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[Freuds_Cat]

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[bassaussie]

Just be careful with this - this is a Badass I, the original version, which needs routing to be installed on a Fender instrument. The bridge you need for a Fender is a Badass II.

[Freuds_Cat]

[quote name='bassaussie' post='8452' date='May 29 2007, 04:15 PM']Just be careful with this - this is a Badass I, the original version, which needs routing to be installed on a Fender instrument. The bridge you need for a Fender is a Badass II.[/quote]

Yep good advice, unless of course like me you have a preference for the Badass 1 bridge and are happy to route the body. Sacralige I know but hey its for playing and listening to not just looking at.

I believe that the Badass 3 is of similar size but lower profile than the first ones.

Cargill custom Fretless bone nut


72 Fender Jazz graphite nut



I also have one on my 23" scale Bennett precision (graphite nut) but no pics yet.

For brightness, punch, attack and sustain, nothing beats them in my opinion.

Edited May 30, 2007 by Freuds_Cat

[Beedster]

[quote name='Freuds_Cat' post='8932' date='May 30 2007, 12:56 AM']For brightness, punch, attack and sustain, nothing beats them in my opinion.[/quote]

I guess if you sink a bridge into the body you have a greater area of surface contact between metal and wood which is probably no bad thing sound-wise - I'd hate to do it to a 1970's Fender though.
Does anyone know whether when using it with a Fender one can simply shim the neck with a Badass 1 or, given its height, is that not really an option?
Chris

[Freuds_Cat]

[quote name='Beedster' post='8975' date='May 30 2007, 04:27 PM']I guess if you sink a bridge into the body you have a greater area of surface contact between metal and wood which is probably no bad thing sound-wise - I'd hate to do it to a 1970's Fender though.
Does anyone know whether when using it with a Fender one can simply shim the neck with a Badass 1 or, given its height, is that not really an option?
Chris[/quote]


Just looking at the depth that mine has been routed I would say that neck shims would be out of the question Chris

[Beedster]

[quote name='Freuds_Cat' post='10342' date='Jun 1 2007, 01:25 AM']Just looking at the depth that mine has been routed I would say that neck shims would be out of the question Chris[/quote]

Cheers FC, it does seem odd - given that when these were introduced the bass world was literally dominated by Fender, certainly at the top end - that they required such serious modifications to fit?
Think LQ got it right with the BADASS III though
Chris

[Freuds_Cat]

[quote name='Beedster' post='10386' date='Jun 1 2007, 05:11 PM']Cheers FC, it does seem odd - given that when these were introduced the bass world was literally dominated by Fender, certainly at the top end - that they required such serious modifications to fit?
Think LQ got it right with the BADASS III though
Chris[/quote]


yeah Chris my understanding is that the original Badass 1 was designed to replace the bridges on the old Gibson EB-X basses.
I'm going to buy a Badass 3 for my 82 JV Squier project so I am very interested to see how it compares to the BA1.