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Fender BV 9151 UJ P bass?
- Thread starter M-rek
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This is incorrect.
The original Badass was not designed for Gibsons and is not a direct replacement for any Gibson bridge from that era. That didn't stop people from installing them, though...
The neck heel looks too rounded to be a Fender but that may just be the pic. The original Badass bridge had to have a rout in the body in order to mount it. Can't tell from the pics if it is. That is NO $500 bass let alone a Fender. If you want it for parts, less than $100.
Thanks for the clarification! What was it designed for?The original Badass was not designed for Gibsons and is not a direct replacement for any Gibson bridge from that era. That didn't stop people from installing them, though...
It's a drop-in replacement for the "common" long-scale Fender basses, and was well-loved by quite a few independant builders/companies as well.
This is incorrect.
The original Badass was not designed for Gibsons and is not a direct replacement for any Gibson bridge from that era. That didn't stop people from installing them, though...
Even though it wasn't a drop in fit, the original Badass was originally designed for Gibson basses. It was too tall for Fenders because it was designed for the angle of the Gibson set neck but some recessed it into a Fender body. The lower BadAss II designed for Fender basses came later.
I had the original Badass on a '71 Tele Bass and well as on a '73 P. No need for recessing anything. Neither was installed by me but I had both of them off and there was no routing into the body of either bass.
As for them being designed for the Gibsons...I had it on a '69 EB-1 and it was a horrendous fit, not in the respect of the intonation which was fine, but in the respect of how it looked and felt altogether. I seriously doubt that the late Leo Quann who had some very practical and intelligent designs under his belt (the best Gibson-themed wraparound guitar bridge ever IME) would encourage such sloppy fit and look...
I worked in a music store that installed them. Recessing for Fender Ps and Js was necessary with the originals. I don't recall ever seeing one installed on a Tele bass...got a picture of yours?
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Unless there was more than one version of that bridge, we'll just have to agree to disagree here. I'm not doubting your experiences, but mine have been different.
So no way in hell is that a real Fender, but I really love it to be honest. I've never liked on PJs that they put the jack input on the side, I always wish they'd just put an extra hole in the pickguard. But eh, that's just me. The pups might be worth something, dunno.
Simply for information purposes, here is a photo of the original Badass bridge recessed into a J body.
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IMHO, That's a whole lot of mess and fakery. Unless you plan to recycle the Alembic Activators and dispose of the rest, or you're a luthier who really wants to sink his teeth in to a fetching set of problems, I'd run in the other direction.
