Ok, I have two different varieties of clear double-sided tape being delivered today.
I’ve been experimenting a bit with fiber optics. I’m still not clear on just exactly how feasible it will be for me to light up some triangle inlays. I might do dots instead. Need to play around with it a bit more.
But I feel like I’m spending too much time pondering the myriad possible permutations this build could take. It’s time to make some decisions and move forward.
Today’s decision: bridge and pickup. Actually, I’m 90% sure I’m using my big chrome ChiSonic single coil. So that leaves bridge options.
First option: Schaller tune-o-matic with tailpiece. This is their 460 model, designed as a replacement for the Gibson two-point bridge (presumably before Gibson introduced the three-point). As all things Schaller, it’s beautifully and solidly built, and has a clever tailpiece that can fit in a slot on the rear of the bridge, or be screwed down onto the bass body. But (being a Gibson replacement) its saddles are too high for the geometry of this build, and the radius is wrong too, and it just doesn’t look right.
Next is the Hipshot Kickass. This is well known. It is big and shiny, works great, and leaves plenty of room for chambering.
Finally there’s the Hipshot Ric replacement. This is also well known, and while it has a larger footprint, that footprint is iconic and familiar with the overall aesthetic. It would mean making the chambers (and the lexan panels) a slightly more complex shape.
(All of these are shiny chrome, despite the lighting in these pics...)
I had expected to use the Kickass, but I’m actually liking the look of the Ric replacement. Thoughts from the gallery?
