| I've owned a couple of BA's and several other high mass bridges. I definitely like the sound of some of the brass bridges better, including for use with DS pickups. My pref would be a Hipshot A in brass. I used that with a pair of Dark Stars on a homebuilt bass and just loved what it did with the Dark Stars - definitely no lost low end. The only reason I'm not using it anymore is that I've gone short scale, with a Guild JSII that's getting Dark Starred as we speak. That one's also getting an Alembic-inspired brass bridge and tailpiece set up with a brass bridge block under the bridge mounting. I think overall, I like the sound brass brings you better than the alloy BAs are made with.
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