Badass III

[acidbass]

Hello all,

Simple question really - does the Badass III bridge (which comes with the saddles preslotted) fit onto any Fender body?

I know the Badass III has 3 mounting holes, whereas the normal Fender bridge has 5. Will this make a difference, and does anyone currently use one on any of their Fenders?

Cheers guys,

Danny

[Muppet]

It will fit any American Fender from 1994 onwards - i.e. when they started using three screw fixing and string through bodies. It won't fit a five hole fixing. I use them on all my Precisions save one.

[Beedster]

You can buy the slotted saddles seperately (they're called BADASS 'Bright Tone' saddles) and they will fit BADASS I and IIs as well as IIIs. They do however, as their name suggests, provide a brighter tone than the original saddles as they use a different metal in their construction. Consequently, I currently run my Precision fitted with BADASS III with old style saddles which provide a more rounded tone, and until recently ran old my Jazz (now sold), which I used almost exclusively for slap, with a BADASS II plus Bright Tones. Can't remember where I bought Bright Tone saddles from, think it was probably guitarpartsresource.com, who are bloody quick in terms of delivery from the USA. They're about $13 each saddle though!
Chris

Edited August 9, 2007 by Beedster