fletch1027449 wrote: No badass bridges allowed. It's hype for the most part.
strongly disagree.
i have a number of basses but my "number one" is a pretty heavily modified '63 Pbass. this was my very first bass that i picked it up in a pawn shop in NYC for $75. this was around 1978. (it's the one i'm playing in my avatar). i own and have owned many basses over the yrs but 40 yrs later it's still my baby.
so, after i had it for a cpl of yrs i came into a Badass brdg. and even though it was a direct replacement that mounts w no mods...i couldn't bear to mess with the "originality" of this classic '63 P bass. well, one day my curiosity got the better of me and i couldn't believe the difference in tone. not to mention ease of adjustment (height/intonation) that it made.
this was a life changer for me AND the bass because knowing that i'd NEVER sell this bass and so, not worried about keeping it original for better resale value....little by little i started making mods to it that both made it a better playing/sounding instrument .....AND hurt it's resale value!
it's mods:
Bartolini p/u's w added J (it can still cop a passive P growl...but also do more modern things as well)
Grover tuning machines (huge improvement on the orig FENDERS w their ton of play and slop)
I countersunk the Badass bridge 3/16" into the body
added string guide for the low E and A and moved the other for the G and closer to the nut
i've added a Badass to other basses over the yrs and to my ears it was always a marked improvement.
you can see and hear me playing that bass here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZEVx76CjgY