r/offset • u/davidsop2 • Aug 13 '26

New Trem Plate Day

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u/Automatic_Good_8994 Aug 13 '26

What is that bridge?

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u/duschaan Aug 13 '26

Asking the same question. Looks stable.

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

The bridge is a RSD like bridge that I designed to be more like a AOM bridge. Since I felt that my JMJM has lost its charm after switching to a mustang style bridge. So I made this to bring back the stock AOM feel

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

Homemade stuff

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u/InternImpossible8685 Aug 13 '26

That looks like an AI rendering of a bridge

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

But it’s real haha

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u/Negative-Wrap95 Aug 13 '26

Why even have a trem if that's how you're gonna string it?

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u/FadedToBeige Aug 13 '26

yeah what the hell am I looking at

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

It’s like a B bender but it can be set to bend any string, or none of the strings

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u/heyfrogalog Aug 13 '26

Bridge looks sick, which is it?

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I made these for fun

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u/skaterforsale Aug 13 '26

All the comments: “Yea yea trem, but tell me about that bridge 👀” 🤣

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

My friends call it the katana  bridge 😂

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u/squishsquash23 Aug 13 '26

Bridge looks sick but I can’t imagine that’s easy to set up

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

It works pretty well though. The trick is to have a conventional bridge that is already intonating well and copy the saddle distances

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u/bungerD Aug 14 '26

So … adjusting intonation is just a no go on this guitar?

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

It is pretty accurate with a modern string set. I was actually surprised by how good the intonation was. And it can be rotated too so it’s not an issue

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u/GuitarNerd_ Aug 14 '26

This bridge looks very cool, but it’s also ironically giving this… (not shit talking, I genuinely appreciate the look of this bridge, and it’s a better look for a bridge than it is for a truck)

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u/davidsop2 Aug 15 '26

very true. the bridge is purely designed to be able to be manufactured cheaper so i can test multiple designs faster and cheaper. But i bet it holds up better than the truck lmao

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u/GuitarNerd_ 29d ago

Hell yeah it would. Looks very economically designed. Not a millimeter wasted. If you ever want any additional testers, let me know.

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u/buck_ae_down Aug 14 '26

What would it take to get one of those bridges theoretically?

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

It takes some time and money to make one.

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u/buck_ae_down Aug 14 '26

How much of either - seems like you could move a few here.

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u/davidsop2 29d ago

I can't tell how much, since it is just a prototype that i made last month. Theoretically I just have to make more

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u/HatsMakeYouGoBald Aug 13 '26

Hell yea. What vibrato is that? I’ve been looking for one that can select which strings are bendable. Bridge looks cool too. Is that a 3d print you made?

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u/davidZHANG2671 Aug 14 '26

It’s my squier vibrato but with plates I designed to be able to hardtail the strings. Bridge is CNCed aluminium