derreybass Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 (edited) Having seen the way Badass Bridges seem to be rocketing in price and not always convinced that they really do make a huge difference to the sound I thought I would have a go at making one. It's made from brass, weighs about the same as a Badass and was considerably cheaper. The saddles are all hand filed to shape so are not exactly the same as each other. the brige is fitted to my Squire 5 sting which I use as a testbed for the odd mod. The only drawback was a milling machine was needed and I had to buy 10 grub screws which came to £4. I've included a couple of pics so anyone interested can see what it looks like. In case anyone wonders the sound as far as I can discern is not a lot different from using the original bridge, but I do like the look of Badasses. If anyone knows a source of springs for bridges I'd like to know as I had to use 2 for each saddle 'cause I couldn't find any long enough. Thanks for looking Edited June 10, 2011 by derreybass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 that's beautiful. lovely bit of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I'm In awe of the talent there! Nice work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 [quote name='derreybass' post='1263451' date='Jun 9 2011, 11:45 PM']If anyone knows a source of springs for bridges I'd like to know as I had to use 2 for each saddle 'cause I couldn't find any long enough.[/quote] Might be worth trying here - [url="http://www.airedalesprings.co.uk/compression-springs.php"]http://www.airedalesprings.co.uk/compression-springs.php[/url] (select 'standard compression springs' from the LH menu for details of spring lengths, diameter etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) I'd definitely love one! A brass 'Badass' would look the wick on my Jazz! Truckstop Edited June 10, 2011 by Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 you could flog them under the name 'brassass' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derreybass Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the comments I might give a 4 string version a try, only problem is they're a bit time consuming to produce and I don't want to infinge any copyrights. Thanks ikay the spring site looks to be most promising. Also added 2 more shots of bridge after it was polished Edited June 10, 2011 by derreybass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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