hipshot not hot

SKATE RAT · January 13, 2014, 06:28:45 AM

hello hello, been a while since i've posted. i recently bought a Hipshot Supertone 2 point to go on my SB450 and low and behold, it doesn't fit? the bridge is wider than the original studs (for an "Evertilt) does Hipshot make 2 different size 2 point Supertones?

drbassman · January 13, 2014, 06:51:37 AM

Don't know. Give them a call, they are right down the road from us here in Rochester. I've talked to them before about some parts I needed and they were great. Very good customer service in my experience.

neepheid · January 13, 2014, 07:40:28 AM

The three-point mount on my RD had a gotcha in that the threaded insert at the front had the same external size as the ones at the back when it's usually smaller (and the Hipshot is built to expect that). Because I'm in Scotland and I couldn't be bothered with international to-ing and fro-ing, I just fixed it myself by grinding out the front recess with a Dremel until it fit over it properly.

Obviously I wouldn't recommend that to someone who has Hipshot (relatively speaking) on their doorstep.

Dave W · January 13, 2014, 10:57:12 AM

I wasn't aware that the SB350/SB450 ever came with a two-point, although the SB300/SB400 did. What year is yours? The Supertone listing on Hipshot's website specifically says it's for pre-1973 2-pointers, so yours would have to be a very early issue for it to fit.

Granny Gremlin · January 13, 2014, 11:44:03 AM

They changed the post spacing on 2 pointers in/after 73 or ever? I thought they just transitioned to the 3 point.

amptech · January 13, 2014, 02:31:05 PM

I just put a 2 point Hipshot on a ´67 EB-0, spot on. Feels great, I´m in hippy heaven!

FrankieTbird · January 13, 2014, 03:05:16 PM

Quote from: amptech on January 13, 2014, 02:31:05 PM
I just put a 2 point Hipshot on a ´67 EB-0, spot on. Feels great, I´m in hippy heaven!

Did the '67 have the Tilt-o-matic or the offset bar bridge?

Granny Gremlin · January 13, 2014, 03:28:46 PM

67 could be either - transition year.

amptech · January 13, 2014, 03:34:51 PM

Quote from: FrankieTbird on January 13, 2014, 03:05:16 PM

Did the '67 have the Tilt-o-matic or the offset bar bridge?

Both my ´67 EB-0 and my ´67 EB-3 have offset bar bridge, but I think ´67 was the last year for it.
I thought the enlarged left hole on the hipshot (the adjustable side) was made to fit both.
Never had a tilt-o-matic before, though. But hey, both my offset´s tilted, thats gonna count for something right?

Dave W · January 13, 2014, 03:58:41 PM

Quote from: Granny Gremlin on January 13, 2014, 11:44:03 AM
They changed the post spacing on 2 pointers in/after 73 or ever? I thought they just transitioned to the 3 point.

I thought so too, but apparently not. Assuming Hipshot knows what they're talking about, and if Bryan's SB450 isn't pre-73, I'd guess there must have been another 2-point version.

SKATE RAT · January 13, 2014, 04:04:08 PM

my SB-450 is a 72. first year for the bass and last year for the Evertilt.

SKATE RAT · January 13, 2014, 04:07:57 PM

i guess i'm gonna have new holes made, i'm sick of no bridge fitting the stud spacing

FrankieTbird · January 13, 2014, 04:11:19 PM

The Gibson bar bridge, tilt-o-matic bridge, and 3-point bridge all have slightly different post spacing. This was Gibson in their infinite wisdom. Maybe the Supertone is made to replace the bar bridge?

SKATE RAT · January 13, 2014, 04:11:47 PM

and the 300's and 400 didn't have the 2 point, they have some other kinda bridge. i was just looking at 2 SB400's on ebay today

uwe · January 13, 2014, 04:54:52 PM

The Hipshot 2-point has replaced the Evertilt on my EB-3L and EB-4 (both early seventies) no sweat. I knew of two point SB-350/450ies (the very earliest ones, just like there are Triumphs with a 2-point out there), but not that their spacing was different. SB 300/400 had a different (non-tilting) bridge altogether, idiosyncratic to only them.