Have you all seen these bridges?

[hannaugh]

Half of the issue for me is that it's not just the name on it, it's the name in BIG OBNOXIOUS CAPITAL LETTERS THAT ARE SAYING LOOOOK HEEERE AT WHO MADE THIS BRIDGE.  If it were in a nice subtle font, and it didn't have the Patent Pending and other crap written with it, it would be much easier to swallow.  But putting a freaking paragraph on the bridge looks really tacky in my opinion. 

 

[bbl4ck]

Does anybody know if the logo is just on the show pieces? Maybe they don't do that on the parts they actually sell to customers? The bridges look cool, but I would only buy one sans the HUGE LOGO!!!

Here is one of these bridges currently available on Ebay.  Looks like the same GIANT logo...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Babicz-Full-Contact-Strat-Tremolo-Bridge-Chrome_W0QQitemZ200410526037QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item2ea965f155

 

[DangerousR6]

Half of the issue for me is that it's not just the name on it, it's the name in BIG OBNOXIOUS CAPITAL LETTERS THAT ARE SAYING LOOOOK HEEERE AT WHO MADE THIS BRIDGE.  If it were in a nice subtle font, and it didn't have the Patent Pending and other crap written with it, it would be much easier to swallow.  But putting a freaking paragraph on the bridge looks really tacky in my opinion.  

It's all about marketing, brand recognition. I do understand that it's a big logo, but really so what. If it's a good bridge or a better bridge than a stock one it doesn't really matter as long as it works better than something else. Floyd Rose has his name on his bridges, embossed even, because he want's people to know who made it..

 

[mullyman]

Half of the issue for me is that it's not just the name on it, it's the name in BIG OBNOXIOUS CAPITAL LETTERS THAT ARE SAYING LOOOOK HEEERE AT WHO MADE THIS BRIDGE.  If it were in a nice subtle font, and it didn't have the Patent Pending and other crap written with it, it would be much easier to swallow.  But putting a freaking paragraph on the bridge looks really tacky in my opinion. 

I guess I must be white trash then, I like it as is.
MULLY

 

[bbl4ck]

I do understand that it's a big logo, but really so what. If it's a good bridge or a better bridge than a stock one it doesn't really matter as long as it works better than something else. Floyd Rose has his name on his bridges, embossed even, because he want's people to know who made it..

Very good point Dangerous.  Like Kid Rock said "It ain't braggin' Mother F@#$&% if you back it up!"  :headbang:

I am willing to give them a try.  I am going to try one on my soon to start firebird if they can get the Tune-O-Matic styles out soon enough. 
They are currently waiting for release [hopefully soon].  Since I am doing a string through body, I only need the bridge and not the stop tail piece, thereby eliminating the logo.
If I am able to hold out, I will give a full report of it's performance.
:rock-on:

 

[line6man]

Ok, what is the deal with all these pictures taken from strange angles?

I want to see some good straight-on pictures of the bridges.

 

[hannaugh]

I'm not saying that it shouldn't have a name on it, I just wish it was done more tastefully because it looks ugly to me.  I don't mind my pups that say Seymour Duncan, but if they looked like this, I either wouldn't buy them, or I would find a way to get the writing off of it:

They have every right to make their products look like that, but I don't have to like it or buy it.  Bigsby got it right, and I don't mind that at all.

 

[DangerousR6]

I'm not saying that it shouldn't have a name on it, I just wish it was done more tastefully because it looks ugly to me.  I don't mind my pups that say Seymour Duncan, but if they looked like this, I either wouldn't buy them, or I would find a way to get the writing off of it:

They have every right to make their products look like that, but I don't have to like it or buy it.  Bigsby got it right, and I don't mind that at all.

:laughing11:

 

[RexTheDog]

Does anybody know if the logo is just on the show pieces? Maybe they don't do that on the parts they actually sell to customers? The bridges look cool, but I would only buy one sans the HUGE LOGO!!!

Here is one of these bridges currently available on Ebay.  Looks like the same GIANT logo...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Babicz-Full-Contact-Strat-Tremolo-Bridge-Chrome_W0QQitemZ200410526037QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item2ea965f155

That image is from the full contact website.

 

[T50]

In Duncan, Bigsby and Floyd Rose cases, the logo was placed and sized tastefully.
I do agree that the Babicz logo on LP tail piece is a bit "in your face" and makes the
product look cheap. This happens when the president of a company doesn't listen to
his design team and says, "I want my logo BIG". :tard: Brand recognition can be done more
subtly and yet effectively.

Having that said, I still think the Babicz tele bridge looks good. Fortunately, they managed
to put smaller logo on it... :laughing7:

 

[Mor Paul]

I like how Lace and EMG do it.
The smooth pickup cover is recognizable, and the text is small, with the color of the text identifying the model.

 

[dbw]

Hannaugh nailed it  :icon_thumright:

 

[stubhead]

Well, the notion of A/B testing them, with recordings.... not going to happen, because an amp/speaker is at least 80% of your tone. If you notice, people will sell you lightweight titanium bridge parts because they sound better, and heavyweight steel and brass bridge parts because they sound better. Heavy Fender Tele bridge saddles are bad, but heavy Callaham Tele bridge plates are good...

If you want a classic tone, you could just buy the things that you know work, and then figure out how to use them. If you want something that sounds better than classic, more power to you. Every time I adjust action height on Fenderish bridge saddles, or try to turn the little wheels on a tune-o-matic, I'm impressed by how well string tension seems to hold the little bits together. You'll remember that Tone Pros had to STOP claiming that their bridges increases sustain by locking the parts down, for the simple reason that people unlocked them - and nothing happened? It hasn't stopped the Tone Pros users from continuing the claim - and Saddam still caused 9/11? I, personally have been kidnapped by little green men (who used to be gray until color movies came out....) :icon_scratch:

Given the total lack of evidence, I could make a completely plausible argument that making bridges out of a bunch of different little metal pieces of differing densities hurts tone & sustain - just like I could make a completely plausible argument that "vintage" guitars are only good between 5 and 15 years old, because all the classic rock recorded with '58 and '59 Les Pauls was recorded in between 1965 and 1975, Clapton's best Cream work (66-69) was recorded with a '64 ES-335 and an early 60's SG.... There hasn't been doodly-squat recorded with Gibsons more than 20 years old.
I can argue anything... :hello2:

 

[chrisg]

Well, the notion of A/B testing them, with recordings.... not going to happen, because an amp/speaker is at least 80% of your tone. If you notice, people will sell you lightweight titanium bridge parts because they sound better, and heavyweight steel and brass bridge parts because they sound better. Heavy Fender Tele bridge saddles are bad, but heavy Callaham Tele bridge plates are good...

If you want a classic tone, you could just buy the things that you know work, and then figure out how to use them. If you want something that sounds better than classic, more power to you. Every time I adjust action height on Fenderish bridge saddles, or try to turn the little wheels on a tune-o-matic, I'm impressed by how well string tension seems to hold the little bits together. You'll remember that Tone Pros had to STOP claiming that their bridges increases sustain by locking the parts down, for the simple reason that people unlocked them - and nothing happened? It hasn't stopped the Tone Pros users from continuing the claim - and Saddam still caused 9/11? I, personally have been kidnapped by little green men (who used to be gray until color movies came out....) :icon_scratch:

Given the total lack of evidence, I could make a completely plausible argument that making bridges out of a bunch of different little metal pieces of differing densities hurts tone & sustain - just like I could make a completely plausible argument that "vintage" guitars are only good between 5 and 15 years old, because all the classic rock recorded with '58 and '59 Les Pauls was recorded in between 1965 and 1975, Clapton's best Cream work (66-69) was recorded with a '64 ES-335 and an early 60's SG.... There hasn't been doodly-squat recorded with Gibsons more than 20 years old.
I can argue anything... :hello2:

Well put - claims from manufacturers are all too often debateable (at best) and pure BS (at worst).
"If you like it" generally wins most arguments for me.

 

[T50]

Beside the tone argument, these bridges can be good candidates for
people who's looking for something visually unique.  :guitaristgif: