To badass an Lakland DJ5..

[Thunder_Fingers]

Anyone have tried to change the bridge on an DJ5? and do you know how the stringthrough on the bass will align with the stringthrough on the Badass V or Hipshot A bridge?

I am kinda planing to make my black sparkle "in the mail" DJ5 an Stealthish DJ, so that means the bridge will have to be swapped.. Its also slightly becouse of that I realy dont like the look of their bridge (My only visual complaint)

 

[baba]

Please don't. They are perfect.

 

[Thunder_Fingers]

I want to try, hehe..

But it doesnt seem like the stringthrough holes is completely in line, so that will make it difficult to make that exact feature usable? Im also considering the Hipshot A type bridge.

 

[G On Bass]

Anyone have tried to change the bridge on an DJ5? and do you know how the stringthrough on the bass will align with the stringthrough on the Badass V or Hipshot A bridge?

I am kinda planing to make my black sparkle "in the mail" DJ5 an Stealthish DJ, so that means the bridge will have to be swapped.. Its also slightly becouse of that I realy dont like the look of their bridge (My only visual complaint)

IMHO DJ5's are already badassed!

Why not black powder coat the existing one?

 

[Thunder_Fingers]

Hows that done? sounds like a good idea realy, as the look of the bridge will kinda become "one" with the body..

 

[Mr Matt]

There was a picture of a natural JO5 with a badass on it & I thought it looked great!
I was going to do that on my black DJ 4 at one point, but when I took off the Lakland bridge there was an oval indent in the clear coat that was far too visible, so killed that.
Other than aesthetics I don't think there'd be any advantage, especially if you string through the body.

 

[Thunder_Fingers]

Got to hear in the lakland-thread that Hipshot could make a black Lakland bridge if you mailed them, so I think I'll do that!

 

[mattygbass]

Got to hear in the lakland-thread that Hipshot could make a black Lakland bridge if you mailed them, so I think I'll do that!

that would be a much better decision. hipshot makes the bridges for the US laklands, so i dont think it would be a problem. i think someone in the log just ordered a black one from them. and i know nino valenti did in the past.

 

[basspraiser]

Got to hear in the lakland-thread that Hipshot could make a black Lakland bridge if you mailed them, so I think I'll do that!

GREAT decision!!!!

I think that will add "baddass" to "baddass"