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exiledarchangel:
I found a great deal on an unused Supertone (black of course), and I bought it, after all no matter what I've done to my Epi, the action is on the "brave" side...
The weird is the extreme bent on the original 3-point, I am not sure if this is how it suppose to be, looks bent.
Anyway, I am happy, the installation was super easy and the action gone way down.

Ken:
Excellent.  I have SuperTones on both my Thunderbirds.  Love them.

uwe:
Ugly, but they work.  :mrgreen:

Naw, they can be ok on some basses, but I prefer the elegance of the "floating bridge".

The bent look of your original bridge is an Epi disease. Epi uses bridges made from cheaper softer metal that doesn't withstand the uneven pull a three-point has to withstand (depending on the setup) as well as the Gibson bridges. The Epi bridges are also lighter.

With the bridge as bent as yours it was near impossible adjusting it to a reasonable action. Not that TBirds are low-action wonders.

OTOH: With your obsession for bananas, the poor orignal bridge perhaps tried to emulate the curvature of the exotic fruit? You should perhaps opt more for German style bananas going vorwärts?

Ken:
I think they'd look a lot better if they'd cut the front part straight across. They obviously went out of their way to cover up the third bolt hole, but I'd prefer to just leave it exposed and have the bridge look cooler.

exiledarchangel:

--- Quote from: uwe on February 09, 2024, 12:50:48 PM ---Ugly, but they work.  :mrgreen:

Naw, they can be ok on some basses, but I prefer the elegance of the "floating bridge".

The bent look of your original bridge is an Epi disease. Epi uses bridges made from cheaper softer metal that doesn't withstand the uneven pull a three-point has to withstand (depending on the setup) as well as the Gibson bridges. The Epi bridges are also lighter.

With the bridge as bent as yours it was near impossible adjusting it to a reasonable action. Not that TBirds are low-action wonders.

--- End quote ---

I don't find it ugly, maybe a bisschen full, but nothing distracting.
As for the action, it is true, I have even tried to switch the saddles, it looked funny but helped a bit. But now it almost is another bass.
Also: this banana looks fake, must be german-made indeed... :P

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