Funkaholic Posted October 9, 2024 Posted October 9, 2024 Out of curiosity/necessity for a project, we started making stainless steel bent plate bridges with threaded saddles like pre-CBS Fenders. 4 string version has the pre-CBS specs, the 5 string version comes in three different spacings, pre-CBS (20mm), narrower 19.5mm and 19mm. All the saddles are the same 19mm but plates make the difference. 4 Quote
Geek99 Posted October 9, 2024 Posted October 9, 2024 What difference to tone? I’m assuming you used tone-metals? 🙂↔️ 2 Quote
Funkaholic Posted October 9, 2024 Author Posted October 9, 2024 40 minutes ago, Geek99 said: What difference to tone? I’m assuming you used tone-metals? 🙂↔️ It’s really hard to A/B these things, which I actually tried to do, I recorded a reack with both the original bridge and my own on a 65 Jazz Bass. The weight is identical by the way, I started doing this as I could not find any bridge with pre-CBS spacing for a 5 string bass. Moollon’s bridge is 20mmmspaced but they won’t sell it anyways Quote
Geek99 Posted October 9, 2024 Posted October 9, 2024 I’m sorry if it sounded like I was dissing the craftsmanship; I was definitely not. it was just a joking allusion to the eternal “tone wood” vs “it’s just wood, get a grip” debate. so no major difference in tone ? I’d settle for “looks nicer but harder to relic” in your shoes 1 Quote
PaulThePlug Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 Make me a twin saddle tele type... please... 1 Quote
Funkaholic Posted October 10, 2024 Author Posted October 10, 2024 7 hours ago, Geek99 said: I’m sorry if it sounded like I was dissing the craftsmanship; I was definitely not. it was just a joking allusion to the eternal “tone wood” vs “it’s just wood, get a grip” debate. so no major difference in tone ? I’d settle for “looks nicer but harder to relic” in your shoes Hey don’t worry I got your joke 🤓 No offense taken whatsoever 1 Quote
itu Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) Is this steel A2 / 304(L) or A4 / 316(L)? Edited October 10, 2024 by itu Quote
Funkaholic Posted October 10, 2024 Author Posted October 10, 2024 57 minutes ago, itu said: Is this steel A2 / 304(L) or A4 / 316(L)? I’m pretty sure it’s 304 but I’ll check again. Quote
itu Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) How was it, easy to bend? Or did you warm it before bending? Stainless is somewhat kinky to machine, because it is, shall I say, chewy? I like the colour of the end result very much. Edited October 10, 2024 by itu Quote
Ballin Posted Wednesday at 16:01 Posted Wednesday at 16:01 Where can I purchase a Steel $-string Jazz Bass Bridge? Quote
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