New bridge for Telecaster bass

[abarson]

Wow, starting a 2024 feud in a 2012 thread.

 

[Zach77]

You ignored the sense of what I wrote. People sometimes obsess over intonation when it's fine, especially within the mix of a band. I stated - and still assert - that many of the very simple bridges provide good enough intonation that the instrument sounds great.

And there's a very superior and dismissive air to your last comment. I suggest instead that if you're not in tune, just tune it better and keep playing.

I think the intonation is fine below the 12th fret. But it's quite off past that fret. Yes, maybe I was dismissive. I have little patience for playing anything out of tune. If it's more than 15 cents off, I can hear it and the crowd can hear it, unless you're in a loud metal band or something like that. That's a no-go for me. I think people should obsess over intonation! If it's out of tune, I don't want to hear it. We're living in 2024; we should be able to make instruments that play in-tune all the way up and down the neck.

I've got no beef with you or anyone else on here. Just clarifying what I meant to say.

 

[2saddleslab]

I think the intonation is fine below the 12th fret. But it's quite off past that fret. Yes, maybe I was dismissive. I have little patience for playing anything out of tune. If it's more than 15 cents off, I can hear it and the crowd can hear it, unless you're in a loud metal band or something like that. That's a no-go for me. I think people should obsess over intonation! If it's out of tune, I don't want to hear it. We're living in 2024; we should be able to make instruments that play in-tune all the way up and down the neck.

All doable w/ a 2 saddle bridge.

 

[Zach77]

All doable w/ a 2 saddle bridge.

That's not been my experience, but if you can do it, right-on!! I do like how they look.