alyctes Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) I have a Kramer The Duke headless. The bridge is a Fender-style BBOT. Can anyone tell me whether this design is original? I ask because the E and G strings do not sit over the pup poles, and therefore I suspect that this bridge is a replacement and that the original bridge had a narrower spacing. Any info gratefully received! Thanks for reading Edited May 19, 2016 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) The majority of the pics I see online appear to have a Schaller 3D (sometimes Kramer branded, sometimes not) but I've seen pics with BBOT and even Badass bridges. A Schaller 3D would take care of string spacing, being adjustable that way. Edited May 20, 2016 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 BigRedX has, or had, one of these basses - it might be worth asking him. From what I can remember of the couple we had in the shop back in the 80s they came with Schaller bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1463732779' post='3053633'] BigRedX has, or had, one of these basses - it might be worth asking him. From what I can remember of the couple we had in the shop back in the 80s they came with Schaller bridges. [/quote] I had the Hondo copy, which came fitted with a copy of the Schaller 3D bridge. Edited May 20, 2016 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1463733241' post='3053639'] I had the Hondo copy, which came fitted with a copy of the Schaller 3D bridge. [/quote] Oh, sorry - I thought you had the Kramer one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 I should have thought of that... I have an Alien which I haven't had out of its case for at least two years. D'oh... I'll report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.