Hipshot Aluminum A style bridge or Brass?

[PleyswethSqwerl]

Hi,

I am doing research and wondering if anyone has experience with the Hipshot Aluminum A style bridge and or the brass A style bridge. I am trying to figure out which one to buy. I have been doing research on what kind of material the American Ultra jazz bass bridge is made out of and or the Lakland 44-60 and can't find anything. Is there any friendly fellow bass player who can oblige my need for knowledge in this area. As I am stuck and do not want to buy the same thing twice. Thanks!!!!!!

 

[WillyW]

It doesn’t matter what the old one is made of, do you want heavier or lighter?

 

[LoveThatBass]

It doesn’t matter what the old one is made of, do you want heavier or lighter?

Brass lends more sustain but is heavier

 

[WillyW]

Brass lends more sustain but is heavier

I don’t subscribe to that newspaper

 

[GIBrat51]

First of all... welcome to Talk Bass!
Next; the more time you spend here, you'll find that certain subjects are analogous to a big can of worms - and, you just opened one. However.... at the end of all the fuss, what matters is whether you want/need a heavy bridge - or a lighter one. Some people think that a heavy (high mass) bridge equals more sustain. Other people think that's a bunch of hoo-hah, and that mass (as such) doesn't matter. The "doesn't matter" crowd tends to think that what does matter, is how solidly the bridge is mounted to the bass's body. I'm one of these people, although I do have a few basses with seriously high bass bridges. But, they came that way from the factory - and, they're all made out of brass. The only real benefit to a high mass bridge that I can think of, is to counteract possible neck dive that's partially caused by heavy machine heads on the headstock. So, if you want heavy? Get the brass one. If not? Get the aluminum one. My '06 Carvin LB-20 has a Hipshot A bridge; I'm pretty sure it's brass, too. Regardless, it's a nice bridge - and it's screwed down good and tight, too...