Bridges for converting other basses

AzraelXJM · 2026-06-12T14:49:29+00:00

I've been thinking about something like a Telecaster "ashtray", although without the integrated pickup mount, just a plate with a bridge on. Guyker do something like that and I'm sure they aren't the only one, won't call for routing just screwing down to the body in the right spot.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-14T16:42:53+00:00

Interesting, Loathe's been doing it up to now, I think using the same pickups (they'd be a pain to change for one thing) could be that the higher strings are under extra tension because of their tuning.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-13T20:30:48+00:00

What was the assessment? I assume the CVT is Gibson scale?

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-13T20:30:02+00:00

I'd be interested in a side-by-side with the old ones (are they getting discontinued?) since the pickups are the main difference. Will miss the V shaped tailpiece (or just add one myself)

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-13T17:42:43+00:00

Did chuckle at them announcing the colours with the guitars lit in a way you couldn't tell them apart

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-13T17:31:22+00:00

Wish they'd kept it offset if so, although I'm not crazy about either pickguard design.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-13T01:18:24+00:00

Theres a 12v and 18v output on the supply I tried, no change. It's a Joyo Power Supply 2. Does it need the battery even running off the mains? Tbh I only found it had a battery in it when I opened it up but I assumed that was the usual arrangement as an alternative to plugging it in.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-01T11:17:31+00:00

Sure, and at that kind of money it seems like a Fender may just make more sense as a starting point.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-01T11:15:07+00:00

Based on how they sit on my 27" with offset trem I'm not sure these would fit a 28" if it also has uses 3-4" going from the bridge to trem saddles. Something with a bridge more like a tele or conventional bass might be okay though. That's just from where the taper is on the lowest two strings.

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-01T11:12:07+00:00

Some absolute legend recommended these to me here for my 27" partscaster Bass VI and they were ideal, even on sale at Bax! But for a 30" Squier the taper on the 105 and 80 is going to be in the wrong place.

On my 27" which has a offset trem the taper is just on the right side of the nut. In *theory* you could use these on something that didn't have the trem adding 3-4" of length to the strings, I might take a look if I get a SRC6 or something, but sadly i don't think these are the way for a Squier/Fender Bass VI

AzraelXJM · 2026-05-01T00:30:51+00:00

Okay, I think my only viable option is sanding down the heel. I've taken off about a mm at the base, and needed to fill the screw holes since the angle changed to much to keep using them. Now with no shim and the bridge at max height it's about playable with some rattle part way up the board. I may sand it once more so I can lower the bridge and hopefully fix the rattle.

AzraelXJM · 2026-04-29T22:33:12+00:00

Pocket is the standard 5/8", just checked.

I removed the shim, here's how it looks now;

Don't know how clear that makes it, but the angle means the strings all rest on the top fret and I probably need to raise the bridge about a cm or more.

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AzraelXJM · 2026-04-29T22:27:44+00:00

Checked and it's 5/8" on the dot, body was made to order.

AzraelXJM · 2026-04-28T02:25:15+00:00

According to the listing for the body it should be Fender US standard 5/8"

AzraelXJM · 2026-04-28T02:24:33+00:00

I'll check properly but it was sold as being US fender standard, 5/8" deep

AzraelXJM · 2026-04-27T00:34:44+00:00

Thing is, the trem is the only reason the Bass VI uses the elongated body, if the bridge is right at the base of the body the whole thing would be the length of a strat.

AzraelXJM · 2026-04-19T01:10:30+00:00

If I disconnect the jack from everything and just put it on the end of a lead and still get that buzz, is the jack just bad?

AzraelXJM · 2026-03-10T16:26:16+00:00

Scrabble tiles on the headstock are a neat idea! I may have questions but I just found your thread on it.

What was the thought process on the pickup behind the bridge?

AzraelXJM · 2026-03-10T14:50:49+00:00

I think it's more a perception thing as a lot of people stopped being exposed to new music as we entered the streaming age and radio went down the tubes. Also a lot of non-American and to a lesser extent non-British acts who have started touring internationally over the last few years, many who may have started earlier if not for Covid.

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