Bridge Question

[brensabre79]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1385736526' post='2291688']
Is it possible that I could get hold of just a new set of vintage saddles to use with my existing bridge? does anywhere sell these you guys know of?
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+1 for the saddles. It's pretty common with Fenders from any era, which is why they made the bridges like that.
A lot of complicated suggestions on here. I would just get the replacement threaded saddles off eBay, you can keep the rest of the bridge.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261258092633"]Here's[/url] one in the UK:

Edited November 29, 2013 by brensabre79

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1385743137' post='2291785']
Guitarpartsresource.com [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bass_saddles.htm"]http://www.guitarpar...ass_saddles.htm[/url]


They are in US but I have ordered from there. My package arrived inside a week and luckily I paid no VAT or duty but that is a luck of the draw kind of thing.
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Thanks they look perfect... I'll see if I can get any in the UK, if not I'll go for those.

[brensabre79]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261258092633"]UK one on eBay right now - but it's the whole bridge[/url]

[Grangur]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1385734953' post='2291662']
Hmmm so it would be unlikely that a replacement bridge would be available with only three screws... I'm rather not be drilling any more in the bass
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But if the bridge is in the wrong place there's no way a tech can fix that without filling the existing holes and drilling new ones.

Sounds to me like you'd do best to use the sawn-off bolt-thread saddles.

[brensabre79]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1385755868' post='2291971']
But if the bridge is in the wrong place there's no way a tech can fix that without filling the existing holes and drilling new ones.

Sounds to me like you'd do best to use the sawn-off bolt-thread saddles.
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Did you read any of the posts above???

[yepmop]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1385743442' post='2291792'] Thanks they look perfect... I'll see if I can get any in the UK, if not I'll go for those. [/quote]

All parts UK do them a bit expensive at £17 inc postage, but you get them within a day or so.

I've bought 2 sets of them over the past 6 months and they are very good. On one BBOT I had to widen the holes for the saddle screws but on my most recent, if fitted perfectly.

[url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/saddles-for-bass/products/bass-bridge-barrels-vintage-style-4"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/saddles-for-bass/products/bass-bridge-barrels-vintage-style-4[/url]

[Grangur]

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1385891431' post='2293135']

Did you read any of the posts above???
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Yes, but you clearly haven't.

How did Rob get on at the Gallery on Saturday?

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1385944622' post='2294034']
Yes, but you clearly haven't.

How did Rob get on at the Gallery on Saturday?
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Turns out Martin isn't around on Saturdays... I ordered up that set of saddles from the US site, apparently they have been dispatched, so I shall see how that works out.

I assume I can turn them around on the screw? the set in the pic has all the saddles sticking out to the left of the annotation screw, looking at my bass I need two on the left and two on the right... I'm sure it'll work out OK.

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='yepmop' timestamp='1385926840' post='2293749']
All parts UK do them a bit expensive at £17 inc postage, but you get them within a day or so.

I've bought 2 sets of them over the past 6 months and they are very good. On one BBOT I had to widen the holes for the saddle screws but on my most recent, if fitted perfectly.

[url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/collections/saddles-for-bass/products/bass-bridge-barrels-vintage-style-4"]http://www.allparts....vintage-style-4[/url]
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If I'd have seen that earlier I'd have ordered them from there.

Looks like the same ones I've ordered.