Hi
I've acquired an old Fender Jazz body that I'm going to build back into a working bass again. It has 5 holes drilled at the moment for the bridge mount, and as close as I can measure I believe the distance between the holes is 17.5mm.
Does anyone know what the drill hole spacing is on a 3 hole bridge as I'm exploring my options of what bridges I can fit.
I like the idea of the Gotoh 201 in principle but have read that the thick baseplate adds height to the strings that is awkward to get a low action on.
If I can fit a 3 hole bridge to the body my options would be opened up considerably. The two outer holes of the 3 hole pattern look as if they fall just inside the location of the 2 outers on the 5 hole pattern, but I'm thinking if they're too close the wood could be come unstable between the 2 drills.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!