hipshot bridge

fruitlabor · #1 09-24-2011, 01:32 PM

I got a hipshot A six string bridge to replace my bridge on a Brownsville six string. My question is how do you know where to place the bridge. On the Brownsvile the screws are on the sides and the hipshot inside of the bridge. Can anyone help please? I know distance from pickup and all does make a difference. But I have no idea what the distance is and where to measure from.

Jim Nazium · #2 09-24-2011, 01:44 PM

You want to get the saddles in the same place as the old bridge. Measure from the nut to the saddles (should be a little more than 34" depending on which string you're measuring), then place the new bridge so the saddles land in the same place. Be sure to "ballpark" the new bridge for intonation before you mark where to place it, i.e. the E saddle is back farther than the A, etc.

Or, take it to your local tech

96tbird · #3 09-25-2011, 05:34 AM

Make sure to leave about 1/*8"+ travel room on the headstock side on the G so you don't run out of adjustment.

Otherwise the distance from the nut to the 12th and 12th to the saddle is the general target (scale length), not allowing for intonation adjustment, Distance from nut to 12th X 2 = scale length.

Liam Wald · #4 09-25-2011, 05:49 AM

It doesn't matter where you put it. You should put it as close to the end of the fingerboard as possible. Then you can saw off the part of the body where it used to be and make the bass shorter. It will not only weigh less but will fit into a smaller case.
Better yet, eliminate the bridge all together and simply screw the strings directly to the end of the fingerboard. The strings already come with screw holes that were designed for this purpose!
Let me know how I can help!

DaveAceofBass · #5 09-25-2011, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam Wald

It doesn't matter where you put it. You should put it as close to the end of the fingerboard as possible. Then you can saw off the part of the body where it used to be and make the bass shorter. It will not only weigh less but will fit into a smaller case.
Better yet, eliminate the bridge all together and simply screw the strings directly to the end of the fingerboard. The strings already come with screw holes that were designed for this purpose!
Let me know how I can help!

You're just wrong!

Liam Wald · #6 09-25-2011, 06:07 AM

You are right!
Sometimes it is more custom to take your power drill and drill holes through the bass to put your strings through instead of nailing them. Be sure to make the holes plenty big.
Don't worry if you make them too big, just tie a knot on the end of the string and it won't slip through. This will give you a real pro sound like the worlds best bass player, Eric Clapton, gets!

96tbird · #7 09-25-2011, 07:07 AM

What is your purpose In being such a jerk? U gettin off?

maturanesa · #8 09-25-2011, 01:25 PM

the distance between the saddle and the 12 fret should be aprox the same as the 12 fret and the nut...

You got to make that measure with the saddles in the middle of the bridge, allowing you to make any correction later when set up...

96tbird · #9 09-25-2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by maturanesa

the distance between the saddle and the 12 fret should be aprox the same as the 12 fret and the nut...

You got to make that measure with the saddles in the middle of the bridge, allowing you to make any correction later when set up...

While this will probably do, I would caution that dependent on the strings used and the length of the bridge plate, you may run out of room on the E. I recently installed a bridge on a rehab job and my research concluded a bit more than 1/8" back from full extension on the G saddle. If I had gone halfway the E would have been tight on any of the basses I own. All my G's are about 1/4" back and E's are almost halfway. If I had begun at halfway on my rehab, I would have had trouble with the E. I hope this is helpful.

fruitlabor · #10 09-26-2011, 03:25 PM

thanks. I'm sure I've gotten a lot that will help....Even with some of the not too brights as well. Thank you all. GOD bless and keep you!

Down & Outman · #11 09-26-2011, 08:50 PM

Take note of where your bridge saddles are now. Maybe mark the location on the high and low side on a piece of masking tape on either side. Set your saddles on the new bridge close to that and you should be able to see where to locate the new bridge.