Custom neckplate

[bagman67]

Nice!  Copper really does lovely things when you oxidize it.

 

[DangerousR6]

Yes, it does, pretty crazy what he did with it...

 

[dmraco]

amazing

 

[DangerousR6]

amazing

For sure, I had no idea copper would produce such vivid colors...

 

[Fred_Buzz]

That copper turned out really nice.

 

[Name]

Nice!
It's like a madmax stratocaster.

 

[spaceranger]

Neato! What saddles are those?

 

[DangerousR6]

Neato! What saddles are those?

I made the bridge, but I'm not sure what saddles he used...

 

[Cagey]

Tough to be certain at the angle of that shot, but if I had to guess I'd say they were Babicz saddles.

 

[BigSteve22]

Yeah, pretty sure Kevin's got it, they sure do look like Babicz saddles.

 

[DangerousR6]

Tough to be certain at the angle of that shot, but if I had to guess I'd say they were Babicz saddles.

Could very well be, I tried to take a look at original pic he sent, but I still can't tell..

 

[Cagey]

They're nice. I have a Babicz vibrato bridge on one of my Jazzmasters that uses those saddles, and they work well. Can't say if there was any improvement in sound/sustain as I never had anything else on that guitar to compare to, but as installed they leave nothing to be desired and are very comfortable to play on. Only downside to them is they're pretty pricey for something made in Taiwan. Set of saddles will set you back $120+, even on eBay. Oddly enough, the whole bridge assembly including saddles is only a bit more than that.

 

[DangerousR6]

They're nice. I have a Babicz vibrato bridge on one of my Jazzmasters that uses those saddles, and they work well. Can't say if there was any improvement in sound/sustain as I never had anything else on that guitar to compare to, but as installed they leave nothing to be desired and are very comfortable to play on. Only downside to them is they're pretty pricey for something made in Taiwan. Set of saddles will set you back $120+, even on eBay. Oddly enough, the whole bridge assembly including saddles is only a bit more than that.

Nothing can compare sustain wise to the brass bridge... :toothy12:

 

[Cagey]

Yeah, the one you made me for that Tele I put it on is almost eerie how loud and long the strings ring.

 

[DangerousR6]

Yeah, the one you made me for that Tele I put it on is almost eerie how loud and long the strings ring.

I wonder what it would sound like with brass saddles to?  :guitarplayer2:

 

[Cagey]

Dunno. I suspect it might be a bit harsh, but that might not be a bad thing. Filters exist.

 

[DangerousR6]

Does anyone even make brass saddles I wonder?

 

[Cagey]

Lotta brass baseplates out there (Hipshot is big on them, for example), but I can't recall any brass saddles.

I was surprised to learn earlier that Babicz's saddles are mostly aluminum.

 

[Cagey]

I just remembered - these Wilkinson roller bridges are brass...

Although it seems I read somewhere that the rollers were stainless.

I have one of those on the guitar in my sig. Works well, but nothing stands out sonically. Could be because it's mounted on posts instead of flush to the body.

 

[DangerousR6]

I might have to make a set of solid brass ones... :icon_biggrin: