Hipshot brass bass bridge?

[Precision101]

I was looking into getting this. Is Hipshot stuff high quality or no? Any of you guys own one of these. Thanks.

 

[bobdabilder]

I own one brass and one aluminum. Nice tone high quality. The brass is hefty.

 

[Precision101]

No buzz? That's the problem with the generic fender one on my p bass.

 

[dalkowski]

Replaced the stock bridge on my Epiphone Allen Woody with a Hipshot Super Tone. An improvement in every. single. respect.

 

[Major Softie]

Make absolutely certain it's the bridge. I've thought that was happening and changed bridges to then discover that it was actually a pickguard screw that was just a little loose.

 

[Precision101]

It's definitely the bridge. The saddles have a "chattering" noise. How do you adjust intonation on this bridge?

 

[bobdabilder]

Post a pic of the bridge from the heel of the bass looking toward the neck.

 

[THand]

I have a brass one...I like it alot. All the adjustment options were a little confusing at first, IIRC..warning: it will noticeably brighten the tone up. I also have Seymore Duncan SPB 2's in that bass which are heavy on the mids and lows, and I put a big cap on the tone pot that can cut alot of highs. The end result was a very versatile P bass.
But alot of folks are anti big bridge on a P Bass because it does affect the tone.
You'll have to try it to see if it works for you personally.

 

[Precision101]

 

[Precision101]

I was thinking about putting some basslines in as well.

 

[bobdabilder]

Those screws are how the intonation is adjusted.

 

[bobdabilder]

Nice lookin bass.

 

[Precision101]

Those screws are how the intonation is adjusted.

Oh yeah I know that! But is it the same way for the Hipshot is what I'm asking. And thanks. I play it upside down.

 

[96tbird]

First, your strings should follow neck arc. Nothing to do with your problem, just a note.

Second I don't see a witness point on the E string. Witness your strings.

Third, I don't see intonation: all saddles are at the same length. The E and A springs are usually shorter and if they aren't compressed by intonation length enough they can rattle.

 

[bobdabilder]

I have a hipshot a. And yep same way.

 

[Precision101]

Awesome. I just want to upgrade stuff on it so I don't have these problems anymore. I'm getting a whole new fretboard.

 

[Precision101]

I noticed a whole ago that the a and e are a little bit shorter than the d and g on intonation. My uncle fixed it up for me and he noticed the
Saddles kept moving around.

 

[bobdabilder]

On the screws. Just a little.

 

[96tbird]

So you are saying that he made all saddles the same length like that ?

That's not right. Should look like this, as set with a tuner:

G
D
A
E


Of course not as deep an angle as illustrated but in general intonation will look like that. Yours look straight across. WRONG.

 

[Precision101]

No this was taken before I got it fixed. The intonation now is great.