Nola
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One is through the bridge, the other through the body. No difference in tone that I've noticed.
Yeah my luthier said through the bridge is brighter, but i don't hear it. Maybe it varies by model.
i strung it through the body then changed it to the bridge, and it sounds exactly the same. He was pretty adamant about it, but at least on this bass I notice nothing. I did notice more sustain through the body, though. I personally like the shorter sustain b/c it sounds more like an upright, and i don't have any situation where i'd want a bass note to sustain for very long.