Recognize this bridge?

looped · #1 01-05-2010, 10:31 PM

Hello,

Sorry to make my first post be a horribly generic question but anyways...

Spur of the moment sort of thing I purchased a 4 string bass on ebay and I'm picking it up tomorrow. Guy found it in a storage shed next to a 70s fender or something and they supposedly had identical hardware. It's besides the point... All I want to know is:

Anyone recognize this? I have a feeling it's probably some generic $10 piece that was thought up to have people like me ask this question, but oh well. Just curious because my limited experience with guitars hasn't led me to see a bridge quite like this.

Thanks in advance,
Aaron

If this is the wrong forum... sorry. Classic newb mistake, though..!

T-Bird · #2 01-06-2010, 04:25 AM

Hi Aaron.

Welcome to TalkBass.

If my memory serves me with any accuracy, Ibanez had a bridge like that in 70's/80's.

Regards
Sam

GM60466 · #3 01-06-2010, 04:58 AM

Looks like a Roadstar bridge from the '80s

looped · #4 01-06-2010, 08:27 AM

Thanks to both of you! It does look similar to those bridges, but I haven't found a picture of one of those bridges that display the alternating tone(?) adjustment screws. I don't know how many varieties a company like Ibanez would have made back then, though. And if this wasn't a good/popular bridge, chances are images on the internet won't be easiest to find.

Thanks again,
Aaron

I'll leave this open in case someone recognizes it as something else.