neepheid Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: This. A bridge specifically and carefully designed so as not to work. I know you're joking, but I can assure you that it works just fine, in that it hold the strings in place, intonated. The three point hate is getting a bit old - there are worse bridges out there by some distance. I don't mind it, it works, it doesn't eat babies. Set and forget, job's a good 'un. I can see how its foibles would irritate a tinkerer or frequent string changer. I just leave it alone to do its job, seems to be the best approach. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 1 hour ago, neepheid said: I know you're joking, but I can assure you that it works just fine, in that it hold the strings in place, intonated. The three point hate is getting a bit old - there are worse bridges out there by some distance. I don't mind it, it works, it doesn't eat babies. Set and forget, job's a good 'un. I can see how its foibles would irritate a tinkerer or frequent string changer. I just leave it alone to do its job, seems to be the best approach. Yes, there are worse bridges. Even Rickenbacker replaced theirs eventually. When I got my Epiphone Thunderbird I couldn't get it to intonate properly at the action I wanted. I grant, that is exceptionally low, but it was infuriating that either the D or G string could never be got to intonate properly. So, after a few hours of creative swearing I ordered a Hipshot. Unsurprisingly, that worked exceptionally well. The simple fact is the 3 point bridge is crap if you want a super low action. Gibson don't care about bass players so we get the scraps from the table and a bridge made in a cave by bending some corrugated iron bin lids into a weird dolphin shape and saying "that'll do." However, on a more serious note, maybe it should be "bridges that are amazingly difficult to adjust." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Lewis Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 3 hours ago, neepheid said: I don't mind it, it works, it doesn't eat babies. The one on my Jack Casady did. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 I was always able to set them exactly where things needed to go without any drama or cursing. And yet I’ve replaced three of them with Hipshots. I just thought they looked better. They are much better for palm muting , and they certainly have much greater adjustability. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) The lack of length behind the saddles is my (main) gripe with the three point bridge. How hard (and not expensive) would it be to change the casting so that the E string does not rest on the silk or where the winding is not yet correctly established. P*&# poor engineering. Saying that, the rest of my SG bass now fitted with a Hipshot bridge and machines is really good, especially the fretwork. Edited December 16, 2023 by 3below 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Didn’t have any issues with silk or winding , It was either LaBella flats or Gibson BriteWire rounds I was using. I’m shallow enough to switch the bridges over because they looked better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) On 05/12/2023 at 10:58, Chienmortbb said: It bugs me that: any bass is not offered in Black. a headstock on a 4 string has a 3 + 1 machinehead pattern. someone says they can only use one brand or type of bass, What are your prejudices? Excellent thread 👏🏻 - 5 strings, B-G - 18mm or less at the bridge - two soapbar shape humbuckers - need to see the grain in the body wood - three band active 18v preamp - side mounted jack - 10lbs or less Edited December 17, 2023 by moley6knipe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I'd like a Cort A4 Plus, but I don't like the look of the bridge. It looks a faff to set the intonation on it. I'm not keen on gold hardware, or black for that matter. Natural finishes, no thank you. Although I do have a natural finish bass, sort of, that I love. It's got a heavy lacquer finish, which I should hate really, but don't. Pointy basses, not really my thing. Light colour finish. I tend to gravitate to darker colours. There's probably more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Most of my prejudices are based on aesthetic features: Single cut basses Coffee table finishes, often goes with the above. Relic’d basses Headless basses. The look of Alembics, apart from John Entwistle explorer one, although I’m sure they’re superb basses, if a bit extortionate. Ditto Wal and Warwick shapes. I play four and five string basses but have never felt the need for a six. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Marvin said: I'd like a Cort A4 Plus, but I don't like the look of the bridge. It looks a faff to set the intonation on it. Pity that looks and reality are different things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 I don't like: Burst finishes 3-point bridges Active basses (except for Stingrays) Pointy basses (BC Rich in particular) Most of these horrible hand made things that are made out of cr@p like woodworm-riddled slabs. Pretentious nonsense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 @Shambo The Americans have station wagons with tonewood panels... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 25 minutes ago, Lfalex v1.1 said: @Shambo The Americans have station wagons with tonewood panels... Like this? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 06/12/2023 at 10:36, Lord Summerisle said: Exactly. A tuner is either a device showing the correct pitch for each note, or it’s an ocean fish. When you think about it though,'machine head' is a weird substitute for tuner.You'd think maybe that the Machine Head was the large flat part at the top of the neck,where the 'Tuning machines' are situated.😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 12 hours ago, squire5 said: When you think about it though,'machine head' is a weird substitute for tuner.You'd think maybe that the Machine Head was the large flat part at the top of the neck,where the 'Tuning machines' are situated.😃 This makes sense too. Personally I don’t really care if anyone calls two different things “tuners”. I also never lost any sleep as a child worrying about the dual meaning of “compass” and I don’t recall anyone going on a Cub Scout hike getting lost because they brought an item which draws circles rather than points north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 A new bass needs to be pristine, untouched by man (or woman), not even by the guy who built it. My dream is to one day buy a Fender Custom Shop instrument and never even open the outer packaging. Just be happy in the knowledge that I have it and happily can go about knocking more dings into my frankenbass. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lender Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 It has to be a bolt on. I still look at neck-through basses and sometimes get tempted. Then I remember that I seldom get the response and attack to my liking. I once bought a Tobias signature six-string and regretted it right away in the first band practice. 😅 So, preferably 4 strings and passive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 On 19/12/2023 at 12:13, Lord Summerisle said: This makes sense too. Personally I don’t really care if anyone calls two different things “tuners”. I also never lost any sleep as a child worrying about the dual meaning of “compass” and I don’t recall anyone going on a Cub Scout hike getting lost because they brought an item which draws circles rather than points north. When I started playing, there were Tuning Pegs on many stringed instruments, but on electric guitars there were machine heads. There were no "Tuners" we used pitch pipes and our ears. You can tell this on some recordings from the 60s and even 70s. Now we have electronic Tuners, people insist on calling machine heads tuners. You can call a dog a cat, but do not expect it to catch mice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) pointy headstocks sharp angles in bodys. headless basses stick basses roundwound or tapewound strings cheap electrics that have next to no variance in tone glued in headstocks light bass bodys maple fretless necks stock musicman stingray pickups, they still not addressed that out of line G pole piece that plastic chad valley ronco stingray battery holder. the newer wide G&L natural maple necks ( awfull) bridges that when the barrels are on the base the strings are still too high. ( more to do with the neck pocket too high really) sh!t tuners that unwind themselfs carved engraved bodys single cut away bodys fat chunky necks basses that are more "ART" than usable bass, like overpriced over the top Alembics. semi body basses with F holes, though some do look great. fanned fret boards. see through resin bodys covers over pickups, right where i want play pickups that are right on the end of the neck, i can get my fingers under to snap, and last but not least... Anything that says rickenbacker im pritty sure that covers most of it 🙂 Edited December 20, 2023 by funkgod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, funkgod said: pointy headstocks sharp angles in bodys. headless basses stick basses roundwound or tapewound strings cheap electrics that have next to no variance in tone glued in headstocks light bass bodys maple fretless necks stock musicman stingray pickups, they still not addressed that out of line G pole piece that plastic chad valley ronco stingray battery holder. the newer wide G&L natural maple necks ( awfull) bridges that when the barrels are on the base the strings are still too high. ( more to do with the neck pocket too high really) sh!t tuners that unwind themselfs carved engraved bodys single cut away bodys fat chunky necks basses that are more "ART" than usable bass, like overpriced over the top Alembics. semi body basses with F holes, though some do look great. fanned fret boards. see through resin bodys covers over pickups, right where i want play pickups that are right on the end of the neck, i can get my fingers under to snap, and last but not least... Anything that says rickenbacker I reckon you and @Jackroadkill should team up, pick an unsuspecting music shop and annihilate all their bass stock in one blitzkrieg visit. 😎 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I reckon you and @Jackroadkill should team up, pick an unsuspecting music shop and annihilate all their bass stock in one blitzkrieg visit. 😎 yeee haarrr , Let me at them :-), i could walk down the line of them cr@p, cr@p cr@p cr@p cr@p cr@p cr@p cr@p cr@p ..meehhhh av ya got any plecs ? ?.. ahhh.... yeaaa there cr@p too, ah well..bye 😋 Edited December 20, 2023 by funkgod 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, funkgod said: sh!t tuners that unwind themselfs A’re you trying to annoy me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 After going through so many basses over the years there are some things that are not for me, although not as particular as some 😁 no blue or green colours no gold hardware no 5 strings any more No natural finishes No neck-through’s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said: A’re you trying to annoy me? youd fink with spell checker it would sort it all out for you wouldn't yo?, yea.. that's cr@p as well 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 On 20/12/2023 at 15:07, Chienmortbb said: When I started playing, there were Tuning Pegs on many stringed instruments, but on electric guitars there were machine heads. There were no "Tuners" we used pitch pipes and our ears. You can tell this on some recordings from the 60s and even 70s. Now we have electronic Tuners, people insist on calling machine heads tuners. You can call a dog a cat, but do not expect it to catch mice. There's this new Act of Parliament coming in... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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