[earoach]

Hello, I am considering a new compton or tru arc bridge, could use some guidance. Guy who works on my guitars loves the space control bridge on my 6118, but i do not share his feelings. I do have some tuning and intonation issues with it. Any recomendations / input / personal observations would be appreciated. Its a 6118 double Anni, and I am a rhythm player mostly, use 11's and play mostly 60s -current rock, some blues/rock. Not a whole lot of pickin' going on, but I am learning. thanks!

[telespank]

You'll find lots of love for the Comptons on this forum (including me). They're great bridges.

I don't have a tru ark so I can't give a personal opinion, but I don't think you'd regret buying either a Compton or a tru ark.

[jflintmac]

Well...
I'm not really one for jumping onto what is popular just because it's popular and I don't recommend anyone else do that either. We have to learn from our own mistakes...

So in that light, and being a strat enthusiest who is used to perfect intonation (or as close as you can get) I opted for a TOM Roller bridge to replace a 1 piece alluminum bridge that came with my cheaper Gretsch (5125) The idea being that you can individually adjust the saddles for that - close to perfect set-up. I even built a new hardwood base for it to sit on and maticulously shaped it to a percision fit and custom fit the posts so that they were rock solid. It is a thing of beauty...
Unfortunately it sounds like crap!
The intonation is definately a little better than the 1 piece bridge but the loss is really not worth the gain. A hollowbody is just simply a different kind of beast. I don't regret trying what I did, and I do build well so it's not a matter of me not being able to deliver. I matched up the radius properly and fit it very well to the body. The single piece bridge just rings out so much better.
So I'll be ordering a Compton just as soon as I let my wife know that I screwed up!

[Webster8]

Originally Posted by telespank

You'll find lots of love for the Comptons on this forum (including me). They're great bridges.

I don't have a tru ark so I can't give a personal opinion, but I don't think you'd regret buying either a Compton or a tru ark.

+1 on the Compton. I have one on my 6117T and it works very well. No intonation issues at all.

[fjr_wertheimber]

Never had a Compton, so can't comment on them (lots of satisfied Compton owners here on the board, though), but I've had TruArcs on my 5120 and 6120 and loved them on both and highly recommend them (and am putting them on my RHH and Penguin).