Armada Design Question for BP

[peterd79]

BP-

I've been watching a lot of Demo's on the Armada and have fallen in love with the design process and overall appeal of the guitar.

I noticed just now that with the stop bar tailpiece and tune o magic style bridge that the strings are run from the stop bar towards the back of the body and then wrapped around to the bridge.

Is this to help reduce the angle of string pull on the bridge and thus reduce string breakage or is there an added tonal advantage of stringing up the guitar in this fashion or just simply preference.

 

[balance]

Curious to read BP's response to this as well. I know it is done on some LPs and I've read user reviews that stated it made a string gauge feel lighter - 11s feel like 10s, 10s feel like 9s, etc. I think Bonamassa has used this method as well.

 

[DrKev]

I would choose to do it that way because it reduces downward pressure on the bridge, stops it bending in the middle over time, something common on vintage LPs. Why EBMM do it that way, I have no idea.

 

[LawDaddy]

I was pleasantly surprised to see the top-wrapping when I finally got to play one in person. Top-wrapping is a nice option for those that like to keep the tailpiece screwed down against the body, while minimizing the break-over angle of the string. It will make the action feel a little slinkier.

 

[Big Poppa]

I had nothing to do with the guitar....it is the only one in 30 years....I just think it makes more sense though

 

[Stratty316]

What was your favorite one to design?

 

[Big Poppa]

thread hijack...they are were...seriously all different

 

[peterd79]

thread hijack...they are were...seriously all different

YUP!!!

i'd be willing to say that like your children you don't have a favorite they're all special to you