Wow, 25 bids with 4 hours to go:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271035610361&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123
I just don't get this. $400. A few years back I had a real desire for an all original early 60s F*nd*r J*zz, I saw a couple and they were in reality pretty awful - newer basses just sounded better. Honestly, does a $400 bridge part really make a difference or is it all on the owners head?
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IMHO the only case I would buy that is to complete a vintage bass that is lacking it and then sell the bass for BIG bucks.
And the seller wanted MORE than the final top bid. I would say words fail me, but I'm an opinionated so-and-so, and this is absolute madness. I could probably get one fabricated in the Engineering workshop from scratch at my work for less. Clearly this desire to be "original" borders upon insanity in some folk.
vintage fender parts go for insane prices so why not this. but for that money shouldn't it have a bass attached to it.
yeah, i agree the price is nuts but...
Quote from: neepheid on August 20, 2012, 03:45:19 AM
...I could probably get one fabricated in the Engineering workshop from scratch at my work for less.
Definitely
WOW! The one in my parts box is looking mighty attractive for ebay.
Quote from: godofthunder on August 20, 2012, 07:13:42 AM
WOW! The one in my parts box is looking mighty attractive for ebay.
No kidding! I may have to off one as well. I sure didn't pay $400 for it...
Thanks to Dasson Technologies, I have a couple of these in my parts box.
I need a set of 4 unnotched Nickel saddles and a set of 4 unnotched chrome saddles..plus 4 chrome acorn nuts....Anybody willing to help D'Bazmatron out??? I'm keeping these 3 birds I have but 2 have notched saddles and one is missing the acorn nuts...C'mon...you guys don't need those??? Plus I would be willing to give you my old saddles since you guys have the Dasson Bad Bird Bridge???
All my saddles are notched - old and new. How can you play with unnotched ones? ??? Strings slipped off when I tried that.
That's insane. I play VERY aggressively with a pick. I have NEVER... Not EVER ,NEVER had any of my strings "Slip" off. How are you playing it?? I let the strings find their own center. If they were supposed to be notched, they would have been from the factory. I guess ya'll can notch them any way you want if you play in such a way that makes them slip off. Still do not understand how that happens. The steel Tune-o-matic 1960's bridge and tailpiece had way more sustain that the pot metal cast 3 point bridges....but here we go into another argument. The only saddles I have notched are on my 8 string basses. So...All Original T bird bridges work for me best the way they left the factory. NO NOTCHES.....
I don't see how they could slip all the way off even with low tension strings.
Quote from: Dave W on August 21, 2012, 08:18:28 AM
I don't see how they could slip all the way off even with low tension strings.
Precisely.
leftover german propaganda.
Quote from: Baz Cooper on August 20, 2012, 03:03:59 PM
I need ..plus 4 chrome acorn nuts....
Don't we all need chrome acorn nuts? I think most of the value in that bridge on ebay was that it had all 4 acorn nuts.
Quote from: the mojo hobo on August 21, 2012, 10:15:20 AM
Don't we all need chrome acorn nuts? I think most of the value in that bridge on ebay was that it had all 4 acorn nuts.
Judging by Scott's most recent Badbird bridge acorns are available.
Oh that is awesome!!
They didn't slip off all the way, but too much for my liking and a stable tone when you play the E string hard. I'm actually by now a relatively light-handed player, but the way those strings rolled on those unnotched saddles didn't feel right and had slight tuning effects too. I've even begun notching my bone saddles (or plastic) on my acoustic basses.
I only have the one on my PC and I used to be fairly abusive but I've resisted notching them - lots of side-to-side wear, mind you... ;)