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10-06-2009, 10:30 AM
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Hi,
I have a Warwick Corvette Standard six string, and the bridge is driving me crazy. It is very adjustable and all that, but I also find it a little too fragile for my purposes and I hate having to go to the Warwick store for replacement parts. Has anybody here changed the bridge on their Warwick to something else, like a Badass?
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10-06-2009, 10:37 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Mayones Guitars & Basses | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Szczecin, Poland | | If it`s their old two-piece bridge you`ll have a problem replacing it. It`s sunk into the body pretty deep. Not a regular bridge construction at all.
I don`t like it either 
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10-06-2009, 11:53 AM
| | | | It will need a very complex luthery job! Try to be pacient with it! |
10-06-2009, 11:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | What's fragile about it?
Riis
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10-06-2009, 02:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland | | | I've had nothing but problems with those little adjustable saddles - they come loose, and eventually even the little Allen screws that hold the saddles wear out too. I've only had the bass since 2004, and I'm already on bridge #2. For that matter, I've been through three nuts as well - I'm using the Warwick brass nut at the moment, I cracked two plastic ones. Maybe the bass just isn't built for heavy metal gigs. :-)
Either way, thanks for the tips - I asked around on the Warwick forums about this and I feel like I committed heresy!
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10-06-2009, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Buddhapadge  Either way, thanks for the tips - I asked around on the Warwick forums about this and I feel like I committed heresy! | LOL!
I've had two Warwicks and never had any problems with the graphite saddle inserts. I take it the locking hex nut on the front of each saddle is working loose?
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10-06-2009, 07:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Towson, Maryland | | | The problem I have is with the intonation screws. I can never seem to find a screwdriver that will fit without hitting the second piece of the bridge making me unable to correct intonation. |
10-07-2009, 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx LOL!
I've had two Warwicks and never had any problems with the graphite saddle inserts. I take it the locking hex nut on the front of each saddle is working loose?
Riis | Yes, that's exactly what's happening. The threads on those little nuts seem to wear out pretty easily in my experience. With the last bridge, I used a small amount of wax to hold the saddles in, but I'm planning on going to Europe with my bass in the next few months, and I don't want to have to worry anymore. I never had these problems with my Jazz. :-)
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10-07-2009, 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Buddhapadge Yes, that's exactly what's happening. The threads on those little nuts seem to wear out pretty easily in my experience. With the last bridge, I used a small amount of wax to hold the saddles in, but I'm planning on going to Europe with my bass in the next few months, and I don't want to have to worry anymore. I never had these problems with my Jazz. :-) | So the locking hex screws are actually stripped or have stripped in the past? All they really do is hold the saddle in alignment so they slip neither left nor right. I'll assume you've replaced the hex screws in the past. Here's a few suggestions:
*Replace the hex screws if not done so already.
*Re-tap the brass saddle block to accommodate a larger diameter hex screws.
*Set up bass with appropriate string height, radius, and spacing. Secure saddles in place with wax (?) or whatever. Remove strings, locking hex screws, and mark (paint, pencil, Sharpie, etc.) the graphite saddle thru the forward screw hole. Remove graphite saddle and drill a shallow depression where marked. Replace graphite saddle and re-insert locking hex screw (with Loctite). The screw should seat itself within the depression and prevent any lateral movement. Here's the downside: you'll pretty much have a fixed radius bridge (a la Ricks, Alembic, Gibson) but you'll be able to tweak string height via the 6 screws on the large brass mounting block. I'm sure it will be pretty dang close but you can always tweak the saddles with a needle file.
Riis
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10-07-2009, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx
*Set up bass with appropriate string height, radius, and spacing. Secure saddles in place with wax (?) or whatever. Remove strings, locking hex screws, and mark (paint, pencil, Sharpie, etc.) the graphite saddle thru the forward screw hole. Remove graphite saddle and drill a shallow depression where marked. Replace graphite saddle and re-insert locking hex screw (with Loctite). The screw should seat itself within the depression and prevent any lateral movement. Here's the downside: you'll pretty much have a fixed radius bridge (a la Ricks, Alembic, Gibson) but you'll be able to tweak string height via the 6 screws on the large brass mounting block. I'm sure it will be pretty dang close but you can always tweak the saddles with a needle file.
Riis
| That is actually a brilliant idea. I'm sending my bass to a luthier fir a set-up, I reckon I might just get him to do that. Cheers, buddy!
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10-07-2009, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Buddhapadge That is actually a brilliant idea. I'm sending my bass to a luthier fir a set-up, I reckon I might just get him to do that. Cheers, buddy! | "Wile E. Coyote....Genius"
JOOC, are the two string height adjustment screws on each graphite saddle working properly?
Be sure to post a follow-up to your repair adventures!
Riis
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10-07-2009, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx "Wile E. Coyote....Genius"
JOOC, are the two string height adjustment screws on each graphite saddle working properly?
Be sure to post a follow-up to your repair adventures!
Riis | As far as I know, all the adjustment screws are working fine at the moment, I've had them rust up before. The luthier we have here is really great, he builds basses like these: http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=21864
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