ihavenothingprofoundtosay
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Planning my next build for me, a 5 string bass, and looking over my options for a bridge.... and it's kinda lame.
There's a LOT of Four string bridges that use the standard 5 hole pattern, but there's nothing close to a "standard" five string bridge like there is for four strings. Even Fender uses at least 3 different 5 string bridge types as far as I can tell.
Meanwhile, Takeuchi has disappeared, as have the LQ Badass V bridges, apparently; every vendor that I saw online showed as out of stock or unavailable. There is this that looks like it might fit the 6 hole pattern of the Badass V top mount, and this one looks almost exactly like the T5 bridge, and they LOOK fine on the internet, so that means there shouldn't be any problems, right? :doh:
Since Warmoth already routes for some Hipshots, why not add the B-Styles or Vintage 5 bridges? I suppose it's not impossible they might fit one of the already offered routs, but I doubt it. It does seem as if nothing is a direct replacement for any of Fender's bridge types. Not that that's a bad thing, but it is a little odd given Warmoth's Fender license.
. . . and all this time . . . It is PAINFUL waiting for my Q2 bonus to show up, browsing the in stock showcase, budgeting what house repairs I can put off, how many parts I can order before the wife gets mad.... :laughing7: :sad1: :help: :dontknow:
There's a LOT of Four string bridges that use the standard 5 hole pattern, but there's nothing close to a "standard" five string bridge like there is for four strings. Even Fender uses at least 3 different 5 string bridge types as far as I can tell.
Meanwhile, Takeuchi has disappeared, as have the LQ Badass V bridges, apparently; every vendor that I saw online showed as out of stock or unavailable. There is this that looks like it might fit the 6 hole pattern of the Badass V top mount, and this one looks almost exactly like the T5 bridge, and they LOOK fine on the internet, so that means there shouldn't be any problems, right? :doh:
Since Warmoth already routes for some Hipshots, why not add the B-Styles or Vintage 5 bridges? I suppose it's not impossible they might fit one of the already offered routs, but I doubt it. It does seem as if nothing is a direct replacement for any of Fender's bridge types. Not that that's a bad thing, but it is a little odd given Warmoth's Fender license.
. . . and all this time . . . It is PAINFUL waiting for my Q2 bonus to show up, browsing the in stock showcase, budgeting what house repairs I can put off, how many parts I can order before the wife gets mad.... :laughing7: :sad1: :help: :dontknow: