The "Nashville Sound" Rubber Bridge Guitar | Jack's Guitarcheology

People often ask us about our rubber bridge guitars: What they sound like? What gave us the idea? What is the benefit? etc. Here is the full story along with explanation and sound clips.
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Video shot and edited by Cameron Chiles at Peerless Films.

[@MadGearBand]

Rubber Bridge? I barely know her!

[@fethanmusic]

Classic lol

[@RobertSlover]

no

[@TheWebsterExperience]

Thanks algorithm for showing me this! you learn a thing every day :D
Didn't know this was a thing, that sounds very interesting

[@bobaldo2339]

I had a big orange Gretsch back in the mid 60's that had a built in mute controled by a lever.
I wonder if Gretsch still does that? I do a whole lot of palm muting. I'm comfortable with that rather than a rubber bridge or the like.

[@WeirdandWired]

Great vid! 😎🎸 love your work dude, that archtop with the humbucker at the end is sweeeeet 🤩🤯

[@jacksguitarcheology9066]

Thanks Danny. We actually sold that one not long after this video made 😊

[@jonathangreig5939]

I always thought of it as more of the LA/Silverlake sound, no?

[@WilliamJohnson95]

my understanding is that it came from old town guitars in LA

[@jacksguitarcheology9066]

While Old Style guitars originated the concept of rubber bridges in general, my design (which I am calling the Nashville Sound rubber bridge) is made through a completely different process with completely different materials. The result is a bridge that mutes a little less and is a little bouncier than the LA design.
When I first started designing my take on the Rubber Bridge, I purposefully avoided reading much on the LA design, as I wanted to develop my own thing entirely.
If you were to A/B an Old Style bridge and one of mine, you would notice quite the sound difference. That is the difference between the LA rubber bridge sound and the Nashville rubber bridge sound.
I would like to mention as well, that I am in nonway claiming to have originated rubber bridges in general - just this specific design.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for Rueben and the team at Old Style guitars. They do amazing work - it is just different from mine (on purpose).

[@a.abeyta6237]

I've heard of a rubber biscuit and now I know what a rubber bridge is.

[@jacksguitarcheology9066]

Well, whattya want for nuthin? Ruuuuuuuber bisssscuit?