Double Bass Bridge adjusters to replace full circle (1/4) UNC

[Jay Carter]

Could anyone tell me where I can get bridge adjusters that will just slot in or will I need to my bridge modified?

Bridge adjusters to replace full circle (1/4) UNC

I’m in the UK by the way!

 

[turf3]

If the pickup's dead, why not just cut off the wire and use it as an adjuster?

 

[eh_train]

Hi Jay,

Most luthier shops that deal with basses will be able to sell you a set of adjusters. As long as the threads were cut accurately the new adjusters should fit well enough. And 1/4 -20 is the most commonly used thread size.

If you’re dealing with a broken Full Circle pickup, Fishman will repair them for, IIRC, a $50 fee. Well worth it, given the cost of a new pickup!

 

[Jay Carter]

If the pickup's dead, why not just cut off the wire and use it as an adjuster?

It’s not fitted yet but makes sense for future to have the option of moving the pick up to another bass or whatever

 

[turf3]

So you have a Full Circle, in 1/4-20 size, not yet installed, and you want to have a second set of 1/4-20 adjusters, or at least one non-pickup adjuster, so you could move the Full Circle off the bass it's not yet installed on, at some indeterminate time in the future? As noted, at least in the US this is an extremely common size, I'd contact a Fishman dealer, or Gollihur Music (who are a Fishman dealer) and ask about this. The unthreaded size needs to be the same too.

But frankly, if I were to install a pickup on one bass, a pickup that's kind of time consuming to install - and then I wanted the same pickup on a second bass - I'd probably just buy another pickup of the same type.

 

[Jay Carter]

Thanks anyone got any tips for the UK?

 

[turf3]

Who'd you buy the pickup from? A dealer? Have them contact Fishman. Or have them contact their supplier and find out about avaialbility of 1/4-20 adjusters. Or just order from Gollihur in New Jersey and pay the import duty.

 

[Jay Carter]

Thanks guys I think I've found some options in the UK!