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03-17-2008, 11:59 PM
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Do the existing three drilled holes in a Lakland bridge line up with a Badass II?
Thanks!
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03-18-2008, 12:03 AM
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03-18-2008, 12:20 AM
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Commander-in-chief, 3Leaf Audio | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle / NYC | | | What's the point in swapping out the bridge? I can't see any benefit to this. |
03-18-2008, 12:36 AM
| | | | Well, I'm not in love with the string through body design, and the badass is just what I'm used to. Right tension and feel for me.
And yes I'll be honest I don't really care for the look of the oval Lakland bridge. And there's really no room for argument there because people like things to look like the way they like them to look. e.g., I'm not going to grow a mustache and wear a leather cap, it's just not me.
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03-18-2008, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy5000  Well, I'm not in love with the string through body design, and the badass is just what I'm used to. Right tension and feel for me.
And yes I'll be honest I don't really care for the look of the oval Lakland bridge. And there's really no room for argument there because people like things to look like the way they like them to look. e.g., I'm not going to grow a mustache and wear a leather cap, it's just not me. | I'm actually not in love with the look of the oval bridge myself.  |
03-18-2008, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Spencer! I'm actually not in love with the look of the oval bridge myself. | Not that there's any thing wrong with that, I just don't play on that team. 
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03-18-2008, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Spencer! What's the point in swapping out the bridge? I can't see any benefit to this. | Considering the Badass is also not quick release, I would agree. But I switched my Lakland for a Hipshot. I gotta' have quick release as I change strings embarassingly often.
As for the oval design, I kinda' liked it. 
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03-18-2008, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeremy5000 Well, I'm not in love with the string through body design, and the badass is just what I'm used to. Right tension and feel for me.
And yes I'll be honest I don't really care for the look of the oval Lakland bridge. And there's really no room for argument there because people like things to look like the way they like them to look. e.g., I'm not going to grow a mustache and wear a leather cap, it's just not me. | AAAAAAAA! The bridge has absolutely NOTHING to do with the string tension.
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03-18-2008, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga AAAAAAAA! The bridge has absolutely NOTHING to do with the string tension. | Absolutely true. But let's not open up that can of worms. 
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03-18-2008, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by PhatBasstard Absolutely true. But let's not open up that can of worms. | AAAAAAAA! A can of worms has absolutely NOTHING to do with the string tension!
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03-18-2008, 10:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | AAAAAAAA! How could someone think the bridge makes the string more taut or naught? Sigh...
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03-18-2008, 12:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Canada | | | Im actualy thinking of replacing the Lakland bridge to a Badass.
The reason is, putting fresh boiled strings back with the Lakland bridge is a pita.
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03-18-2008, 12:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Loganville, Georgia | | | Lakland bridge to BA
I've successfully installed a BA 5 bridge on a JO5, it requires two additional holes to be drilled that would be covered up should you reinstall the Lakland bridge.
The pros:
- Looks, any Fender type bass looks "right" with a BA on it to me. I don't mind the Lakland bridge on my 55-94, but the JO5 didn't look right to me.
- Sustain, I thought the bass sustained better.
- Balance, should your bass be slightly neck heavy, the BA will help balance it as it is a tad bit heavier that the Lakland bridge. My JO5 had perfect balance when after the BA was installed.
The cons:
- String through will not work.
- There was the slightest outline / indentation of the original bridge in the clear coat, it could have been sanded out and re buffed however you could only see it on certain angles really close up, I never bothered as the bass was natural and you really could not tell. Darker colors would stand out more I'm sure.
Hope this helps.
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08-08-2008, 12:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Istanbul | | | Lately I realised I'm not happy with the string spacing on my 44-01 and thinking of a new bridge with narrower spacing. I couldn't find the spacing of Badass II,is it the same?
I just found hipshot A style width
Lakland has: .78"
Hipshot has: .750"
Would that do much of a difference?
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08-10-2008, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga AAAAAAAA! The bridge has absolutely NOTHING to do with the string tension. | As true as this is, I do find that both of my P-basses felt a lot more SOLID (for lack of a better term) to me after I switched out the bunk stock bridge to a Badass. For whatever reason, my strings do almost feel "tighter". Perhaps it's all in my mind considering the beefy appearance of the Leo Quan bridge. I play with my fingers and tune B-E-A-D using heavy-gauge strings. It may not be the same for everyone but the Badass made a whole world of difference in my case. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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