I mean, my only real complaint about the bent-o-metal Fender bridge is that the saddles slide around. Everything else seemed to be fine, except that they look wimpy. With the Gotoh grooves sliding is eliminated and the Gotoh is slightly beefier so it might improve the look, too. Who knows.
I'll let you know when it comes in. In the meantime, a question about black. Will a black bridge just get all scratched up? Is that why you don't see too many? Messages 2, The Intonation, and Height adjustment are far superior to a standard bridge.
The Gotoh Version is a nice quaility, but it is a copyright infringment. Leo Quann has been fighting them in court to retain his original design's. The Screws are a finer thread! Also, the screws are a harder metal.
The Saddles are a thicker, denser metal allowing for more vibration into the wood body. The Base of the Bridge is also made of thicker, denser metal, providing more mass. This also allows more vibration into the body.
The Bad Ass bridge is Superior in every way to current production bridges used by Fender! If you cant comprehend this, then you should just continue believe that your current bridge is good enough for you. You don't necessarily hear a difference between 4 and 6 bolts on a bolt-on bass neck, but I'll take the 6. That's maybe one lesson! You must log in or register to reply here.
Trending Topics. Gain control of your tone with a preamp. Bass Mutes NordyMutes. Your headline. Add your deal, information or promotional text. April 23, 4 min read. The Badass series of bridges offered by Leo Quan are quite possibly the most commonly purchased bass upgrade.
These bridges have been around for a very long time - over 40 years. Badass Bass Bridge Compatibility Most bridges can be made to fit a variety of basses…. Email Us Worldwide Shipping. Rapid Fulfillment. Technical Expertise. Yes totally, the Badass was the standard for bass replacement bridge on Fender and Squier so the market for it is big!
If the metal is good quality, YES! Badass are really rare and expensive. A good substitute would be welcome. I would totally buy an omega from yo guys if you sold it. So yes, I would most definitely carry them. I think it would be a great seller for you guys. I also like the price of the omega a bit better. Yes, as a long time fan of the BadAss bridge, I definitely would be interested in checking out the Omega.
It was simple replacement and the Babicz is a beautifully engineered unit with full adjustablility. The sustain is much improved from the original Fender barrel unit. I would recommend it to anyone. Yes, definitely carry them. I have one of each and the Omega seems just as good and much cheaper. I was very happy to hear when it was introduced and pleased to see that it is markedly more affordable than the BAII. The thing which everyone overlooks is that this design pushes the ball of the string well back from where it would be on a stock Fender bridge.
The extended sting length works similarly to a through body string as it increases tension on the string at pitch…tighter feel. It makes a bass feel better for aggressive playing.
You should carry it. It fills a currently empty niche. The tension remains the same. Yes, please! Sign me up!! So on my last retrofit I tried the Hipshot A bridge. Very impressive…well made, designed for top mount or through the body. The saddle has a roller with a lateral adjustment, which is superior to the BA notch.
Omega looks to be a worthy replacement but why? In a word…Hipshot A!!! Of Omega made them I would get an even dozen. Absolutely a big YES! The Omega looks great! I have played on Badass bridges my entire career. So yes, if my next bass does not have a high-mass bridge installed, I will definitely buy the Omega. The badass and a host of similar things are a waste of time and money, but I guess people are entitled to throw their money away.
It's a nightmare, as they bounce to and fro on the intonation springs. Bite the bullet and remove the saddles! To mark the slots, I put the bridge on the bass and put on the strings. I tuned it to the desired pitch GDAE , positioned the strings as I wanted them, and marked either side of the string. This gives a bare patch on the saddle between two lines, showing where the groove should lie. Remove each saddle in turn.
Clamp in a vice ideally with wooden cheeks, so as not to damage the saddle Start each groove with a hacksaw. It helps centre the file later and gives a nice, straight groove. Use appropriate files! I cut a V profile with the triangular thread file, and then rounded it out with the tip of a circular rat's tail file to give good string to saddle contact.
I used an old set of 0. I filed to a depth equal to half that of the relevant string's diameter in each case, so the strings sit nicely in the saddle. I put each saddle back and took off the next one, keeping the other 3 strings in tune to help the truss-rod out. It's useful to compare in order to establish roughly where the saddles should be for the correct action and intonation. Naturally this'll need further adjustment, but it's a start. The pitch is higher so tuners pick it out more quickly and more accurately.
This is a good one for anyone who uses chords or plays up at the "dusty end" of the fretboard. All of the above came from my first attempt at fitting a Badass II and filing slots in the saddles. They describe what I believe to be helpful practices drived from what I learned the hard way. Definitely felt and sounded better for it. Then I had to raise the action, as the whole bridge was now a fraction lower but I do run the action insanely low in the first place.
Excellent article BOD2. I can offer the following 2 pics of basses fitted with Badass 1 bridges where the body has been routed to fit properly. I have tried Badass II bridges and they are great sounding bridges but have a personal preference for the Badass 1. My only tips are: unless you are very confident in filing the bridge saddles then get a luthier to do it for you.
And be aware that the distance between the string entry point and the saddles can in some cases be quite short depending on the positioning of the bridge on the body. This causes the srting to deviate very sharply over the saddle. If the groove in the saddle is not done correctly then broken strings will result. I haven't tried the Badass 3 bridges yet and might give one a try on a Squier Jazz project I'm into at the moment.
Good luck all. No routing required on a Jazz Bass. The same footprint as the Badass 1 and all that sustain and solid sound to boot.
I'm really enthusiastic about the Badass 3 I highly recommend it on a Jazz Bass if you like Punch and sustain. And yes I did notice that the G string was fed through the wrong hole when the picture was taken. This was corrected the next day. Here's my offering of a Black Badass It's got EMG's in it now, so it's even stealthier.
Haven't seen it mentioned on here, but a few places stateside have started stocking pre-slotted Badass II units.
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