TonePros for guitar techs

[Brian "Wookie" Wolk]

Hey Guitar techs on the web.
If you're not already hip to TonePros, let me tell you why you should be.
Imagine a stop tailpiece and a tune-o-matic that would stay in place even when you take all the strings off. Same thing for a PRS wraparound, too.
The side benefits, which are actually the main benefits are improved sustain, better resonance transfer from the strings to the tonal woods, and you stay in tune better.
Plus the same company that does this also bought Kluson tuners and improved the design so that the box on the back doesn't come loose thus making the tuning mechanism inside go to crap. Plus it's a 16:1 gear as opposed to the 8:1 in the originals.
Check out www.tonepros.com and www.toneproskluson.com.
I'm the Artist relations agent for the company and artist pricing is 50% off retail. I give the same deal for techs, too.
It works. Ask around. Post me a reply if you have experience with it. Let me know what you think. Wookie

[Daws]

Thanks for sharing this Wookie. For anyone else reading this I would like to back up Wookie's claim here about Tonepros. Working with Ryan Peake (Nickelback) I tried these out on a couple of his Les Paul's and Flying V's. a few years ago. Besides the increased sustain and tone that was noticed right away, the fact that all your intonation and set-ups are locked in place and never move while changing strings everyday made me switch every single guitar over to these Tonepros Bridges and Tailpieces. As any experienced guitar tech knows, being CONSISTENT every night is the name of the game and ''Wookie's little bridges" definitely help accomplish that!

Anyone else have anything to add?

Daws

[Terry Myers]

I have added these little gems to a few Artist's Guitars and they have ALL been AMAZED at the difference in sustain and tone.
The best part is the locking Tailpieces and Bridges. Not having to worry about slippage on the saddles is 1 less thing I have to worry about when changing strings.
If you aren't using these then the only question I ask is "why the hell not"?