, the J custom tree of life inlay on a wenge, maple neck with ebony. The highest end gotoh gold locking tuners. As a fellow Ibanez fan / collector I think you will find it interesting.
I have a custom PIA that I made also with no pickguard and emg pickups, an old RG570 neck, gotoh floyd.
@@HighZ How smooth is the angled outputs finish on your J Custom, having a little difficulty getting the grain of the mahogany smooth in there for finish on the one I am building.
Hipshot 😉
Those are really good feeling bridges!
Does Evertune suck yout tone? That's the question
EverTune definitely changes how the instrument resonates... you're introducing a lot of moving parts. It can also affect sutain in the upper registers, although in musical terms it's not a big difference to me. My EverTune guitars are so in tune, so reliable, and so stable that to me, they sound better on recordings and live (especially if I'm playing with a keyboardist). But you would have to judge for yourself how much you think it affects the tone. For reference, you could take a listen to the last couple of Billy Idol records, the last Megadeth, the last Alice in Chains, or any Nashville session that Jerry McPherson has done. All of those have EverTune guitars on them.
It does change the tone a bit but I'd classify it as minimally altering. Different guitars will sound different, so this is mostly relevant if you're thinking of installing an evertune into a guitar you already have I think. I find my guitars with evertunes can handle layering a lot better than my other guitars and the staying in tune bit sure helps
It kind of sucks that it is hard to find a place to demo some of these guitars I feel like everyone local only carries low end ibanez and high end fender/gibsons. Fender and Gibson are boring to me and outdated mostly, overpriced as well.
Yeah I stopped going to guitar stores and this is one of the major reasons. Definitely wish there was more variety but I guess they need to stock what sells the most
I love Floyds when everything is going well, but then one little accident and your gig is ruined. Unless you are a rich player with a tech roadie traveling and mulitiple guitars, it is best to avoid Floyds. Get a Vega Trem or a HIpshot and make due with that.
I'm inclined to agree. When I would gig a long time ago, I always brought a second guitar if I was playing a floyd that wasn't blocked. Huge hassle and would always worry someone was going to steal the backup guitar behind my back. No tech roadie though, had to carry it all myself 😆
Vega or Hipshot withbw recessed cavity , or that fits in a normal route like a Vega, has even more downsides. It isn't too hard to change strings on a Floyd and I feel like you ar screwed with any floating trem. With the double locking you are more likely to stay in tune.
Non recessed Floyd they won't go back is my top choice for a stable guitar. And if you get a dtuna set up it is so good.
@@zanzabar4ky7 YOu may be on to something there. I have never owned a FLoyd that wasn't recessed.
@@shanewalton8888 you could get one of the cheap bolt style trem stopers to convert a guitar. Graphtec sells a non locking Floyd and edge but if you want to try full Guthrie but keep the fine tuners.
I just feel comfy with floyds , i have never had any tunning issues or anything , set up is pretty easy, peoole tend to satanize the whole Floyd thing 😂 thats just skill issue talking imo
It's not too bad once you know what you're doing for sure