Quality of a real hipshot hardtail vs a knock off

[El Dorado]

What woud the real difference in quality be between the real hipshot hardtail or a knock off such as this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3781878495&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

[El Dorado]

Re: Quality of a real hipshot hardtail vs a knock off

Somebody's gotta have an opinion on this

 

[Artie]

Re: Quality of a real hipshot hardtail vs a knock off

I don't have any first-hand experience with one of those, but isn't brass a relatively soft metal? I know that standard bridges are "carbonized", a process that hardens the surface so that the saddle height adjustment screws don't dig in to the metal. It seems like on that one, one or two intonation adjustments could eat up the base surface.

Not sure . . . just guessing.

 

[nuntius]

Re: Quality of a real hipshot hardtail vs a knock off

Get a real hipshot bridge, I have one on one of my guitars and I think it's great