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ridethespiral 03-13-2013 08:39 PM

New bridge for four string ESP/LTD B404 in black nickel?
 
This bridge on this bass is pretty crappy and has started to fall apart after many years lol. I can't raise or lower saddles on a few strings and mysteriously an intonation screw fell out. Pretty useless at this point.

I've tried to find a bridge but I can't find anything in the same finish as the rest of the hardware on the bass (black nickel). Edit: The bridge is an A-style four screw hole.

Here's a picture of this model




Would like to stay around $100, and must have shipping to Canada.

ridethespiral 03-14-2013 03:02 PM

Bump.

JLS 03-14-2013 03:46 PM

I can't raise or lower saddles/an intonation screw fell out.
 
Sounds like deferred maintenance, to me.

ridethespiral 03-14-2013 07:42 PM

Thanks but that doesn't answer my question....

The actual hole in the saddles have become stripped over the years (not the screw bit) and the intonation screw fell out between a set of elixers strings.. Went to slap a new set on and my E string saddle fell out obviously because the screw is missing. Intonation stays dead on with this bass so I had no need to check if a screw went missing. Shouldn't have to anyways. Don't see how that's deferred maintenance when I tried to take care of it. I've been planning on replacing this bridge for a while anyways since my bass has been out of warranty for years already. Why pay close to what a bridge will cost to fix the bridge when I can buy a nice new quality bridge and install it myself? (Yes I have gotten quotes from a few places.)

Might just have to go with a black bridge. My searching is futile

darkstorm 03-15-2013 09:02 PM

I think it would look fine with black bridge. Hipshot or gotoh.

ridethespiral 03-17-2013 02:01 PM

Thanks that's what I was kind of thinking as well. I really like the dark nickel look but I'd be keeping the knobs and tuners and the bridge will match the pups :)


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