random thought

[ironwells]

hello, i noticed justin johnsen (former beck, current n.i.n. bassist) has a badass bridge on his

gibson t-bird, now i have an epi. goth t-bird, can i do the same mod and if so how?

[BobSkippy]

hello' date=' i noticed justin johnsen (former beck, current n.i.n. bassist) has a badass bridge on his

gibson t-bird, now i have an epi. goth t-bird, can i do the same mod and if so how?[/quote']

 

ironwells,

Hmmmm... Good question...

 

The bass on your T-bird is the Gibson-style 3-point bridge, right? You'll have to remove not only the bridge, but the studs and any bushings, as well. From there, you'll have to align the bridge properly so that the saddles are at the right scale length (the mounting instructions should have all the info you'll need), then *carefully* drill holes for the screws.

 

It's not exceptionally difficult, but it *does* need to be done precisely; if you're not used to working on your bass, you might want to have your friendly guitar repairman do it for you. :-)

 

Hope that helps! :-)

 

-Bob

[Freuds_cat]

I love the Badass 1 bridge. It has the most sustain of any bridge I have ever used, which is quite a few. They also (IMHO) give you an extra bite in your attack which is great if you are a fingers player and want more attack in your sound. They also (and this is obviously influenced a lot by the body wood used) give you a slightly darker tone.

 

I'm pretty sure the Epi. Goth T-bird's have full Mahogany bodies but have bolt on Maple necks instead of Mahogany and Walnut through body necks. The Gibsons also have Mahogany wings.

 

The Epi T-bird IV is different again in that it has an Alder body and also a bolt on Maple neck (like a lot of Fender basses).

 

My personal opinion of using a Badass 1 bridge on an Epi Goth T-Bird is that having a large Mahogany body which has a rather dark, slightly blury sound to it would sound great with a maple neck and the Badass 1 bridge. Gonna have a big ballsy sound and a good amount of bite.

 

Also I couldn't agree more with Bobs comments.

 

In reference to the sound of these bridges combined with Alder as a body wood, My 74 Fender Jazz has this combination and even with single coil Jazz pups sounds big and bitey.

[Skin N. Bones]

He has a Write -up in BassPlayer magazine a few months back. He mentions the bass. I am going to look at it tonight if I remember. I will tell you what he said about it tomorrow. If I remember.lol

[allslots99]

I suppose if I wanted to pose for a photo with it, and hold my fretting hand up in the air or something, this might be a problem. But that scenario doesn't really come up.