What kind of bridges are these, and.....

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Couple of questions for you guys that know about hardware please.

What kind of bridges are these? Name? Manufacturer?

Any idea where I can purchase one?

Know of any that come in all brass? (bridge plate plus the saddles?)

Thanks!

[synaesthesia]

They look like the ones on the Fame basses that were made by Hondo.

see e.g.:
http://www.pksmusic.com.au/showProduct/HFBB

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Originally Posted by synaesthesia

They look like the ones on the Fame basses that were made by Hondo.

see e.g.:
http://www.pksmusic.com.au/showProduct/HFBB

yeah...someone said the same thing in another thread, so i went on a hunt. the pic is from ebay, so i could buy one of those., but would really like one in all brass.

any ideas?

[mongo2]

IIRC, Dimarzio made a bridge like that. I had one on an '80s Fender Bullet (aftermarket) and a Hondo Longhorn (OEM). They were both all brass. I still have the one from the Bullet around here somewhere.

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Originally Posted by mongo2

IIRC, Dimarzio made a bridge like that. I had one on an '80s Fender Bullet (aftermarket) and a Hondo Longhorn (OEM). They were both all brass. I still have the one from the Bullet around here somewhere.

if you are willing to sell it and it is the string spacing i'm after (2 3/16 - 19mm), i'd love to pay you for it.

[mongo2]

Unfortunately I have no idea where it is. I'll keep an eye out for it while I'm doing my "tech" work over the weekend, and if I stumble upon it I'll let you know.

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Originally Posted by mongo2

Unfortunately I have no idea where it is. I'll keep an eye out for it while I'm doing my "tech" work over the weekend, and if I stumble upon it I'll let you know.

thanks!

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help? anyone else? please?

[walterw]

Originally Posted by standupright

yeah...someone said the same thing in another thread, so i went on a hunt. the pic is from ebay, so i could buy one of those., but would really like one in all brass.

any ideas?

epiphone used these on otherwise awful fender-copy basses in the '90s.

i'm surprised that these are available at all like that; i'd grab one just on general principle if i were you.

i suppose you could put the saddles on a brass plate, but what's wrong with steel? these are through-body bridges, so i'd think those big-ass saddles and the body wood itself would have more impact on tone than the plate material.

[mongo2]

Originally Posted by walterw

i suppose you could put the saddles on a brass plate, but what's wrong with steel?

My guess is the bridgeplate is plated brass.

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Originally Posted by walterw

epiphone used these on otherwise awful fender-copy basses in the '90s.

i'm surprised that these are available at all like that; i'd grab one just on general principle if i were you.

i suppose you could put the saddles on a brass plate, but what's wrong with steel? these are through-body bridges, so i'd think those big-ass saddles and the body wood itself would have more impact on tone than the plate material.

nothings wrong with steel other than the fact that i don't like the look of brass and steel together. the original bridge that was on this bass i just bought was all brass, and very close in design to the pic i posted. i'd just like to try and get the bass back to as close as original as possible.

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i sure could use some help if anyone else has anymore input.