Lylodile Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I may be coming into possession of an aerodyne jazz bass soon . However, I was wondering what options there are for replacing the bridge without routing the body (I am not a fan of the bits of bent tin fender seem to issue as standard). I heard the badass II's don't work because of the curved tops, but would other bridges work? I've been looking at hipshot type A bridges and Gotoh 201's. Would they fit fine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisd24 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 I had an aerodyne precision and considered the same,seem to remember the 201 came up to big,as did the badass and a schaler 3d bridge,think the only replacement was another fender one which defeated the object! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Lylodile' post='1235024' date='May 17 2011, 10:35 PM']I may be coming into possession of an aerodyne jazz bass soon . However, [b]I was wondering what options there are for replacing the bridge without routing the body[/b] (I am not a fan of the bits of bent tin fender seem to issue as standard). I heard the badass II's don't work because of the curved tops, but would other bridges work? I've been looking at hipshot type A bridges and Gotoh 201's. Would they fit fine?[/quote] The base plate has to be exactly the same size as the original if you don't want to do any routing or leave unsightly gaps. That severely restricts your options. The Wilkinson bridge with brass saddles MIGHT be close in dimensions but I don't know definitively: Otherwise, you either have a routing job ahead of you, or you accept what's on there - which despite all the negativity isn't the worst bridge in the world. You could have one of these: See, the 4 saddle Fender bridge now seems positively high tech! Edited May 18, 2011 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 There is nothing wrong with a BBOT bridge IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I have to say my Aerodyne is the best sounding bass I have ever owned, BBOT or not. I upgraded the bridge on a Jap 75RI but I don't see the need on this one, it's a damn tight funky sound anyway. I think an upgrade will be tricky to find though, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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