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Where Purchased: www.banjobridge.com
I don't know a whole lot about banjo yet, but I was looking for a way to make my Dean 6-string sound brighter and choppier for a rock and roll recording project I'm doing, and folks recommended I get one of those very thin bridges. That led me to Bart Veerman 's website banjobridge.com . He has one made of teak and ebony that I was going to get after reading it really perked up the sound of cheap banjos. Bart suggested I get an Archie instead, which looks to be the most extreme bridge he makes. OK, he's the expert, so I ordered one, and it came yesterday.
Wow, does it perk up the sound of my cheap Dean! Bright and choppy in spades! It's also louder, and even noise from the head sounds louder, which I dig. I did a test track on a song I recorded with the stock bridge last week to see how it compares, and the Archie is so much clearer and requires no extra EQ to sound like what I think it should sound like for this project. So I'm quite happy with my purchase, and I'm pretty sure it won't be my last from Bart. Take it for what it's worth from a newb with an aluminum bottlecap, but I do know music and sound, and the way this Dean's recording now is quite pleasing to me.
Overall Rating: 10
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