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Topic: Trilogy bridge by hip shot |
Rickey Mitchell
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Posted 12 Jun 2010 10:42 am |
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Has anybody tried these bridges by hip shot.
My main question would be do they stay in tune, when you change the key?
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Clete Ritta
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Posted 12 Jun 2010 7:47 pm Re: Trilogy bridge by hip shot
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Rickey,
I installed a Hipshot Trilogy on my Fender 72 RI Telecaster Custom. There are two hex screws on each saddle. You can set them up any way you like. Once adjusted, it stays in tune very well. I set mine to standard tuning when all levers are down (column 1 below). Pulling any lever up lowers that string.
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1 2 3
E D
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G F# E
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My favorite alternate tunings with the Hipshot are:
High E to D for slide guitar,
Low E to D for Drop D tuning,
DADF#AD for Open D tuning
DGDGBD for open G tuning á la Keith Richard
CGCGGE for open C tuning á la Soundgarden's Burden In My Hand
I think there's something like 729 permutations of alternate tunings with this thing!
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2010 5:48 am
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I have put a Hipshot Trilogy on a couple of lap guitars.
Here is the latest:
I can get three lap tunings: A6th, C6th and C#m7th. |
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Rickey Mitchell
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Fresno the center of California
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Posted 13 Jun 2010 8:51 am
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Thanks guys, those were the kind of answers I was looking for.
I'm going to complete my stratostein with one.
Thanks again
Rickey
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2010 6:19 am
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Rickey,
Here is my Strat conversion:
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Rickey Mitchell
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Fresno the center of California
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Posted 14 Jun 2010 6:31 am
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Excellent Erv, That's pertty much what I'm after, with the exception I bought parts from all over the place! Are you getting lots of good tones from it and are you getting hit in your fore arm when you play? Thank you very much for the sharing of your info and your images.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2010 6:42 am
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Rickey,
I'll post a few more pictures.
I put a "RedNeck" from Lonnie Specter on the Strat and then added the Hipshot Trilogy at a little later date. I also added a roller nut.
It makes for a very interesting lap steel.
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 14 Jun 2010 2:39 pm
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Rickey,
Here's a pic of my Tele.
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| ...Are you getting lots of good tones from it and are you getting hit in your fore arm when you play?... |
Everyone here knows black guitars sound better, and this just made mine a bit more black! 
It doesn't get in the way of the forearm at all, but the string height screws are a bit long. You may choose to cut or file them down once setup, so that they are the same height as the saddles and don't poke into your palm if you have a tendency to rest your palm there as I do.
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Jerry Hayes
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Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 17 Jun 2010 4:54 am
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I have one on one of my Telecasters for mainly slide playing. I have heavier strings on this particular Tele and have the guitar tuned to standard guitar tuning with each lever lowering each string a half and whole tone. That way I can get open D, open G, dropped and double dropped D, DADGAD and sometimes use a C note on the 4th string for a drone. Also I use a lot of graphite powder in the nut slot(s) and on the bridge pieces..........JH in Va.
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Rickey Mitchell
From:
Fresno the center of California
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Posted 22 Jun 2010 3:05 pm Now what's a good string set up?
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Hey Guys, Thank you for the excellent info. Sorry it took so long to get back but I just got out of computer hell.
the Trilogy bridge will be my next investment. Then I think I can bring my Stratostein to life. Now whats a good string guage? Thanks again.
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If you worry more about the tools your building with than what your building, you'll never get anything Built
Rickey (Noel) Mitchell
paddleandflies.com |
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Clete Ritta
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San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 22 Jun 2010 3:33 pm
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Rickey,
I use SIT Power Wound light guage nickel strings on all my 6 string electric guitars including the Hipshot Tele.
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
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Rick Schmidt
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Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 23 Jun 2010 9:07 am
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I got one of these for my El Cheapo Johnson resophonic square neck a few years ago from my old pal Dave Borisoff at Hipshot. On a spider cone, they do need minor adjustments at the tuners after you make a change, but all in all it's way faster than just the manual way to change a tuning. The roller nut is a must! I know a purest tone freak would probably roll his eyes, but it's good enough for me. I've always wanted to try one on a more stable lap steel that doesn't flex like a rezo.
Here's a PDF file of my setting that I gave Dave to put on the Hipshot website. I basically use a standard gauge Dobro set for this and it works fairly well, even considering the large distance I've got set on my low string.
http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/faq4450f0adc7d7d.pdf |
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Rickey Mitchell
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Fresno the center of California
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Posted 28 Jun 2010 3:40 pm
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Rick, Clete, ,Jerry , Erve, I can't thank you guys enough.
Clete, I checked out your band on your web site, good sounds.
Thanks again guys. Oh yeah, where can I get a roller nut?
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If you worry more about the tools your building with than what your building, you'll never get anything Built
Rickey (Noel) Mitchell
paddleandflies.com |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2010 6:47 am
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You can get a roller nut right from Hipshot.  |
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