Offset Bridge Review #9: ELIMINATE Sinking & Rattle! | TRENT GUITARS for Jazzmaster & Bass VI |
Today, we’re checking out a super cool offset bridge that’s getting overlooked by everyone: the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge. Made by hand in a small workshop in the UK by an amazing artist and luthier, this is a rocking bridge with killer tone to look out for!
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???? Feygl Jangler Purple Metallic (Squier CV Body, wiring, and machine heads; with Northern Pickups Alnico 5 vintage wind Jaguar Pickups, Trent Guitars Bridge, AVRI Vibrato, Striker Custom Guitar Studio Neck)
???? Raygun FX Aurora Lofi Delay v2
???? NuX NDD-7 Tape Echo
???? EHX Oceans Pico 3 Verb
???? Orange OR120 FET Preamp Pedal
???? BluGuitar AMP1 Mercury
???? Two Notes Cab M+
???? Insta360 Ace Pro 2
???? Blackstar Polar 2
???? Highland Plectrum Co. Feng Shuei Pick
⏳ *TIME STAMPS* ⏳
00:00 Introduction: The Offset Bridge Sweet Spot
00:39 *Intro Playing: Sleepwalk but it’s Surf Punk/Noise Rock/Shoe Gaze*
01:46 Trent Guitars are Artisans of the Offset Guitar World
02:32 How the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge is Made from Scratch with Vintage Tools
03:59 The Trent Guitars Offset Bridge Offers Hope and Certainty in a World Filled with Destabilising Confusion
05:07 *Playing Interlude: Playing These Two Chords Kinda Makes Me Feel Like Graham Coxon*
05:42 Design and Spec of the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge
06:51 *Playing Interlude: Is This Emo Americana?*
07:02 First Impressions of the Trent Offset Bridge: Well Thought Through, Practical & Sounds Great
09:58 *Playing Interlude: Twangy Chordy Distorted Riff*
10:18 Two Important Notes on Setting Up the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge
11:47 *Playing Interlude: Some Jangly Distorted Jazz Chords*
11:57 POSITIVES OF THE TRENT GUITARS OFFSET BRIDGE
12:17 POSITIVE 1: The Trent Bridge Fixes All the Problems Associated with Traditional Bridges
14:05 POSITIVE 2: The Trent Bridge is Intuitive & Easy to Use and Set Up
14:51 POSITIVE 3: The Trent Offset Bridge is Comfortable
15:30 *Playing Interlude: Hybrid Picking Sounds Fat and is Easy to Do with the 54mm String Spacing*
15:42 POSITIVE 4: The Aesthetic is Original and Looks Sick on an Offset Guitar (it’s shiny)
16:32 POSITIVE 5: The Trent Bridge is Good for Behind the Bridge Playing
17:03 *Playing Interlude: Behind the Bridge Playing Example*
18:30 POSITIVE 6: The Trent Bridge’s Tone is Sparkly, Chunky, Twangy, and Fat
19:02 POSITIVE 7: The Trent Offset Bridge is Great for Bass VI
19:29 *Playing Interlude: The Offset Vibrato is the Best Sounding Electric Guitar Vibrato*
19:38 TONE COMPARISON TEST: Trent vs Tuffset vs Bensonite vs Squier!
20:05 *TONE TEST 1:* Held Chords
21:12 *TONE TEST 2:* Bass Strings (Low End Response)
22:06 *TONE TEST 3: Treble Strings (High End Response)
22:49 *TONE TEST 4:* Full Riff
24:17 ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?
24:29 NEGATIVE 1: Occasional String Skipping Under Very Aggressive Hybrid/Finger Picking Conditions
25:00 NEGATIVE 2: The Look Could be Divisive
25:16 Word of Warning 1: The Trent Offset Bridge is Not Compatible with a Fender Mute
25:26 Word of Warning 2: Make Sure You Set the Bridge Up Properly!
26:34 *Playing Interlude: Is This Indie or Something? Reverb into an Overdriving Amp is Fun*
27:12 CONCLUSIONS: Do I Recommend the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge?
27:54 The Trent Guitars Offset Bridge is Like Real Cask Ale..
28:19 The Best Rocking Offset Bridges Under £100
28:59 *Playing Interlude: A Spikey Post-Hardcore-ish Riff*
29:22 Who is the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge For?
30:25 *Playing Interlude: Chords with Open Strings + Distortion is a Match Made in Heaven*
30:44 Summing Up and Signing Out
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⏳ TIME STAMPS ⏳
00:00 INTRODUCTION: The Offset Bridge Sweet Spot
00:39 Intro Playing: Sleepwalk but it's Surf Punk/Noise Rock/Shoe Gaze
01:46 Trent Guitars are Artisans of the Offset Guitar World
02:32 How the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge is Made from Scratch with Vintage Tools
03:59 The Trent Guitars Offset Bridge Offers Hope and Certainty in a World Filled with Destabilising Confusion
05:07 Playing Interlude: Playing These Two Chords Kinda Makes Me Feel Like Graham Coxon
05:42 Design and Spec of the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge
06:51 Playing Interlude: Is This Emo Americana?
07:02 FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE TRENT OFFSET BRIDGE: Well Thought Through, Practical & Sounds Great
09:58 Playing Interlude: Twangy Chordy Distorted Riff
10:18 Two Important Notes on Setting Up the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge
11:47 Playing Interlude: Some Jangly Distorted Jazz Chords
11:57 POSITIVES OF THE TRENT GUITARS OFFSET BRIDGE
12:17 POSITIVE 1: The Trent Bridge Fixes All the Problems Associated with Traditional Bridges
14:05 POSITIVE 2: The Trent Bridge is Intuitive & Easy to Use and Set Up
14:51 POSITIVE 3: The Trent Offset Bridge is Comfortable
15:30 Playing Interlude: Hybrid Picking Sounds Fat and is Easy to Do with the 54mm String Spacing
15:42 POSITIVE 4: The Aesthetic is Original and Looks Sick on an Offset Guitar (it's shiny)
16:32 POSITIVE 5: The Trent Bridge is Good for Behind the Bridge Playing
17:03 Playing Interlude: Behind the Bridge Playing Example
18:30 POSITIVE 6: The Trent Bridge's Tone is Sparkly, Chunky, Twangy, and Fat
19:02 POSITIVE 7: The Trent Offset Bridge is Great for Bass VI
19:29 Playing Interlude: The Offset Vibrato is the Best Sounding Electric Guitar Vibrato
19:38 TONE COMPARISON TEST: Trent vs Tuffset vs Bensonite vs Squier!
20:05 TONE TEST 1: Held Chords
21:12 TONE TEST 2: Bass Strings (Low End Response)
22:06 *TONE TEST 3: Treble Strings (High End Response)
22:49 TONE TEST 4: Full Riff
24:17 ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT?
24:29 NEGATIVE 1: Occasional String Skipping Under Very Aggressive Hybrid/Finger Picking Conditions
25:00 NEGATIVE 2: The Look Could be Divisive
25:16 Word of Warning 1: The Trent Offset Bridge is Not Compatible with a Fender Mute
25:26 Word of Warning 2: Make Sure You Set the Bridge Up Properly!
26:34 Playing Interlude: Is This Indie or Something? Reverb into an Overdriving Amp is Fun
27:12 CONCLUSIONS: Do I Recommend the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge?
27:54 The Trent Guitars Offset Bridge is Like Real Cask Ale..
28:19 The Best Rocking Offset Bridges Under £100
28:59 Playing Interlude: A Spikey Post-Hardcore-ish Riff
29:22 Who is the Trent Guitars Offset Bridge For?
30:25 Playing Interlude: Chords with Open Strings + Distortion is a Match Made in Heaven
30:44 Summing Up and Signing Out
* FOR MORE OFFSET GUITAR VIDEOS…*
????️ Check Out my Offset Bridge Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6KozfiGyv8EMTs7g9faQUBkRIsV-j6qf
????️ Review of the Trent Guitars Offset Vibrato: https://youtu.be/syh5RxRBA2M
????️ Learn More About my Offset Guitars: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6KozfiGyv8FDoLkaacPW4N30FlBZgLQD
Thanks for letting us know about the algorithm. Excellent review and content as usual.
Hi Mark really interesting video. Thanks!
What a great, sensible and informed review! Thank you! Just wish I could afford one of Elliot's fab guitars, now they're twice the price they were originally. Or that I wasn't already on the 40 week wait for a Staytrem!!
The compilation of machining videos was really cool (man, I miss playing around with a lathe…). That God Save the Queen moment tho hahah ????????
Seems like it does the trick — and I do like the vibe of a small business that handcrafts its products!
What are you using for spring reverb these days? Is that the EHX Oceans?
Seriously, Elliot's hardware is just on another level, I feel. Price and engineering really stand out when the standard is to pay 200£ plus for offset bridges. It's simple, practical and I like the utilitarian, industrial look of it. Just wished he offered a tune-o-matic version for my J Mascis Jazzmaster!
Hi Mark, thanks for all your vids, you inspired me to start a project to (hint-hint) scratch that offset bridge itch. If there's any way we can get in contact, i'd like your invaluable input on the something i'm working on. Let me know. Cheers, Nicolas
Why, I do own and play a bass VI and have been trying to find a good after-market bridge for it. Thanks for the heads up trying to figure out the correct unit on the mastery site has been a nightmare
Thank you for these very friendly and indepth reviews. always a joy to watch and listen to.