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Old 12-17-2008, 08:37 PM
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Bridge for a non angled neck through

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the neck has no angle on the fretboard so i am not sure what bridge to use can i have some suggestions
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Old 12-17-2008, 09:43 PM
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There are many possible answers to your question... From what you say, any bridge will do, angled neck or not.

Hipshot makes really nice and good bridge. There are other brand too, search on google for that, i'm sure you'll find a store in your area with good model and prices.

Good luck!
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Old 12-18-2008, 04:58 AM
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Old 12-18-2008, 05:40 AM
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Hi.

+1. Any and all, really.

You may have to route a recess for it though.

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Old 12-18-2008, 06:17 AM
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Basses don't usually have angled necks that require a different bridge like you would see on Les Pauls and PRS guitars so you can pretty much use any bridge youu like like stated above.

That said, what you need to find out is the height of your neck including the frets relative to the body and you need to choose a bridge that will have about the same height from the top of the saddle to the bottom of the bridge. That's if you have an existing bass that needs a new bridge. If you're building the bass then use whatever bridge you want and make your calculations right.

You don't really want to rout a recess in a body, find the right height bridge for what you need
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