GTB100

ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE & QUALITY

GTB100

The single cutaway LP style guitar of the early 1950’s utilised a trapeze style bridge, combining the traditional jazz/arch top style tailpiece with a bar bridge that the strings were inserted through, this unit was quite quickly replaced by the stud/tailpiece bridge which remained the standard until it was replaced by the tune-o-matic bridge assembly that added a separate tailpiece to anchor the strings.

Over time, guitar builders and players realised that the single combined bridge and tailpiece stud unit was a much better transfer method of string energy into the body of the guitar, and consequently created a more resonant device than the tune-o-matic bridge.

The stud bridge however suffered from the inability to be able to intonate the strings properly due to its design style.

REINVENTING THE CLASSIC

Rethinking the original stud bridge /tailpiece design saw a fixed intonation unit being used throughout the 1960’s. This unit was cast with a raised intonation line across the top of the bridge and could be further adjusted via the two grub screws inserted at the rear of each claw of the bridge.

While a great solution for the time, the development of a multitude of string gauges and the replacement of the wound G string to a plain G string in many cases meant that the newer developed stud bridge was not fit for purpose.

Being a big fan of the original stud bridge/tailpiece unit, Trev Wilkinson knew that he could develop a better way to intonate and created the GTB100 stud bridge/tailpiece to offer all the benefits of the original in sound and tone transfer with the added benefit of a movable intonation point for the G and B strings.

THE IDEAL REPLACEMENT

The original Wilkinson design GTB100’s moveable G and B section once set to the correct intonation point for your strings choice is locked in place by a central screw.

The GTB100 can be further adjusted across its whole angle by the grub screws at either side of the bridge stud claws.

Beautifully crafted from Zamac 3 the GTB100’s is designed to offer long life for your strings with its underside chamfered guide ways and is the ideal replacement bridge for a vintage/modern or self build instrument looking to capture all the tone a stud mount bridge/tailpiece can offer!

SPECIFICATION

  • Model GTB100

  • Finishes Chrome, Gold

  • Body Material Zamak 3

  • Saddle Material Zamak 3

  • String Spacing 10.40mm