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BellBottomBlues
06-14-2007, 11:04 AM
I was watching some of your videos and I noticed how you use a detunable bridge to get even more tunings out of songs.

What bridge is that and where can they be bought?

spade2you
06-24-2007, 03:18 PM
I was watching some of your videos and I noticed how you use a detunable bridge to get even more tunings out of songs.

What bridge is that and where can they be bought?

That's a somewhat pricey (~$2k) upgrade that you can get on a Zon Hyperbass. I'm pretty sure Zon wouldn't sell you one by itself, but I wouldn't think you'd be able to utilize the tuners and/or bridge very well on a bass without a graphite neck. That sort of a dramatic change in tension would lead to relief issues on most basses. I wouldn't use it on a fretted bass either since intonation will be off. Really, the point of intonation changes on a fretless, but it's not fixed.