Hitone Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I bought a vintage bass in pretty bad condition and I'm planning on refinishing it. I bought it because it has some cool vintage humbucker pickups. The only thing missing is the bridge/tailpiece. Is there any resource for bass parts that offer more than just the standard fender style bridges? I would like to at least find a Gibson floating bridge or even a Gretsch hollowbody bridge style bridge. It seems that StewMac, LMII, and All Parts only carry Fender style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) The Gibson bridges, or at least reproductions of them usually turn up on eBay, and Hipshot makes one like a Rickenbacker bass bridge, I believe. Here ya go: http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/bridge_aftermarketgib.htm Edited December 16, 2007 by orgmorg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Not vintage by any stretch, but the Khaler bass bridges (the non-trem) are different from the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thanks for the leads. There are some really cool bridges here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Make sure you check out the string spacing, though. I think some of the older Gibsons and Gretsches and such had a narrower spread than the Fenders and most other basses, which most pickups are designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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