Gideon K

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1485184870' post='3221875'] I ordered a 3 point Hipshot supertone for a custom RD bass I had made with the same problem as you. A quick email to Hipshot and they will produce you a custom lower profile supertone for not alot more dosh. [/quote] Cheers, I'll give it a try. I've tried emailing them before, using the email form on their site but never get a response. I'm going to try a direct mail to them. How did you go about contacting them?

Hi folks, I've been having an ongoing problem with a bass of mine. It's to do with the bridge. I have an old Cimar 4 string bass. It's a copy of a Gibson Grabber. The bridge is one of those Gibson-style 3-point bridges that has always been wonky but then one of the hooks broke. I hate the bridge design anyway because the saddles aren't individually height adjustable and so forth. Initially, I was looking for something more along the lines of the Fender P/J Bass bridge, but I'll skip that part of the saga and go on to the bit about plunging for a Hipshot Supertone bridge. It was between that, and a Babicz one. The bit that sold me was that they fit straight into the holes that are already there and the string spacing width-wise would be fine. However, once I had installed the supertone bridge (using the original pin/screws from my bridge since I don't have an Allen key that fits the screws that came with the supertone), and restrung the bass I found that the saddle height on the bass was just way too high for my guitar. Even at their lowest, the saddles are about 1.5cm off the surface of the wood and my strings have a large slope and increasing action up the neck, making intonation and action impossible. Basically, I need a lower, less chunky bridge. My question to any of you who have them or have experience of them, what are the base-to-saddle heights of the a) Babicz 3-Point Bass bridges, and Hipshot 2-Point bass bridge? The latter looks like it might fit better, but I can't tell due to dimensions, the UK shop I bought the supertone from (and will be returning it to) does not seem to stock the 2-point bridge. I could order it in, but would prefer to know that what I'm ordering has a chance of actually working. Out of frustration, I just ordered 10 quid 3-point style bridge to fit into my bass until I can get this problem sorted, as it is my main bass and even though it is far less than optimal, the old-style design at least works on a basic level. I hate them though, they're compromised, not easily adjustable, flimsy, and simply a bad design. Why don't any of these new-fangled brands publish their height dimensions along with length and width on their websites? So far I have had zero response from either of the companies mentioned, which is sad. Any help or info greatly appreciated.