Bridge identification.....mostly used in the 80's?

[standupright]

Hey guys, was wondering if any of you can identify what kind of bridge this is, and where I can get one, preferably in all brass/gold. I have been searching and searching, and I keep coming up empty.

Help Please?

[Beej]

Nearly 5000 different basses pictured here: http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/

Maybe you'll find it...

[standupright]

Originally Posted by Beej

Nearly 5000 different basses pictured here: http://www.bass-guitar-museum.com/

Maybe you'll find it...

thanks, but i need to know what the bridge is and where to get it, not what basses they where on i've been trying to research that angle for a while and just keep coming up empty.

[Beej]

If it were me and I needed to know, I'd look through that database until I found one on a bass, and then further research it from there. Once you have a manufacturer who has used it, you can then find out when they used it and what it was called (either by contacting them directly, or doing a call for information in the basses forum here - there is bound to be someone who will have owned one before).

Do you actually have one, or just the picture? What's the draw for you? It seems to be a fairly straightforward design, albeit limited to string through...

Edit, my point above regarding the design is that you could probably have a copy custom built for relatively cheap if you know of a local machine shop. You could modify an existing fender bridge to accept custom machined brass saddles and string through arrangements as shown. Brass works easily, if you're handy, you could probably build this exact bridge yourself. Hand cut and shape the saddles, drill and tap the holes and find some allen head countersunk screws for the saddle heights and you're golden...

[ChuckO]

I have the exact same bridge on an epiphone accu-bass from the 90s. I dont know if that helps, but maybe you can contact epiphone?

[Beej]

There you go...

[Beej]

Okay, so it was put on Epiphone Accu-Basses from their inception until the late 90's on the ones that were made by Cort in Korea. The Corts were apparently outfitted with Gotoh hardware, so it stands to reason that it's a Gotoh bridge. I have not found out which one yet, but google will likely have the answer...

Edit: here is the official Gotoh Japan website: http://www.g-gotoh.com/ You can select english on the upper right hand corner of the page. I suggest emailing them a photo and asking if they made it, and if so, where you might find one...

[standupright]

Originally Posted by Beej

If it were me and I needed to know, I'd look through that database until I found one on a bass, and then further research it from there. Once you have a manufacturer who has used it, you can then find out when they used it and what it was called (either by contacting them directly, or doing a call for information in the basses forum here - there is bound to be someone who will have owned one before).

Do you actually have one, or just the picture? What's the draw for you? It seems to be a fairly straightforward design, albeit limited to string through...

Edit, my point above regarding the design is that you could probably have a copy custom built for relatively cheap if you know of a local machine shop. You could modify an existing fender bridge to accept custom machined brass saddles and string through arrangements as shown. Brass works easily, if you're handy, you could probably build this exact bridge yourself. Hand cut and shape the saddles, drill and tap the holes and find some allen head countersunk screws for the saddle heights and you're golden...

thanks for your response

i have an 80's Daion (company no longer exists) that installed their version (very similar) on their basses. unfortunately, someone who owned it before me removed it and installed a Kahler bridge which is too tall for the bass. with the saddles slammed, the action is still a good 1/2" or off the fretboard. finding the exact Daion bridge would be next to impossible. the pic i posted is from an ebay auction, and i am kicking myself for not just buying them when they were on there, and unfortunately i didn't note who the seller was.

it looks like Hondo had these on some basses in the 80's. maybe i should try giving them a call.

as for making one........hmmmm, i guess anything's possible.

[standupright]

Originally Posted by ChuckO

I have the exact same bridge on an epiphone accu-bass from the 90s. I dont know if that helps, but maybe you can contact epiphone?

thank you!

Originally Posted by Beej

Okay, so it was put on Epiphone Accu-Basses from their inception until the late 90's on the ones that were made by Cort in Korea. The Corts were apparently outfitted with Gotoh hardware, so it stands to reason that it's a Gotoh bridge. I have not found out which one yet, but google will likely have the answer...

Edit: here is the official Gotoh Japan website: http://www.g-gotoh.com/ You can select english on the upper right hand corner of the page. I suggest emailing them a photo and asking if they made it, and if so, where you might find one...

and thank you!

[Beej]

Later years of the Accu-Bass use a fender clone bridge. If you don't mind using one (different mounting screw hole locations), it would probably work just fine...

[testing1two]

Originally Posted by standupright

thanks for your response

i have an 80's Daion (company no longer exists) that installed their version (very similar) on their basses. unfortunately, someone who owned it before me removed it and installed a Kahler bridge which is too tall for the bass. with the saddles slammed, the action is still a good 1/2" or off the fretboard. finding the exact Daion bridge would be next to impossible. the pic i posted is from an ebay auction, and i am kicking myself for not just buying them when they were on there, and unfortunately i didn't note who the seller was.

it looks like Hondo had these on some basses in the 80's. maybe i should try giving them a call.

as for making one........hmmmm, i guess anything's possible.

Any replacement vintage style bridge will work. Hipshot makes them in 4 and 5 screw versions one of which will probably work without re-drilling. But since this is a fairly inexpensive bass, why not just shim the neck to get the action lower?

[standupright]

Originally Posted by testing1two

Any replacement vintage style bridge will work. Hipshot makes them in 4 and 5 screw versions one of which will probably work without re-drilling. But since this is a fairly inexpensive bass, why not just shim the neck to get the action lower?

if you consider 900 to be inexpensive and that's low for what they normally go for nowadays.

it's a neck through.

[Muaguana]

http://cgi.ebay.com/epiphone-bass-br...item2a0768e540

[Woodpecker]

I believe it was my second bass that had a bridge like that. It was a Washburn B2, probably made in the 80's. No markings or labels on it what so ever. These days it sits on my own "workhorse" bass which I call "Willow". Check it out here : http://koti.mbnet.fi/bassment/The%20...%20willow.html

[DrewinHouston]

Here's a pic of a bridge like that on a Tokai-made Hondo.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...98#post9222898

[Dadagoboi]

I have one of those, chrome w/brass saddles from an '80s Hondo. If you are interested I will post it here:
http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?board=12.0