lemmywinks Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134810424453? Looks pretty cool, anybody know what the bridge hardware is? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted November 15, 2023 Author Share Posted November 15, 2023 On closer inspection it looks like the not so great Overlord of Tone bridge with a metal plate stuck over it bearing what looks to be the sellers name - McVeigh. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I'm guessing those aren't real EMGs either. (I have a Chinese doubleneck which had an Overlord bridge and pickups with "EMG" on them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 I don't think this is an AliExpress bass as I've not seen that shape before, wouldn't automatically assume they're fake. Would be easy to tell I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Somebody has gone for it. The Overlord bridge (if it is one) can be improved somewhat with a bit of filing and some brass washers, or if it's really bad replaced by Guyker or better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 The Overlord bridge is made of cheese and the adjuster bolts are just stock (M4 or is it M6) bolts with a knurled knob on the end; they are harder metal than the bridge parts and will mash the claw threads with the slightest effort. I tried replacing the knackered one on my doubleneck and the one I received was badly made so the claws were too tall to retract into the bay when trying to tune the instrument. There's also a lip at the end where the adjusters are, so that the ends of the adjusters grind against it; fitting the bearing washer thingies there doesn't quite work as the surface they're against isn't flat. I acquired one of a Steinberger Spirit and that works fine. This is what was on the bass half of the doubleneck; the chap I got it from had given up trying. This is it now... The bass half has Retrovibe Ric-style pickups - they were a straight swap for the "EMG"s, even the screw holes! The guitar half's bridge also failed (I think the trem spring was too much for the soft metal) and it's now got a hardtail one on it, from a chap in Ireland. I plan to put a pair of SDs I've got on the guitar half, when I get around to it. Electrics-wise, one of the knobs has a pull switch I've wired to mute the guitar neck when pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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