The Badbird II has landed!

[godofthunder]

   It's here! Installed on my 2001 Gibson Thunderbird.  Works great very pleased with the end product. I can't post pictures from my phone 😕 and my pc and photo bucket are not cooperative.  Maybe someone can grab some pictures from my fb page?

[gearHed289]

Looks great man!

[Granny Gremlin]

That does look nice.  Looks like it can go quite a bit lower than an actual 3 point.

[uwe]

Defender of the Holy Immaculate Trinity as I am, this does look good indeed. Gut gemacht, Scott!

[godofthunder]

That does look nice.  Looks like it can go quite a bit lower than an actual 3 point.

You can definitely get the action super low, much lower than the original  three point.

[Dave W]

I'm happy for you that it turned out so well. Hope it sells for you.

[neepheid]

If it can get down lower than the original 3 pointer then I may well be tempted to try one (minus the tailpiece) on my Ripper - the three pointer is pretty much on the deck but I think I would still like it a bit lower yet.

[drbassman]

A beautiful and more functional piece of hardware!  Nice job Scott.   

[uwe]

If it can get down lower than the original 3 pointer then I may well be tempted to try one (minus the tailpiece) on my Ripper - the three pointer is pretty much on the deck but I think I would still like it a bit lower yet.

Your saddles are too high then, probably the vintage type they originally used on the three point.

[chromium]

Your saddles are too high then, probably the vintage type they originally used on the three point.

Those early 3-points I've had used two *really tall* saddles in the A&D slots, and that narrow radius it creates makes it hard to get a good setup.

I usually reorder the saddles so that the two highest ones sit under the E&A string, and the two lower ones are in the D&G slots... and then tilt the base accordingly using the outer studs.  Wonky? Yes!

Here's one I did last night.  Might shim the D up just a bit, but otherwise it setup nicely after "the tilt":






And back on the Badbird subject, that looks mighty fine.  Congrats on your accomplishment, Scott! 

[Basvarken]

Those saddles don't look right. That notch on the G saddle looks way too wide.
And the saddle heights look like a mess too.

[chromium]

Those saddles don't look right. That notch on the G saddle looks way too wide.
And the saddle heights look like a mess too.

There is slop in the G notch, but surprisingly it doesn't cause me any grief with the center screw hiked up a bit. I like it better than the stock saddle arrangement- since the radius imposed by the saddles doesn't jive with the radius of the board (A&D string action ends up noticeably higher).  Other option would be to cut the A&D notches extra deep, but that ends up looking goofy too...

I tried a set of newer saddles on a 70s bridge recently.  They fixed the radius issue on those, but I had to shim the bottoms of each so they would seat correctly in the older base.

[Dave W]

There is slop in the G notch, but surprisingly it doesn't cause me any grief with the center screw hiked up a bit. I like it better than the stock saddle arrangement- since the radius imposed by the saddles doesn't jive with the radius of the board (A&D string action ends up noticeably higher).  Other option would be to cut the A&D notches extra deep, but that ends up looking goofy too...

I tried a set of newer saddles on a 70s bridge recently.  They fixed the radius issue on those, but I had to shim the bottoms of each so they would seat correctly in the older base.

Just ditch it and buy a Badbird II. 

[uwe]

Vile propaganda by a man with a two-point apologetic track record.

[Dave W]

Vile propaganda by a man with a two-point apologetic track record.

I've heard that North Korea is desperately short of pot metal and that Kim Jong Number Un has demanded that all Gibson and Epi three-point users turn in their bridges to be melted down.