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5 String A Style Bass Bridge
Description
Since its inception in 1999, the Hipshot A Style bass bridge has become the standard bearer for high end instruments and boutique builds. Precision machined from durable top grade brass or aluminum and featuring a fully adjustable groove-locking saddle design, the A Style bridge offers the best in playability and no-buzz tone transference with a sleek, modern look.Available in five string spacings from .656” (16.5mm) to .822” (21mm)
Innovative micro-adjust saddle design allows for
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Discussed in Hipshot A-style or Ray Ross bridge or ? in the TalkBass community
DC in ATX
Looking at 5-string bridge options that will accommodate a 17mm string spacing. The existing hardware is gold, including the neck plate, so I am leaning in this direction (gold) ... ... more
JeezyMcNuggles
The A style looks great to me. I use a KickAss. Its alright. I should've spent the extra and went with the Bibicz though. But, its just a bridge. It just adjusts my strings. Nothing ... ... more
Discussed in Roscoe Club in the TalkBass community
Joe BassPlayer
+1 Yeah. I purchased stock Hipshot Type A bridges off of Ebay, Bestbassgear and Reverb and installed them on several Roscoes and they worked great. Super low action. You'll need ... ... more
Fred312b
What, no pin router? :D ... more
Skip Chucker
Perhaps this and a neck shim? With my local guy it would be cheaper to buy the bridge and have my dude put it on and shim the neck. Seems weird to me that this is an issue. Especially ... ... more
BassJuju
Thanks... I emailed Hipshot and got this link. I ordered the aluminum version. 5 String A Style Bass Bridge ... more
Saluki
Wow! The price seems steep for what it is. I have never priced bridges outside of a new bass so I had no idea. ... more
Discussed in Club Sadowsky!!! in the TalkBass community
berklee46
Has anyone swapped out the chrome hardware on a Satin Verdine White 5 to black? If so, what bridge lined up the cleanest for you? Hipshot A Bridge, brass, 18mm spacing? 3/8 or 1/2 Hipshot tuners - standard length? Thanks in advance. ... more
JLY
That's something I would like to also to my Satin JJ5. Thanks for posting ... more
Sadowsky
19mm is our standard 5 string spacing. You can go narrower if you want. ... more
berklee46
Going off the Hipshot schematics, it looks like the Sadowsky screw pattern is a bit off from the A style bridge. The stock bridge's middle screw is a bit offset from the A string, but the Hipshot looks like it should be centered right at the A string. I'm hoping to not drill any additional holes. ... more
Discussed in 5.9 lb Paulownia body 5 String in the TalkBass community
gmarcus
I have too many basses and it looks like the light weight ones are pretty popular now so I present to you, "The Potato Chip" It really is 5.9lbs on a postal scale. This thing is really, really light and it balances well on a strap due to the long horn and super light tuners....no neck dive. So what is the story here? During ... ... more
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