Hipshot KickAss Bridge

[Danuman]

Initially I was a bit worried about the darker tone too, but some tweaking got me right where I wanted to be. Lovely burpy '70s J sounds.
It was already a pretty sweet sounding bass, but now it's just a joy to play.

[DanEly]

All fitted. I must say I was a bit apprehensive about the bridge at first.

So far so good. I've now got a super low action with minimal buzz. The darker tone comments make a bit more sense now. It does appear to smooth everything over. My precision has a nice rich creamy tone now but still retains that classic full open P snarl. I'm tempted to get a couple more to fit to my other basses now! It does add a fair bit of weight in my opinion though.

[discreet]

[quote name='DanEly' timestamp='1473379640' post='3129729']
It does add a fair bit of weight in my opinion.
[/quote]

Be positive - that means less neck dive, surely..?

[DanEly]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1473417609' post='3129993']
Be positive - that means less neck dive, surely..?
[/quote]

I'm positive. My precision never had any neck dive to start with

[nash]

I finally fitted mine. I have the retro fit saddles for my BAii.

The bass setup was easier and no longer needs the shim I was going to make because the saddle slots are nice and deep. I need to play it through my amp soon.

[chrismuzz]

I fitted one to my Zodiac BXP at the weekend. I tried both the brass and the stainless steel saddles and the difference was huge. Not what I expected! Brass made it sound really fat and warm, and tamed a lot of the upper mid-range and highs. Steel made it sound almost the same as the stock bridge, very open and with a focus on upper mid-range punch (exactly what I was Looking for). Except it still made everything sound "bigger", "warmer", and I no longer had a lack of low end when I played up the dusty end of the neck.

Weight is obviously more than the stock bridge but this bass has a very subtle neck dive issue. Not enough to cause issues but it's definitely balanced a lot better now! All in all I think it was a decent upgrade, and hopefully I won't have to keep replacing worn saddles and breaking strings like I usually do!