Handmade Coca-Bola Bass Bridge

[ZYDesign]

Hi everyone, just looking for some feedback on this replacement bridge I made out of Cocobolo, I am trying to get a feel for its marketability.

Thanks

[JulienJeff]

looks great. But I'd make the border rounder

[Darkstrike]

Its very awesome, but I'm a little dissapointed, as I read the title as "Coca Cola" bass bridge.....

[neobassman]

Originally Posted by Darkstrike

Its very awesome, but I'm a little dissapointed, as I read the title as "Coca Cola" bass bridge.....

Me too - thought it might help me find that more liquid tone.

I agree with the first response - looks nice but needs more sculpted edges (unless the whole bass has a block/chunk theme?).

[ZYDesign]

Ha Ha Ha, I will work on that Coca-Cola bridge next.

[Lo-E]

It looks really pretty.
How's it sound?

Here are my two thoughts/questions:

Wood saddles would transfer vibrations better if they were right against the body. How much string energy is being lost to the set-screw adjusters?

Is there any sort of plate under the saddles to prevent the bridge plate from being chewed up by the set-screws?

Perhaps some sort of wedge arrangement could solve both problems... it might be tricky to machine, but worth looking into.

It looks like really nice work, regradless!

[ZYDesign]

Yeah, I feel the rounded edge thing, easy change. Thanks

[Fliptrique]

Looks great, but I`d be a little worried about it`s long-term durability...

[ZYDesign]

Sound is great I guess best described as organic, what I did with the adjusters is thread and solder small brass discs on the bottom of each set screw, string energy seems to be good. Do like the wedge idea though.

[bassteban]

Interesting, & if the price is not nuts I may want one. Is there any adjustability to the string spacing(side-to-side/width)?

[levis76]

Iwantone, Iwantone, Iwantone....GAS bubble.

Yes, it looks very nice. I have so much respect for people that can pull off this kind of craftsmanship. You don't want to even imagine what this would look like if I tried to do it. Think block of 2x4 with screws and a chopped up bolt for saddles. I can rewire a bass in 20 min or set the bias on my amp, but I sucked in shop class.

If you think about making some, I would be interested. I am on the waiting list for a Naimish, but if you could do one that would be sweet. Would you be able to do something like this in a nice dark black ebony? I tend to play with my hand on the bridge, could you make those adjustment screws shorter? Maybe a thinner base? Maybe file grooves into the saddles, thus raising the saddles overall height? Just spit balling, it's your design and it looks fantastic.

Iwantone.

[ZYDesign]

Fretless bass I made using hipshot bridge.

[mongo2]

I love the inclusions/bark look.

[ZYDesign]

I have a craigslist ad under Philly/music inst with price, this one does not have adjustment left and right for strings but I could add series of gauged slots using nut files if thats desirable. I can make this out of Ebony, I cannot however do the cantilevered barrels that is see on the Naimish.

[ZYDesign]

Yeah that was a commission piece, neck through made with a stock of cherry that was left to me by my grandfather, the wood has been drying for 50+ years.

[ZYDesign]

Oh and yes the set screws can definitely be shorter.

[levis76]

Originally Posted by ZYDesign

I have a craigslist ad under Philly/music inst with price.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/msg/1594361895.html

[GeneralElectric]

I think that it looks very nice, but very utilitarian without sculpted edges.

I also think the price is more than a bit high and will scare away a lot of people.

[Darkstrike]

What about string grounding?

[nortonrider]

Originally Posted by GeneralElectric

I also think the price is more than a bit high and will scare away a lot of people.

I think that the price is ridiculously high.