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The Babicz bridge is great, and IMHO looks better on a T-Bird than the Hipshot. The Hipshot is a bit too wide, and overhangs the wings a tad, and to me looks like it has an underbite.
Some demos here. Sounds great. Even seems to have a built-in HPF.That three p/u!
OK, then back to my first real bass-a '66 Gibby EB-3*(could be an "0" since I only use(d) the neck/mudbucker pup).
Man, that looks great with either pickguard! If forced to make a choice though, I guess I'd go with the white.
Excellent catch!
Good to know if I don't like the bridge on my Epi VP, RI, NR, TB II/IV when I get it.
That really sucks. So sorry.I called the post office customer service yet again today. I told them the bass went to Los Angeles from Phoenix on its way to Louisville Kentucky. That it supposedly left LA Tuesday night and all I get is that it's on its way to the next facility. Very nice young lady on the phone this time. I told her that it could have virtually gotten to any place in the United States by this time. It has to have arrived someplace unless it is simply riding on a truck going about 35 miles an hour, in which case it has yet to arrive anyplace. She understood my concern when I told her it was an expensive instrument not a $50 pair shoes. She said that she could see that it was delayed but could not understand why and could not see exactly where it was. I told her that was part of my problem that no one seems to know exactly where it is. It has to be someplace in this journey and no one knows where that is. She said she was going to hand it off to another person to track down the problem and see if it can't be sped up. Seriously doubt that speeding anything up will happen. (Like offering Priority shipping.) At this point I'm beginning to wonder if they even know where it is if it is still in the system. As I told her it can't leave Los Angeles and travel for several days and not be someplace. I realize it's ground and there will be some delays, but if it's going to take over three weeks to get someplace, the post office should tell you that and not make you think it's going to be there in a week when that's highly unlikely. Tomorrow it will be three weeks since shipped.
Next time I buy a bass or anything significant, I will request it not be sent through the post office. So far we've paid $181 to ship the bass and it's taking almost three weeks thus far and no one has a clue where it is. I just know it's not where it supposed to be.
Thanks. I appreciate the sentiment. At this point I am almost getting to where I could say I'm good if they've lost it and they will just give me the insurance on it. It's getting so frustrating that I am losing the thrill of a new to me instrument.
Still waiting to hear from Epi. Even if they are willing to send me bolt and nut or the whole new bridge, it will not solve intonation problem. It will definitely improve visual aspect of what I have now though.
I hate to pin a like on that post, but at least your updates are opening the eyes of others buying gear and the importance of a legitimate tracking system, which USPS really does not have. IIRC FedEx has one of the better tracking systems that updates daily or at every stop. I don't recall what UPS has.I called the post office customer service yet again today. I told them the bass went to Los Angeles from Phoenix on its way to Louisville Kentucky. That it supposedly left LA Tuesday night and all I get is that it's on its way to the next facility. Very nice young lady on the phone this time. I told her that it could have virtually gotten to any place in the United States by this time. It has to have arrived someplace unless it is simply riding on a truck going about 35 miles an hour, in which case it has yet to arrive anyplace. She understood my concern when I told her it was an expensive instrument not a $50 pair shoes. She said that she could see that it was delayed but could not understand why and could not see exactly where it was. I told her that was part of my problem that no one seems to know exactly where it is. It has to be someplace in this journey and no one knows where that is. She said she was going to hand it off to another person to track down the problem and see if it can't be sped up. Seriously doubt that speeding anything up will happen. (Like offering Priority shipping.) At this point I'm beginning to wonder if they even know where it is if it is still in the system. As I told her it can't leave Los Angeles and travel for several days and not be someplace. I realize it's ground and there will be some delays, but if it's going to take over three weeks to get someplace, the post office should tell you that and not make you think it's going to be there in a week when that's highly unlikely. Tomorrow it will be three weeks since shipped.
Next time I buy a bass or anything significant, I will request it not be sent through the post office. So far we've paid $181 to ship the bass and it's taking almost three weeks thus far and no one has a clue where it is. I just know it's not where it supposed to be.
I called the post office customer service yet again today. I told them the bass went to Los Angeles from Phoenix on its way to Louisville Kentucky. That it supposedly left LA Tuesday night and all I get is that it's on its way to the next facility. Very nice young lady on the phone this time. I told her that it could have virtually gotten to any place in the United States by this time. It has to have arrived someplace unless it is simply riding on a truck going about 35 miles an hour, in which case it has yet to arrive anyplace. She understood my concern when I told her it was an expensive instrument not a $50 pair shoes. She said that she could see that it was delayed but could not understand why and could not see exactly where it was. I told her that was part of my problem that no one seems to know exactly where it is. It has to be someplace in this journey and no one knows where that is. She said she was going to hand it off to another person to track down the problem and see if it can't be sped up. Seriously doubt that speeding anything up will happen. (Like offering Priority shipping.) At this point I'm beginning to wonder if they even know where it is if it is still in the system. As I told her it can't leave Los Angeles and travel for several days and not be someplace. I realize it's ground and there will be some delays, but if it's going to take over three weeks to get someplace, the post office should tell you that and not make you think it's going to be there in a week when that's highly unlikely. Tomorrow it will be three weeks since shipped.
Next time I buy a bass or anything significant, I will request it not be sent through the post office. So far we've paid $181 to ship the bass and it's taking almost three weeks thus far and no one has a clue where it is. I just know it's not where it supposed to be.
geeez that sucksI called the post office customer service yet again today. I told them the bass went to Los Angeles from Phoenix on its way to Louisville Kentucky. That it supposedly left LA Tuesday night and all I get is that it's on its way to the next facility. Very nice young lady on the phone this time. I told her that it could have virtually gotten to any place in the United States by this time. It has to have arrived someplace unless it is simply riding on a truck going about 35 miles an hour, in which case it has yet to arrive anyplace. She understood my concern when I told her it was an expensive instrument not a $50 pair shoes. She said that she could see that it was delayed but could not understand why and could not see exactly where it was. I told her that was part of my problem that no one seems to know exactly where it is. It has to be someplace in this journey and no one knows where that is. She said she was going to hand it off to another person to track down the problem and see if it can't be sped up. Seriously doubt that speeding anything up will happen. (Like offering Priority shipping.) At this point I'm beginning to wonder if they even know where it is if it is still in the system. As I told her it can't leave Los Angeles and travel for several days and not be someplace. I realize it's ground and there will be some delays, but if it's going to take over three weeks to get someplace, the post office should tell you that and not make you think it's going to be there in a week when that's highly unlikely. Tomorrow it will be three weeks since shipped.
Next time I buy a bass or anything significant, I will request it not be sent through the post office. So far we've paid $181 to ship the bass and it's taking almost three weeks thus far and no one has a clue where it is. I just know it's not where it supposed to be.
Very good point you make about providing some insight for other buyers and sellers here. I have had the least trouble with UPS shipping and tracking. The Postal Service and FedEx both can have their days changed more frequently than UPS, in my experience. UPS has pretty accurate and up to date tracking. I don't recall UPS telling me something was going to arrive on one day and it ended up not arriving. Possibly it's happened once. The post office is another matter entirely.I hate to pin a like on that post, but at least your updates are opening the eyes of others buying gear and the importance of a legitimate tracking system, which USPS really does not have. IIRC FedEx has one of the better tracking systems that updates daily or at every stop. I don't recall what UPS has.
I wonder how fast they could locate your package if you told them you were just informed that it might have an illegal hazardous substance in it?
