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- Thread starter secondbestcody
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That's a great take on a Ripper. I can just imagine what it sounds like.
Back in the late '70s and early '80s I played with a guy who had a Grabber and another with a G3, and while I loved those basses I always thought the original Rippers sounded better.
Who makes that bridge?
It looks just like the AllParts clone of the Hipshot A that I put on my Iceman.
A decent bridge at a very low price.
Back in the late '70s and early '80s I played with a guy who had a Grabber and another with a G3, and while I loved those basses I always thought the original Rippers sounded better.
Who makes that bridge?
It looks just like the AllParts clone of the Hipshot A that I put on my Iceman.
A decent bridge at a very low price.
It's the stock Epiphone bridge that came on it. I want to put a different one on but the screw/string spacing and size of the bridge itself is so odd I can't find a replacement. And the saddles fall out if you take the strings off.
EDIT: string spacing is actually just 19mm
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The single set screw behind the black saddle inserts (towards the ball ends) locks the entire saddle in place so it won't fall out. You loosen it to move the saddles by hand for intonation adjustments.
The Hipshot A, which it resembles stylistically, has traditional intonation screws with springs. Pretty sure it has a smaller footprint and different mounting screw layout.
The individual black saddles are loosened by the single set screw at the other end, for string spacing adjustment.
The Hipshot A, which it resembles stylistically, has traditional intonation screws with springs. Pretty sure it has a smaller footprint and different mounting screw layout.
The individual black saddles are loosened by the single set screw at the other end, for string spacing adjustment.
Yeah, I know that, but the saddle itself is raised up so high that the set screw pushes underneath it and pushes it out of the slot. The G string saddle is the only one that is set low enough to stay locked into place. I'm currently looking for a Hipshot A style, actually. I just measured this one and it's the standard 19mm string spacing.
This looks great but it does look as if the scratch plate is a little large & overhanging at the bottom where the controls are… Or is this just the angle of the photo was taken?
It's not my photo, so I'm not sure. Could be. That's just the photo I saw online that inspired me to do mine that way.
Very nice. I have a black one. I also have a grabber copy(Melody) as some fellow tbers found out I for me.
I had to replace neck on grabber as it was shafted.
Ha!
Me neither!
(Perhaps I should look closer at things before commenting on them…?)
