Badass bridge-- yes or no?

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:13 am

I could use a Badass for one of my Fenders...

dice · Post by **dice** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:44 am

keep that that BAD-*** off your rick,you wont be sorry....i also have a bad-*** bridge if some one needs it they can have!!

grayk · Post by **grayk** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:54 am

I have a Badass on a P-bass, excellent ! big improvement on a Fender. Seems like your mind is made up about not putting it on the Ric, good decision ! I do like the sound of these Hipshot replacements though, are they available yet? Am I right in saying they will look like like a Ric bridge but will be fully adjustable ?

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:16 am

Luis, let me remind you, I told you we were fanatics over here !!!!

Keith, pictures I've seen of the new Hipshot show it to bee an almost identical shape and size to the original.

grayk · Post by **grayk** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:33 am

It sounds good !

elgranluis · Post by **elgranluis** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 8:33 am

Jim, actually I expected just a couple of people responding. When I got home at 3 am, there were like 14 posts. Amazing!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:59 am

Luis ... it is your bass ... just because we don't like the badass doesn't mean you shouldn't install it ...

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:00 pm

I have a Bad *** Bridge installed on my '92 4003. I bought it that way. I really do not hear an "improvement" of the sound of this bass in comparison to my other Rock basses.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:03 pm

How about your non Rock basses? How does it compare to your Bubblegum basses (see discusion in The Others) or perhaps your Jazz basses.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:12 pm

...oops...LOL, Jeff, I meant to type Rick basses !!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:27 pm

I had a 74 with the badass I thought it took away from the sound ...

Bubblegum ... is that music where they use a 4 string bass???

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 5:34 pm

No, I think that is where they play an Ashbory rubberband string bass!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:11 pm

I heard a rumor that the reason that Ric did not do a Geddy Lee signature model was that they would not make a ric bass with the bad *** bridge ...

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:27 pm

We've never discussed doing a Geddy Lee model with him or any representative of his. But if we ever did, this would certainly be a sticking point, as well as his limited edition done with another manufacturer.

There's better boards to post rumors at, by the way.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:49 pm

Why would you build a Rolls Royce and then put in PVC seats .....