sockdeluxe_mikey Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hello! I'm ordering a new bass body that doesn't have any pre drilled holes for a bridge (I'm just attaching a standard five hole bridge). Is this difficult to do by myself? Is there anything to bear in mind? Thanks guys Mike Quote
thack Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Shouldnt be too hard. Just take your time positioning it perfectly for the scale length and alignment. Quote
tommorichards Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 use a bit of twine to make sure the strings are ligned up properly, as well as putting the bridge far back enough to be able to intonate it without any problems Quote
mentalextra Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Check, check and check again! I have recently fitted a new bridge where none of the holes from the original bridge could be used. Even after endless checking and measuring it is still a little out. I am face with having to fill the holes and redrill just to move it down 3/16ths of an inch! Believe me, if its not right you will see it every time you look at the guitar![/font] Quote
Low End Bee Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Masking tape, string, a tape measure and a pencil are your friends. I've done two perfectly and I'm no DIY genius.. Quote
BOD2 Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 I found a similar question a while back here ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/50774-installing-a-bridge-on-a-body/page__p__537875__hl__bridge__fromsearch__1#entry537875"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/50774-installing-a-bridge-on-a-body/page__p__537875__hl__bridge__fromsearch__1#entry537875[/url] Have a look and see if this helps Quote
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