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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2014, 04:28:52 PM »
It's funny - I got my '64 EB-0 and immediately removed the Badass bridge that was on it.  I called Hipshot about the adjustable bridge but it wasn't in production yet.  The next day, I opened the little storage compartment in the EB-0 case and found the original bar bridge in it.  Problem solved!  That bar bridge works fine IMO.

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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2014, 03:28:22 AM »
I open the storage compartments all the time, hoping a nickel bar bridge with the slim forks (just like yours!) shows up...
I'd love to get one for my '63 EB0F, wich for the time have the 3 point. There is one on ebay now, but for the moment out of my
price range...

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« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2014, 06:56:44 AM »
True that amptech. The chrome 2 pointers are flimsy as all get out but the nickel ones actually had some heft to them. Wish someone with access to a machine shop could crank out some replicas.
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2014, 07:31:07 AM »
True that amptech. The chrome 2 pointers are flimsy as all get out but the nickel ones actually had some heft to them. Wish someone with access to a machine shop could crank out some replicas.

Thought of it. Does anybody know the alloy? Is it zinc?

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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2014, 12:08:04 PM »
Is that now standard with new SGs and TBs? Sieht gut aus!
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2014, 03:20:51 PM »
Nice looking bridge! Looks like something I drew up years ago. Oh Well you snooze you lose.
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2014, 08:50:11 PM »
Is that now standard with new SGs and TBs? Sieht gut aus!

I don't think anyone's saying that.

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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2014, 08:39:00 AM »
The one thing I don't like about this (and the hipshot) is that it sits on the body - I've seen folks remove the hipshot and there's an indentation in the wood.  No thanks for my vintage bass (I actually like the 3 point, sure not perfect, but works well), but for a new one it's OK I guess (if it's stock).  Maybe it was cranked down to hard, I dunno if it would be stable if the posts were loosened as I've not used one myself.  I also suppose one could cut out a protective base plate out of 1MM aluminuim or something, to prevent body damage.

As for 2 point replacement, I love my Schaller 460.   No longer in production though.  Bar bridge is good, but as I play higher up the neck a lot (wannabe rhythmn guitar), intonatability is a must for me.

I have wondered recently, what Wilkinson (Gotoh) would come up with if they decided to enter this market.  I was recently very impressed with one of their geetar bridges on a Ric a customer had in for a setup and a pup fix (one coil dead - converted it to a single coil; now has a Fender sound option and balance between pups is surprisingly good).  So (easily - philips vs allen and not under the strings etc) adjustable and solid.  The whole axe was very nice actually, just didn't dig the look so much.
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #23 on: August 12, 2014, 09:48:50 AM »
As I understand it, Trevor Wilkinson is the designer. He licenses his designs to Gotoh or Sung-Il. No reason he couldn't come up with his own design, but there would have to be enough of a market for Gotoh or Sung-Il to want to produce it.

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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2014, 11:10:49 AM »
That bridge would look cool on a 20/20! :D 
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2014, 12:43:56 PM »
The one thing I don't like about this (and the hipshot) is that it sits on the body - I've seen folks remove the hipshot and there's an indentation in the wood.  No thanks for my vintage bass (I actually like the 3 point, sure not perfect, but works well), but for a new one it's OK I guess (if it's stock).  Maybe it was cranked down to hard, I dunno if it would be stable if the posts were loosened as I've not used one myself.  I also suppose one could cut out a protective base plate out of 1MM aluminuim or something, to prevent body damage.

As for 2 point replacement, I love my Schaller 460.   No longer in production though.  Bar bridge is good, but as I play higher up the neck a lot (wannabe rhythmn guitar), intonatability is a must for me.

I have wondered recently, what Wilkinson (Gotoh) would come up with if they decided to enter this market.  I was recently very impressed with one of their geetar bridges on a Ric a customer had in for a setup and a pup fix (one coil dead - converted it to a single coil; now has a Fender sound option and balance between pups is surprisingly good).  So (easily - philips vs allen and not under the strings etc) adjustable and solid.  The whole axe was very nice actually, just didn't dig the look so much.


 I agree with you about the indentation aspect, tho it may not really matter. A three point will do it too, two of my '76s were that way before being refined.



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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2014, 08:06:05 AM »
I've never had that with a 3 point.... though if you crank it down low enough obviously it is possible.  People do stupid shit to instuments over the years.
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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2014, 09:41:09 AM »

 Pretty easy to see here........One of my '76s before it went to the paint shop, Gibson's inserts don't have a lip so the studs can be cranked all the way down when you're in search of low action and trying to compensate for a broken headstock repair that has twisted over time - I love a good three point!


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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2014, 09:51:40 AM »
  I love a good three point!

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Re: Babicz 3 Point Bridge FCH-3
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2014, 11:02:18 AM »

 Yes, yes I am  ;D
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