![]() ![]() That's why the "roller" saddles were invented, specifically as a replacement for Tune-O-Matic bridges and specifically to give Bigsby tremolo units a chance to hold tune on Gibsons. And you forego the rather iffy, in my opinion, idea of the floating bridge with that also. The notches cut into the saddles are usually notched into a "v", which is bound to bind the string up no matter what. The TOM bridge is exactly the worst, it's not a good design for a bridge at all. Adding a fixed point at the bridge between the nut and trem is actually adding a failure point in terms of tuning. The JM's tuning system is actually between the nut and trem, not the nut and bridge. ![]() Generally anything that takes one individual part of a system and changes it will only make things worse. A TOM or Mastery will at best be no worse, but could cause binding. The Mustang and Staytrem bridges are the same floating design at the JM bridge, so there'd be no difference. They may temporarily stay in tune a little better but at some point they will slip. If you stick a different type of bridge on that doesn't float, then the strings will be in a constant state of unequal tension over the bridge. The bridge doesn't really do anything in terms of holding the guitar in tune. ![]() On the JM, it's actually the trem that determines how well the guitar stays in tune - the bridge moves with it, so the idea is to set the trem up so that it's in equilibrium with the tension when the strings are tuned. ![]()
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