EY drop-in replacements.
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There were about another six or seven I didn’t show. The great thing is, no two are exactly alike from a pickup or string standpoint, so there’s a huge number of options from a tone standpoint. Come on down sometime and try em out, I’m sure there’s a few you’d love.
Here’s a last gig weird moment with some odd sound from wah wah.
I am still thinking about bridge replacement because I’ve suddenly got a broken 4-th string. It happened twice near the bridge.
Some guys say that it will change sound not in a pleasant way but I don’t believe em.
I am still thinking about bridge replacement because I’ve suddenly got a broken 4-th string. It happened twice near the bridge.
Some guys say that it will change sound not in a pleasant way but I don’t believe em.
How do you like the EY drop ins?
Love the grain on that bird! Looks really sweet without the pick guard. As for the holes, I wouldn’t fill them, I’d just buy a cabinet and furniture repair marker in dark brown (hardware stores carry them) and hit each hole with it. From 3 feet away you’d never see the holes and yet they’ll still be there if you decide to put the guard back on.
As Geo noted, don’t use a magic marker, black isn’t black.
I’m curious as well Miles. I love the drop in feature, very few options out there for Eppi Tbird drop ins. Would you say they are an improvement over the stock pups? Hotter? More or less bottom end? Mids? Top end? I think EY even has a couple of wind options that they can put in this Eppi housing. Very cool company filling a needed niche.
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You should be able to see if the saddle edge is sharp enough to cause the string to break. Which bridge do you have?
The stock Epi/Gibson bridges do not usually have sharp edges.
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What bridge would you be changing it from? I doubt you would hear much difference from changing the bridge unless there's something seriously odd about either the old bridge or the new bridge.
I have become partial to Babicz bridges. Others around here swear by Hipshots. Most of us are perfectly OK with the stock bridge, whether it's a 3-point or something else. I swap bridges because I'm shallow and like the way a Babicz looks. I don't think it sounds any different. It's certainly more adjustable than a 3-point. I understand that Hipshots have even more adjustment capability.
As far as I can tell, claims about sound tend to be marketing more than reality. I suppose the mass of a bridge might change the location of any dead spots on the neck. Probably not by enough to be useful.
My experience as well. Pretty much any difference in sound can be just as much bias confirmation as reality and usually pretty subtle at that. Attack and decay may change a bit as well, but again very subtle. If someone wants to change a bridge to improve adjustment flexibility or reliability or ease of set up or cosmetics - those are all good reasons. I’ve not found much difference in sound that could be noticed in any mix.
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There are some guys here that are telling rumors that it will change your sound. I just dont like adjustment procedures, dropouts when I change strings. I see that Hipshot is more modern like and I see it as a main replacement.
And a Wonderful White Wednesday it is…
Left to right - Greco, BaCH, Lull, Epiphone
Left to right - Greco, BaCH, Lull, Epiphone
Nice. Yep, he first recorded it when he was with Buffalo Springfield. The guy has a huge catalog crossing so many genres. I contend that without him, Eric Anderson, and Rick Nelson (yes, Rick Nelson and his Stone Canyon Band), there would not have been Poco, the Eagles, J.D. Souther, Linda Rondstadt, etc., and the L.A. country rock sound. And even Skynyad, despite the good natured “feud.”
Check out this version, with Nils Lofgrin. Neil plays a different version of the song, depending on the band at most concerts.
I’m with @Gaolee and prefer the Babicz. Whether or not it improves sustain is hard to determine. All I’ll say that my ‘15 reverse sustains forever if I want it to. It’s one bass I can play in a quiet room without an amp and still enjoy.
I tried to join but they already had a bassist.
Years ago I changed a bridge on an MIM Jazz to the one from my '78 Pbass. There was a subtle but noticeable difference. But in a mix I don't recall anything. Certainly nothing anyone else would ever notice.
Gaolee
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Funny thing is that my '15 doesn't sustain all that well, relative. The '01 sure does. I put a Babicz on it, too, so I don't think that's it. The Flamingo might sustain like that, but I only play it plugged in anyway. The bass that really sustains is my Precision, although it is heavy, neck dives, and sounds thin compared to a Thunderbird. So I don't play it much any more. It's got a stock 7ender bridge and is bolt-on, like they are. I'm not convinced about construction making all that much difference. I think it comes down to the individual specimen. The Precision has an aircraft carrier for a neck, Maybe that's part of it.
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I picked this one up a few days ago, just in time for Weird Bird Wednesday.
