Down Tension Bar | A Patented Product of Towner USA

About

About

Posted by on Oct 21, 2011

“A down tension bar providing VST | Variable String Tension”    Back in 2007 I invested in a Gibson ES-335 without a Bigsby vibrato bar factory installed. The guitar...

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FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011

Feel free to contact Towner USA with any questions!           “Can I install your down tension bar with a Bigsby B3 on a Les Paul?” Yes, and you...

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Testimonials

Testimonials

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011

   At Towner USA we have delighted guitar players from around the world with our Patented Towner USA Down Tension Bar. See the testimonials with pictures below, we’d like to...

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TUSA Down Tension Bar | Allparts UK

Posted by on May 7, 2012

Click here to purchase a TUSA Down Tension Bar sold on Allparts...

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TUSA Down Tension Bar | Allparts UK

TUSA Down Tension Bar | Allparts UK

Click here to purchase a TUSA Down Tension Bar sold on Allparts UK ...

Les Paul Forum: Bigsby Installation

Les Paul Forum: Bigsby Installation

My Les Paul Forum I have been struggling with the B7 tension bar for quite some time. The Tension bar was too low on my guitar and made too much of a break angle so the guitar felt stiff and the Bigsby would go out of tune, even with Graph Tech Saddles and a Slippery nut. Without the tension bar the strings would pop out of the saddles. Finally I found a...

Founder of Marshall Amps, Dies at 88

Founder of Marshall Amps, Dies at 88

Jim Marshall down for his final slumber… Founder of Marshall Amps, Dies at 88 | http://abcn.ws/Hh5XfY Ears still ringing from the 1960s? Jim Marshall might be to blame. Marshall was the man behind “The” amplifier, the weapon of choice for guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend of The Who, and Eric Clapton — “The...

Neil Young Developing High Resolution Audio Format

Neil Young Developing High Resolution Audio Format

Neil Young Developing High Resolution Audio Format Filed trademarks for studio quality sound files In addition to releasing the occasional crazy-sounding album, Neil Young’s an audio purist. In 2009, he released his Archives Vol. 1 box set on Blu-ray, singing the praises of the format’s superior sound quality. And according to Rolling Stone, Young is...

Gibson Guitars The Curious Break Angle

Gibson Guitars The Curious Break Angle

“I’ve read a lot about how the angle that the strings take when they cross the bridge or the nut can affect how the guitar plays. I’m not sure I understand completely the mechanism for the phenomena described but, as a college Physics major (for a year, anyway), I have some insight. I’ve read that the strings are easier to bend if the angle is less...