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09-16-2007, 12:55 PM
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Which bridge is better? And why? Are there key differences?
I'm looking at 4 string chrome versions on each, the "A Style on th Hipshot" and reg. 4 chrome on the Badass. |
09-16-2007, 01:42 PM
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Its a matter of taste I think. I wanted a badass, but ended up getting a Gotoh. Why? Because its a great, beefy bridge (with the cool logo etched into it), and it only cost $39 (guitarpartsresource) as opposed to a BA or HS which cost considerably more. Just my 2 cents fwiw.
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09-16-2007, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Chandler Bing  Its a matter of taste I think. I wanted a badass, but ended up getting a Gotoh. Why? Because its a great, beefy bridge (with the cool logo etched into it), and it only cost $39 (guitarpartsresource) as opposed to a BA or HS which cost considerably more. Just my 2 cents fwiw. |
That's just what I got, the Gotoh 201 (the one with 5 screw holes to make it a direct replacement for Fenders).
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09-16-2007, 11:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Union City, California | | | go for the one that speaks to you...
or the cheaper one.
I opt for the cheaper one. They're both quality products, so comparisons are pretty much moot. |
09-17-2007, 03:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gladstone, QLD, Australia | | Geddy Lee prefers badass...
Hipshots are very cool, too...
how about a badshot or a hipass?  |
09-17-2007, 04:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, VA | | | All good choices. ABMs are nice, as well. Keep in mind that increased mass / weight does not always result in increased sustain.
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09-17-2007, 04:13 AM
| | | | I personally like hipshot when compared to BA.
They offer an aluminium bridge which I greatly prefer to brass.
I don't know what the BA is made of and have not had a bass with it installed on it, so can't comment on it's in-use value.
+1 to zooberwerks point, stating that mass does not necessarily equate to sustain.
One important aspect of selecting a bridge is, as far as I'm concerned, if it is easy to set up, and if it's comfortable under the hand when palm muting.
I use a naimish bridge on my main bass and love it.
The wooden bridge on another bass, which is even lighter, does not lack sustain in comparison. |
09-17-2007, 07:47 AM
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09-17-2007, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Liten Badass bridge - Hipshot D-tuner! | = bass bling  |
09-17-2007, 08:33 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Southern Massachusetts | | | I currently have a Badass on my P, and a hipshot A on my Tbird. After a fair bit of use, I must admit I dig the hipshot better, and may be putting one on my P soon. |
09-17-2007, 09:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lansing, Michigan | | | They both seem to have the same sustain to me. The badass tends to make strings ring more in the mids, but for the most part they sound identical.
I think that the hipshot is a better bridge being able to load the strings on the top of the bridge it makes for easier switching of strings, IE: flats for one show, switch to rounds for another.
Just my $0.02.
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