celticafro
New member
Hey, duders. Need some advice and info.
I'm pimping out my bass (a Fender USA Standard P with an S1 switch), and the bridge is giving me ulcers. The thing was great at the time of purchase, but after living with it for a while and having it set up by the local wizz... well, the magic is more or less gone. Dont' get me wrong, it's still a brilliant piece, but it feels plasticy, sterline, muffled, etc. I play with pick, fingers, and slap/pop style, as well as some tapping when it suits the song. The action is sluggish, the strings feel loose, spaghetti style even when I pluck closer to the bridge (I play in standard tuning, mostly, 45-105s, and I don't plan to change). There's DEFINITE side-to-side movement on most of the saddles, and to add injury to insult, burrs keeps appearing after I sand them off, and I keep breaking strings. Especially the low E, which is SUCH a pain!! Happened DURING A SHOW, and the backup bass was not brought along! :smack: :thumbsdow
Anyway, one thing I'm going to do is replace the bridge, among other things. I like the MusicMan style bridges a lot, but I'm not neccessarily in love with them. I've heard about totally different designs that are made to fit right in the factory drilled holes, but I don't know the brand. Are there any brands/styles that anyone would reccomend? I'm looking for something to lower the action a little more, pull the strings a little more tightly (if that's possible), fix the side-to-side play, resist those damn burrs, and even add a little more brightness and snap for my slapping and tapping.
Thanks, ya'll!! :afro:
I'm pimping out my bass (a Fender USA Standard P with an S1 switch), and the bridge is giving me ulcers. The thing was great at the time of purchase, but after living with it for a while and having it set up by the local wizz... well, the magic is more or less gone. Dont' get me wrong, it's still a brilliant piece, but it feels plasticy, sterline, muffled, etc. I play with pick, fingers, and slap/pop style, as well as some tapping when it suits the song. The action is sluggish, the strings feel loose, spaghetti style even when I pluck closer to the bridge (I play in standard tuning, mostly, 45-105s, and I don't plan to change). There's DEFINITE side-to-side movement on most of the saddles, and to add injury to insult, burrs keeps appearing after I sand them off, and I keep breaking strings. Especially the low E, which is SUCH a pain!! Happened DURING A SHOW, and the backup bass was not brought along! :smack: :thumbsdow
Anyway, one thing I'm going to do is replace the bridge, among other things. I like the MusicMan style bridges a lot, but I'm not neccessarily in love with them. I've heard about totally different designs that are made to fit right in the factory drilled holes, but I don't know the brand. Are there any brands/styles that anyone would reccomend? I'm looking for something to lower the action a little more, pull the strings a little more tightly (if that's possible), fix the side-to-side play, resist those damn burrs, and even add a little more brightness and snap for my slapping and tapping.
Thanks, ya'll!! :afro:
