Third bridge guitar

Lee Ranaldo , Sonic Youth with a screwdriver under the strings of a Fender Telecaster Deluxe

Moodswinger , Yuri Landman , Holland for Liars

A third bridge guitar is a prepared guitar or prepared zither with a third bridge .

functionality

The third bridge divides the strings in two. Depending on where the string is plucked, a bell-like overtone also sounds . The string oscillation is amplified when the upper part of the string is struck, depending on the position of the movable bridge. The string vibrates more intensely at the nodes, for example a pitch of 1: 2 results in a clear overtone.

Music samples

• Bull in the Heather, Sonic Youth - Experimental Jetset and No Star
• Goodmorning Captain, Slint - Spiderland (also on Kids Soundtrack )
• The World Looks Red, Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex

Performers

Playing on third bridge guitars was initially developed by guitarists such as Hans Reichel , Keith Rowe , Fred Frith and Glenn Branca . B. used by Brian Molko .

Web links

• 3rd Bridge Helix , Yuri Landman
• Performance on Moodswinger and video interview (Dutch) about third bridge guitar with screwdriver.