Skezza 48 Posted June 6, 2019 Hi I recently bought a maruszczyk jake off here. There was a little too much neck relief so i decided to do the relief and intonation. but it has abridge i have never seen before with 4 tiny allen screws I think i have workede out which is the saddle locking screw but how do you turn it with the strings on ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezbass 3,218 Posted June 6, 2019 You can slide the Allen key under the string as it is at an angle. However, you will need to loosen the string to move the saddle, as under tension it is hard to move. Here’s an extract from the user manual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skezza 48 Posted June 7, 2019 the bridge on my MARUSZCZYK is something the 2 pictures at the top of the page thanks for that I will put a picture on later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezbass 3,218 Posted June 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Skezza said: the bridge on my MARUSZCZYK is something the 2 pictures at the top of the page thanks for that I will put a picture on later Yeah, it’s the top 2 diagrams. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JazzLobster 3 Posted June 18, 2019 Yeah it's a useless POS, I wrote Adrian about it, and he, in typical frosty manner replied something to the effect of - what do you want, it's a cheap bridge, yeah you have to loosen the strings if you want to intonate. It's an old design, if you want something better go buy it -- brilliant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lemmywinks 1,050 Posted June 18, 2019 Seen those floating about on AliExpress for years, weird he chose those as they don't suit the bass at all and there's much better ones on there for not much money. Have a look at something like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/84mm-Metal-Electric-Bass-Bridge-Fixed-for-4-String-Bass-Guitar-Parts-Accessories/32888000438.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.1.3a616adewKvrwi&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_7_10065_10130_10068_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_52,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=30a103b8-9b0c-47a2-b5b9-a2a6853e8a7d-0&algo_pvid=30a103b8-9b0c-47a2-b5b9-a2a6853e8a7d Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JazzLobster 3 Posted June 18, 2019 Ah! A nice Hipshot A style copy 🤘 Yeah they're really junky, which is a pity cause the Elwood is such a nice jazz bass. Even a bent plate bridge would've been better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mybass 181 Posted June 18, 2019 I’m surprised these cheap bridges were ever used on those basses! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skezza 48 Posted June 19, 2019 I personally like the gotoh bent plate jazz precision style I may change it in the future Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JazzLobster 3 Posted June 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, Skezza said: I personally like the gotoh bent plate jazz precision style I may change it in the future Is the the 203b? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cosmicrain 225 Posted June 19, 2019 Yes, Hipshot Kickass is my main choice of bridge for custom builds and retro fitting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites