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I can't tell you much about how this type of bridge material will affect your tone, but I do know that a fixed bridge will best maximize your frequency response and sustain. If you have a floating bridge, you may lose a little brightness (or some thickness) - something to keep in mind for pickup selection and tone editing. You can use a Tremel-no or put a block of wood under the bridge to keep it from floating. I recommend the Tremel-no – it allows you to switch on the fly by turning a thumb-screw.
Also, if you have a Stat type bridge (whammy dives only) or floating bridge, I recommend '''stuffing the bear claw cavity ''' in the back of the guitar with Kleenex or cotton balls or gauze. This will keep the springs from making any noise, so that they do not ring after you play a note. This is essential for hard rock and metal, where you use lots of compression/distortion and have to play punchy rhythm or lead sections that require you to quickly mute all the strings. This is a common technique, not some ill-thought-out hack. Similarly, '''mute the strings between the nut and tuners ''' to prevent them from ringing. I like to use sticky-tack (earthquake putty), but you can also use foam or a wristband.
== Nut ==