The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[Drago]

At least it was tea and not cocoa. Im 52 and im not the oldest member of King Pigeon, so cocoa would probably count as a stimulant drink for us!

 

[MontyVeda]

Question for bassists... What am I missing here?

one of these bridges is for a left hand bass, the other for right hand...

they both look the same to me

 

[raleighnut]

Question for bassists... What am I missing here?

one of these bridges is for a left hand bass, the other for right hand...

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they both look the same to me

The thicker a gauge of string the longer it needs to be, if you look closely tou'll see those bridges are 'mirror images' of each other regarding how far forward or back the saddles are.

 

[MontyVeda]

The thicker a gauge of string the longer it needs to be, if you look closely tou'll see those bridges are 'mirror images' of each other regarding how far forward or back the saddles are.

yeah but, the saddles move forwards and backwards, all four of them.

 

[raleighnut]

yeah but, the saddles move forwards and backwards, all four of them.

yep but don't tell the 'lefties' that.

 

[Drago]

Good bridges those Wilkinsons. Got one on my G&L.

I do think the only difference is how far they set the saddles at the factory.

 

[MontyVeda]

Good bridges those Wilkinsons. Got one on my G&L.

I do think the only difference is how far they set the saddles at the factory.

I doubt they do much in the way of factory setting... and looking at the prices, sellers increase them by 40-50% if they call it LH.

The only thing i don't like about those Wilkinson bridges is this

if they didn't have 'wilkinson' so clearly branded on the plate, I'd have bought one

 

[Drago]

But those with the knowlesge know who Trevor Wilkinson is. A bit like is nemesis, Alan Entwistle.

 

[raleighnut]

But those with the knowlesge know who Trevor Wilkinson is. A bit like is nemesis, Alan Entwistle.

A bit like people who don't know who G&L are, a mate of mine has one of their 'Strats' and he reckons he's lost count of the people who say it's a copy or ask him why he doesn't play a 'genuine Fender' (Andy has been a 'semi pro' guitarist for 45 years although if you count his teaching and Luthier work he's been fully pro for the past 15)

 

[Cycleops]

A bit like people who don't know who G&L are, a mate of mine has one of their 'Strats' and he reckons he's lost count of the people who say it's a copy or ask him why he doesn't play a 'genuine Fender' (Andy has been a 'semi pro' guitarist for 45 years although if you count his teaching and Luthier work he's been fully pro for the past 15)

Philistines !!

 

[ColinJ]

A bit like people who don't know who G&L are...

You learn something new every day!

 

[Xipe Totec]

Question for bassists... What am I missing here?

one of these bridges is for a left hand bass, the other for right hand...

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they both look the same to me

The E &A string screws are slightly shorter. So you can convert a r/h bridge to l/h by swapping the screws. Or buy a lefty one if you're too lazy.

Do they cost the same?

 

[Badger_Boom]

A bit like people who don't know who G&L are, a mate of mine has one of their 'Strats' and he reckons he's lost count of the people who say it's a copy or ask him why he doesn't play a 'genuine Fender' (Andy has been a 'semi pro' guitarist for 45 years although if you count his teaching and Luthier work he's been fully pro for the past 15)

I have to admit to only discovering G&L relatively recently, but then I’ve been out of the guitar world for a couple of decades and was never particularly adventurous in the first place.

 

[Drago]

I'd sooner my G&L jazz over a Fender one, which is ironic as the L in G&L stands for 'Leo' Fender.

 

[MontyVeda]

The E &A string screws are slightly shorter. So you can convert a r/h bridge to l/h by swapping the screws. Or buy a lefty one if you're too lazy.

Do they cost the same?

absolutely not!

I ended up buying a RH one (not Wilkos, but same style) for £12. The same seller had LH ones for £18