Gibson Bridges on Fenders?

[newbold]

Looks like huge mass bridges are hot on jazzes.

Anybody have any experience crossing over bridge styles?

[aquateen]

the string spacing is different for Gibson and Fender. the strings won't line up with the pole pieces properly if you put a Gibson bridge on a Fender bass. if you want a higher mass bridge for a Fender, get a Badass II or Fender's high mass bridge.

[Pilgrim]

Putting the classic 3-point Gibby bridge on a Fender would require drilling large holes...NOT a good idea. There are plenty of higher-mass bridges for Fenders.

Or just play it and enjoy it.

[JTE]

Also the way the bridge, neck positioning, etc. work on most Gibson basses makes a Gibson bridge too tall for most Fenders. That's why Leo Quann came out with the BA II bridge. He made the original BadAss to make a decent bridge for Gibsons. But in order to put that bridge on a Fender you had to route the body so the bridge would sit low enough to get decent action.

jte