'75 fretless w/ weird bridge on the bay

rustyric · Post by **rustyric** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:17 pm

This '75 4001 fretless has what looks to be a Hipshot replacement bridge, but the seller says it has been on the bass for about ten years!? Was someone else making replacement bridges back then?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7339455153

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:55 am

Welcome Larry! That bridge is not a Hipshot, but I have seen that on other basses. Here is a Hipshot on my 4003FL.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:36 am

Jeffrey, I absolutely love the grain on that maple!

rustyric · Post by **rustyric** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:30 am

Thanks Jeff. I've been thinking about the Hipshot for my '75. Original was rusty(hence the handle). Put on an Allpart one, then got a used Rickenbacker one with less rust. I just can't get the soapstone bridge parts to move enough for proper intonation(This may also be problem w/ my neck). Looks like the Hipshot would solve this.

Who was making that other replacement bridge on that ebay fretless, I wonder…

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:58 am

My memory isn't what it used to be, but IIRC, wasn't that a '70's/'80's era part by some company called Stars Guitars?

david_schwab · Post by **david_schwab** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:19 am

I think that is a Stars bridge. I had one on a Les Paul once. I remember wanting one for my 4001, but they were very pricey. They made the brass parts for Alembic.

Nice looking 4001.... it's a shame they stopped putting the walnut stripe up the middle of the neck.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:59 am

I like that skunk stripe too, David. I'd like to see it on the 4003.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:59 pm

That SKUNK STRIPE COULD BE A WHOLE OTHER THREAD,in my opinion i think the skunk stripe is uglier than s___t.I bought a 4001 in 77 brand new, of course it had that ugly *** skunk stripe, i was thinking back then what were they thinking.See there are two very different opinions to that thing down the middle.[yuck]

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:21 am

Nope, there's a third opinion: mine. Meaning, I like both styles, haha.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:27 am

Sergio...we need a guy like you at the U.N.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:46 am

no no no. we don't need the UN at all!

lars · Post by **lars** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:52 am

Yes we do

endlessbassic · Post by **endlessbassic** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:13 pm

I'm not so sure it's a S.G. bridge, as i thought that they were smaller and more trapezoidal shaped.. i could be wrong.
I've seen one like it as well, but chromed..

Check out the first pic: i think it's the same bridge..

http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_dos.html

Would love to have one of those bridges, that's for sure!