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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: godofthunder on May 12, 2015, 06:05:29 AM

Title: More new Badbird product. Black 60's tailpieces
Post by: godofthunder on May 12, 2015, 06:05:29 AM

  I had sort of a mini epiphany the other day. There are tons of Gibson and Epi players who are perfectly happy with the three point and black hardware but I bet many would like a 60's tail piece in conjunction with the three point. Fiest off it looks cool, second no more string windings over the saddles, three you get a greater angle string break giving more tension and sustain. I think it will be really popular. Thoughts guys?

Title: Re: More new Badbird product. Black 60's tailpieces
Post by: slinkp on May 12, 2015, 07:16:24 AM

Like Greco?  Mine's chrome hardware, but a little googling turned up this:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFg2NjM=/z/jTgAAOSwstxVOedi/$_20.JPG)

I think it looks cool, it works well, and maybe people would go for it.  I am not good at predicting the taste of other bassists though :)

Title: Re: More new Badbird product. Black 60's tailpieces
Post by: Granny Gremlin on May 12, 2015, 07:37:50 AM

Yep; a separate tailpeice with either a 2 or 3 point bridge is a great improvement.  The only issue I see here is unwillingness to drill new holes in a bass (why I tend to throw on a trapeze.... which probably wouldn't look right on a TBird, but is right at home on my Triumph and even on EBs), though we're not talking vintage ones here so maybe it'll fly.

Title: Re: More new Badbird product. Black 60's tailpieces
Post by: Nocturnal on May 12, 2015, 06:30:20 PM

Postings like this on various forums could help you judge interest. Seems like a good idea to me and I think there may be enough interest to do at least a small run as a test.

Title: Re: More new Badbird product. Black 60's tailpieces
Post by: veebass on May 13, 2015, 02:09:30 AM

I reckon it's a good idea, mate.