Old Brass 4 String Bridge:road-worn....! £15

[yorks5stringer]

No idea what make this is: was on my Telecaster Bass  when I bought it but is not standard. As you can see 2 of the  intonation screws have been replaced but it is a good solid bridge if you are looking for functionality rather than pristine looks.... but it is set up  only for 'string through' body attachment.

 

Edited December 2, 2017 by yorks5stringer

[yorks5stringer]

BUmp

 

[Thunderbird]

Looks like a 70s hohner bridge to me mate 

[yorks5stringer]

Good to know.

[Dan Dare]

I've got one of those somewhere. Bought it in the late 70s for a project bass. Don't think it was Hohner branded (box long since gone) although they may well have used them.

[yorks5stringer]

It was on a 72 Tele Bass but I have no idea when the conversion was made. Re being Hohner, I had a google at 70's Hohners and could not see it on their OEM models.

[Thunderbird]

Might be a after market bridge cos my old hohner had one either way it's a good bridge glwts 

[yorks5stringer]

3 hours ago, Thunderbird said:

Might be a after market bridge cos my old hohner had one either way it's a good bridge glwts 

Yes, when I put the  Fender twin saddle bridge back on I realised it made the E  way off the designated pole-piece....

[binky_bass]

It's from a 70's Satellite bass if you really wanted to know!

[yorks5stringer]

I do want to know.....got a photo please?

[binky_bass]

[binky_bass]

Best thing about that bass was the bridge! Bad bass, good bridge! Way better than needed on these Satellites... (Picture makes the bridge look chrome but it was/is brass!) Suits both string-through-body and normal string basses I believe. 

[yorks5stringer]

Have to look at mine again then, as unless you can slide the string ball into a groove on the saddle, i cannot see anywhere on the back vertical bit  (where the saddle screw heads reside) to thread a string through.....

[binky_bass]

You are right... had a look at another picture and it is indeed only string-through-body. Sold the bass in the picture some time ago, thought it had both options but it is only string-through-body. 

[Bassassin]

This design does appear on 1980-ish Korean basses like that Satellite, but before that they were used on high-end MIJ basses from Yamaki Gakki - you'll find them on Wasburns & Daions. The fact it's brass suggests this is from an older MIJ bass, as do the remaining allen key intonation screws.

Edited December 21, 2017 by Bassassin

[fleabag]

20 hours ago, binky_bass said:

Oh wow - that takes me back. I  had one of these with the exact same bridge and bass was finished exactly the same too.  Shame about the necks.  Looked good though and neck through IIRC

Edited December 21, 2017 by fleabag

[binky_bass]

It was a neck through indeed, I bough this of a chap from this forum unfortunately it suffered extensive postage damage and arrived with a snapped truss, broken head stock and several other issues... non the fault of the seller! Shame as it was going to be a good project! Though the dark wood is disappointingly just a stain over cheap bass wood.

Good bridge though!

[Bassassin]

I had one of those Satellites - interestingly mine wasn't string-through and just had a bog-standard BBOT (instead of bogseat saddles).

The bass looked cool but weighed about six tons, and the neck was a treetrunk. Maya/El Maya did a lovely neckthgough P type, always had a bit of GAS for one of them.

[yorks5stringer]

Well as Drew Pritchard would  say, 'We've established some provenance'! Just need all the offers to flood in......