Bassulike66 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hi All, Does anyone know if it's possible to fit a 3 point Gibbo t-bird bridge to a Tokai t-bird?! Fank you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I wouldn't think it would be too much of a problem, but you'd need to drill the body. If you're of a mind, get yourself one of the Hipshot bridges instead of a Gibson/copy, they're way superior and you only need to make two holes as opposed to three. You'll have full control over intonation and individual string height. Woop. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Ew why would you? I have an Epi pro IV and I'm over the moon the they come with a "proper" bridge instead of a 3 pointer. But to answer your question, yes.... but special inserts have to be fitted into the body it's not just a case of drilling and bolting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunge666 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) I really wouldn't bother, the Tokai bridge is pretty sound IMHO. + there may be an issue with string height. The 3 pointer would be a lot higher than the original I reckon. Just my 2p's worth. Edited July 8, 2012 by grunge666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Of course it's possible, it's only wood and metal. Is it advisable? No. You want to do all this work: - drill three massive holes into your bass and push threaded inserts into said holes which will probably pop out under string tension, if not right away then over time. - reroute your bridge earth wire to come out into one of these holes (unless you're lucky and they happen to coincide) - deal with any neck angle issues (which will be a lot of fun if your Tokai is set neck and would warrant a build thread of its own) because the three point sits half a mile above the surface of the body. - fill the screw holes that the previous bridge left. to voluntarily give up the ability to individually adjust your string height? Be happy with your Tokai. I had one once, it was a nice bass. Don't make it worse in some attempt to make it look a bit more Gibson-y. In summary - possible? Yes. Advisable? No. The three point bridge is nasty - and that's coming from a rabid Gibson fan. I only have one bass which employs that abortion of a bridge and I very quickly replaced it with a Hipshot Supertone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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