jwhitcomb3 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Just dropped this Babicz bridge in my Fender MIM Roland Ready Strat. Pretty cool, but just getting to know it. Note that the sustain block is very thin. I suppose they figure the full contact hardware is where the sustain comes from. No argument with the results! The other important bit was that the height of this bridge was much lower than the stock bridge, which was very high...the pickups were sticking way out of the guitar before. The neck had been shimmed at the bridge side. I had to move the shim to the neck side to get the angle right. I'm loving the smooth action of the trem (I have it set up to full floating), and the tuning stability is much better.
atquinn Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. Except for that hideous logo. How heavy did the bridge overall feel in comparison to the original?-Austin
G Man Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Looking good. I remember when you put the Babicz on the tele, so you must be happy with the product to add one to the strat. Enjoy her.
burningyen Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Looks cool. Make sure your strings are still grounded.
jwhitcomb3 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. Except for that hideous logo. How heavy did the bridge overall feel in comparison to the original?Quite a bit lighter, even though it sustains better. So mass isn't the only part of the equation!Looks cool. Make sure your strings are still grounded.Thanks. Still grounded at the claw!Looking good. I remember when you put the Babicz on the tele, so you must be happy with the product to add one to the strat. Enjoy her.Yeah, the Tele bridge was a revelation. I'm not sure if these guitars will still sound "vintage" or have the signature tele/strat sound, but my ear was never attuned to that anyway. Less plink, more ring. They are solid, well built bridges with smooth working mechanisms that provide stable tuning and feel comfortable against my palm.
burningyen Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Looks cool. Make sure your strings are still grounded.Thanks. Still grounded at the claw!Good, I only mentioned it because black hardware sometimes needs to be dremeled at the grounding point to make sure you have metal-to-metal contact. I learned that with my black Stetsbar mounting base.
atquinn Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. Except for that hideous logo. How heavy did the bridge overall feel in comparison to the original?Quite a bit lighter, even though it sustains better. So mass isn't the only part of the equation!Better tone and lighter weight? Double win!-Austin
coolfeel Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 The bridge looks cool but I can not get over the logo...
G Man Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 The bridge looks cool but I can not get over the logo... Sharpie = Fixed
JohnnyB Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 Very cool. Except for that hideous logo. How heavy did the bridge overall feel in comparison to the original?Quite a bit lighter, even though it sustains better. So mass isn't the only part of the equation!Better tone and lighter weight? Double win!-AustinThe best bridges improve tone transfer via rigidity, not mass. Heavy cast bridges transfer the vibrations, but also absorb some of them. The rigid lightweight bridges (such as cast aluminum) do a better job of tone transfer without attenuating certain frequencies as much.
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