Phillip Ford/Solid body Guitars/Sustain

[Joseph Garrett]

Phillip,
Your comment that the strings of a solid body guitar are not "coupled to the
body of the guitar! Obviously you have never really looked into the dynamics
of Solid Body Guitars. First, the sustain of a solid body guitar is relevant
to the mass of the bridge/tail piece. If it is made out of a material such
as brass it has huge sustain. If the bridge/tail piece is made out of
aluminum is has a different sustain characteristic. If the body is made out
of alder, it will have one type of sustain, (and tone), characteristic. If
it is made out of more dense exotic woods, it will have more sustain and a
different tone characteristic. Lastly, the strings are DIRECTLY coupled to
the body of the guitar, no matter if it is solid body or hollow body.
Regards,
Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)(Go Nebraska)(A Bass Player)