The Last Bass Outpost

Thanks Granny!

Quote from: Basvarken on June 30, 2016, 10:22:21 AMBy the way; I wonder if those are the original screws and saddles. Most two pointers have nylon saddles and non slotted screw heads (the slot is on the other side in the threaded part)

I had thought the saddles for these bridges were only nylon as well, but a little searching turned this up from the Two-Point Bass Bridge section at Fly Guitars http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/parts/bridge/2pointbridge.php: "In 1972 the saddles were upgraded to metal (image 5), shortly before this bridge was replaced by the three point."



Anyway, hopefully that means they are original.

Oh man. This is difficult to troubleshoot, as I can see them. Maybe a problem with Google Photos? I've added them to a shared album, and re-embedded them. Anything now?

Hmm, weird. How about now?

While I'm waiting on results for the switch I have another question, if you'll indulge me. It's about my Evertilt bridge.



That's about as good as I could get it. Is that what one would consider too tilted? It seems to me like the action is almost perfect, even with that amount of lean. I'm not opposed to installing a Hipshot, but I'd like to keep the original, if it's not going to cause any harm like that. The only trouble then is that two of the ends of the intonation screws are broken, so I'd have to replace those.



Again, any and all advice is appreciated.

Thanks.

For the record: screw holes on mine are 1 1/4" apart as well. Here's the inside:



Also, here's a shot of the slightly bent and shortened blade of the switch:



Apologies for the camera quality.

Sadly, our Canadian dollar has tanked, so the exchange is a hard pill to swallow.

Ha! You guys are great. Two days ago I was like "Where the @#&! are all the switches?" The answer all along was "Why, they're all right here."

Well, this is a depressing read.

Re: the EB basses, I was seriously considering buying one at the time (I know, I know, I didn't, so I'm technically part of the problem). I liked the satin Fireburst finish with the tort guard quite a lot, and I thought the control options and sound pallet was quite interesting. Then, before I knew it, the changed the guard to black. "Uh oh" I thought, "I guess I go for natural now, but I'm gonna wait until next year because I don't want the silly anniversary logo on the fret board". So I waited, and then they were gone. I guess I could have bought used, but I'm fickle and moved on.

I still think about them from time to time. I thought they looked quite fetching.

Thanks for all this info Granny, it's always good to have options. Curiously, we're about to have a postal strike too (unless you're in Canada too, in which case it's not curious at all really). I can certainly wait until they have it sorted out.

I'll double check my measurements tonight when I'm home from work and get back to you.

Thanks everyone for your warm welcomes, and help. I've learned more about this switch here in a few short paragraphs than I did from a whole day of searching!

@FrankieTbird: If you could have a look, I'd appreciate it.

Hi everyone. I'm new here, but I've been lurking on and off for years (I first discovered this forum about 10 years ago when I was briefly obsessed with Gibson basses), and I've finally decided to make an account so I can pick your brains for a little advice.

Recently, I picked up a walnut, 1972 EB-4L on impulse. It's a bit banged up, but it plays and sounds wonderful. Anyway, on to the meat of my post: the three position switch.

Mine works, but is missing it's knob. I tried to pop a Strat knob on there, but it seems that the blade has been broken off at some point and is too short, so that with the knob on, it won't switch fully over to the left or right (the knob bumps into the screw heads on either side).

Anyway, I searched high and low, and even found reports of a mysterious "Nighthawk" switch which would work, but that was from 5 years ago, and there is nothing left for sale anywhere. What I can't find is any info about what kind of switch it is, who makes/made it, or if there is a modern switch which could replace it.

So, if anyone can help with some pointers or advice, I would really appreciate it.

Todd