Prostheta Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=...etail&p=177 What does the .125 signify? They also do them in .175 if that sheds any more light.... Sorry to start what will be a very short thread. Lock away when we have a result if needs be :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Dunno, but i like the hipshot stuff. It always feels really solid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 It's the thickness of the baseplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 yea, I think it's like the height of the bridge or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Its the thickness of the baseplate. They have a diagram that tells you the specs on the hipshot website. Good bridge btw. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Awesome - thanks guys. I've ordered the thicker baseplate (0.175) so I might use the extra depth as an excuse to recess the bridge by a couple of millimetres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Sambo - I can't seem to find any links or information on the bridge specs anywhere, not even in the FAQ! Are you looking at a different site or am I missing it completely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Why would you get a thicker bridge and recess it, instead of just getting the thinner one to rest flush on the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Purely cosmetic reasons and nothing other! I love the way bridges and stoptails etc. look when dropped into the body slightly. Also it means you don't have to mount hardware directly onto a finished surface :-) I think if done well, it looks cleaner and a bit more refined. That's me for you though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGW Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 It appears that the Hipshot site has been changed. The number referres to the thickness of the baseplate as others have already confirmed. The site used to link to diagrams that gave very exact dimensioning of the bridges. I can't find any of that info at the new site. I got the one with the thicker plate. I like the bridge, but strings kept breaking at the saddle. I tried gentle filing and very fine grades of sandpaper but I could not get it to settle down. I replaced the saddles with Graphtech ones and haven't had a problem since. Why would that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Hmm. No idea. If you've dressed the saddles then you should be okay. Graphtecs are soft, so it's not surprising they baby your strings. I'll have a look at the bridge when it's delivered and see what I can see. It's not like there's a huge break angle over the saddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Sorry, their website has changed... http://www.bestguitarparts.com/guitar-part...itar_Bridge.htm have a look there. oh and as for the saddles, never used em all my hipshot bridges and trems have graphtech ghost saddles. but as yet, only one has the preamp.... joys of being a student. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 That's awesome - thanks Sambo! On the topic of Ghost saddles - can you wire up say, eight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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