stewblack Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Any of you who are legends of the lathe, wizards of the workmate, genies of the jigsaw or maestros of the mortice joint can look away now! I've begun, in my own small way, to mess and meddle where I previously feared to tread. Mainly just decoratively but the screwdriver has been out. Behold my works ye mighty and despair. All I've done is replace the pos bridge supplied with the bass when I bought it (and at a mark up I might add) (must get that 'gullible' sticker removed from my forehead) which had curled like a week old leaf of lettuce. Oh and added no. 001 prototype Stew Black custom scratch plate. 002 will be significantly better, but we all must start somewhere. The bridge is a Wilkinson which brand seems both inexpensive and well thought of around here. I plan to introduce a little more of the black/gold so the bridge doesn't stand out like a blind cobblers thumb. Possibly at the nut, possibly at the nobs. Who knows? Now I've started this could go anywhere. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Wilkinson bridges are decent, I put one on an MIM Jazz and it improved things. I'm a bit kack handed with the DIY stuff also but I found replacing bridge, tuners and even pickups relatively straightforward. Best of luck with the project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Wilkinson gear, hardware or pickups are decent for little outlay. What happened to the brass saddles @stewblack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, hooky_lowdown said: Wilkinson gear, hardware or pickups are decent for little outlay. What happened to the brass saddles @stewblack? It has brass saddles, that's how it came Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, stewblack said: It has brass saddles, that's how it came Mmmm, they look chrome on my screen. 🙈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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