Muting strings between bridge and bigsby

prairietelecaster said:

I've noticed an occasional sympathetic subtle ring of strings between the bridge and the bigsby on my new SF. I can imagine muting this occasionally. If anyone here is doing this what are you using? I might try weaving a felt or placing a foam piece under the strings. Actually it is not a problem, I'm just seeking solutions.

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Jeff Haddad said:

I've used a piece of craft foam and threaded it through the strings and also tried tennis racquet vibration dampeners. The tennis item didn't work as well, just because it didn't fit as well. Here's a picture of my Gretsch Power Tenny with the foam:



(Sorry for the Gretsch photo on the Guild site! I also did this on my X160.)

I've also always thought it would be cool in a high-roller sort of way to do this with a $20 dollar bill or similar, but it might sound like a kazoo!

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Jeff Haddad said:

This guitar comes from the factory with TV Jones PowerTrons (model 6116 PTV). They sound real good - this is a great "rock" guitar. TV Jones Filtertrons have a lot of clarity, and these Power Trons have clarity and grunt. There are spots on the fretboard where holding chords gives way to nice controllable feedback. I think it really is a great guitar (I should play it more often)!

Chris Cheney of The Living End used one of these Power Tenny guitars before his signature model was developed and you can hear his tone in the guitar. Unfortunately not in my hands, though.

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Jeff Haddad said:

I changed out the Gretsch "Hi-Sensitive" Filtertrons for TV Jones Classics in my 2003 White Falcon. That change, along with a brass TruArc bridge in place of the stock Space Control bridge really brought the guitar to life. I have an '03 Silver Jet that I similarly upgraded and I find the TV's to have more clarity and twang.

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