Birdsong string spacing

17mm

 

I've had this Hy5 for a month now,and I tell you what, Scott builds a H--- of a bass!! It is scary to send money to someone to build you a bass,but I will vouch 100% for the quality of Birdsong.I have 2 Carvins..(and I love them dearly) but the Hy5 beats them HANDS DOWN for tone. LOL.
Kent

 

I'll vouch also. It's money well spent for the best bass available. By the way, if you want a different spacing (say 19mm) Scott can do it for you, for a small price increase. Heck, Scott can build you anything you want if he has the time.

 

+1000 to what Ross & Dean said. The Birdsong will spoil you so that when you go to play you will pick it up over everything else in your stable.

 

This is definitely true. My Cortobass has become my main bass. It's just so comfortable and fun to play. Whenever I jam, everyone else finds an excuse to grab it and play it a bit. Sometimes I have to take it back by force!

 

You will not be disappointed... That Rat Rod is pretty sweet looking. I would love to pick one of those up as a backup to my Corto 8c-117 (not that I worry about needing a backup... it is solid!... my Varitone did go out once, but Scott had a new one out to me zoomy-fast and it is great now). I would just love to have a backup that felt just like my main bass, and those Rat rods would be great. One day when I am a rich music teacher, I will pick one up or order another Corto...

Sorry... what was I saying? OH! You are gonna love it. Congrats! (trying to work in a "Norwegian Wood" joke, but just cannot find it...)

 

Congrats, BAssjo!

Can I ask you a question? Feel free to say "none of your business!": I know I saw the RatRod on the Birdsong site, but I can;t remember how much it was... Do you mind telling me how much it was? I only ask because I have the idea of getting a second Birdsong creeping into my head... but I am probably going to wind up looking for a used one if I can find it, for $$ reasons...

 

Getting back to the OP's question....

I saw Bassguy1's reply stating 17mm.

The Birdsong website indicates that they use Hipshot "A" style bridges. I went to the Hipshot website and found that those bridges come in five different string spacings as follows:

.787" (19.99mm)
.750" (19.05mm)
.718" (18.24mm)
.687" (17.45mm) this matches a Rick 4001/4003 bass
.656" (16.67mm)

I was wondering which one of those they use for the Cortobass? Does anyone know?

 

As a followup to my previous posting immediately above, I e-mailed Scott at Birdsong, and he confirmed that he uses this one for the bridge:

.718" (18.24mm)

That means it is 2.154" (2 and 5/32 inches) from the center of the E string to the center of the G string at the bridge.