New Badbird samples from Hipshot

[godofthunder]

    This has taken a while but samples from Hipshot should be here on Monday. I am anxious to install one and check it out.

[Bionic-Joe]

FANTASTIC!!! Could ya get them to do an 8 string version! Ha!

[ramone57]

thats great.  hopefully it will meet your expectations.

[TBird1958]

 Good news Scott 

[godofthunder]

 Here is one unplated sample, looks good there have been some slight changes from the original. The bridge now hugs the studs more tightly and the ends of the bridge have a radius. Original '60s studs will no longer work but I will be supplying studs with the bridge.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

...now where have I seen that bass before?

[godofthunder]

I wonder ? It has found a good home

[Bionic-Joe]

Dude!!!! That is awesome!!!! Did they ever send Bill his tailpieces???

[dadagoboi]

Very Nice, Scott!  The extra meat under the stud can't be bad and I like the radiused edges.

[OldManC]

Lookin' good!

[uwe]

American engineering at its finest!!!



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[mc2NY]

Very Nice, Scott!  The extra meat under the stud can't be bad and I like the radiused edges.

Actually....I was wondering if all that meat would cause any problem in dropping the action down low enough on some old TBirds?

[dadagoboi]

Actually....I was wondering if all that meat would cause any problem in dropping the action down low enough on some old TBirds?

I think the critical dimension for that is the thickness of the 'tray' holding the saddles.

[Barklessdog]

    This has taken a while but samples from Hipshot should be here on Monday. I am anxious to install one and check it out.

What is the story behind all this?

[godofthunder]

 On the bottom the thickness of the bridge is a bit thicker than a original but the saddles are shorter than originals so getting action nice and low is not a problem. The big change that I was refering to is the material in contact with the sides of the studs, not the bottom or the bridge.