Author Topic: Wanted: old Gibson bass bridge screw and saddle (Read 893 times)

gtrguy · « **on:** February 13, 2013, 06:49:15 PM »

I am looking for a vintage 60's Gibson EB0 or Melody Maker Bass bridge screw and/or saddle like the one in the photograph. These are not the same as the later ones you can now buy from Allparts, etc. They have a narrower shoulder where they drop into the bridge and the saddle is different. All I need is one, and I am even interested in just the screw if that is all I can find. Thanks, Dave

onnob · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:04:08 AM »

This seems not to be the original bridge for the eb0 gibson. The original bridge is one standing on two posts, and no adjustable sadles, but a fixed bridge. Later (1965? and further) they used a three pole bridge.
I know so well, because I'm searching for this two pole bridge for my '62 eb0. I can't use the three pole one, because this bass has the additional muting device underneath the bridge. Anyone suggestions where to become one? These things are hard to find in the Netherlands......

thanks for reading,

Onno

hieronymous · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2013, 10:17:06 AM »

No, this is original - they switched to these late 1967, then switched to the three-point around 1973 (I can't take credit for this info - it is available at Fly Guitars). I have had three Gibsons with this kind of bridge (affectionately known at the Last Bass Outpost as the Evertilt) - a '68 EB-2, '68 Melody Maker Bass, and early-'70s Les Paul Triumph.

In connection with the Les Paul, it was missing one of the original saddles, so I ended up buying a bridge off of eBay, which I still have. Dave, if I can find it, I will hook you up! Problem is finding it...

gtrguy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2013, 01:43:06 PM »

Please do!!! Yes, it is from a 68 Melody Maker bass! All it needs is the one missing screw and saddle.

Thanks

hieronymous · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2013, 04:06:25 PM »

I will look - it's either going to be easy to find or next to impossible - if you saw my house you would understand!

Which string's saddle do you need?

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2013, 07:15:26 PM »

Love them nylon saddles! Friend of mine used to have '53 Les Paul set up with an ES-330 style trapeze & a Tune-A-Matic with nylon; another had a '59 330 with them; 2 of the sweetest-sounding guitars I've ever known!

Peter (who would love to find a source for them to fit an early-90's Sheraton)

gtrguy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2013, 09:19:02 PM »

The most narrow one is missing. Probably either of the two smallest would fill the bill if you did not have the narrow one.

Thanks so much!

hieronymous · « **Reply #7 on:** February 18, 2013, 04:29:47 PM »

Dave, I'm sorry but the bridge didn't turn up on a cursory inspection. But a long overdue room cleaning has begun, so the search continues! If you get a lead on one from another source by all means jump on it - I can't guarantee that I will find mine...

pauldo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 18, 2013, 05:26:28 PM »

Should be able to have someone with minimal machining skills fab up a new one pretty easily.

Dave, If you are anywhere near Milwaukee let me know, we could hook you up.
:-D

gtrguy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 18, 2013, 06:17:25 PM »

Thank you but I am too far away. I could make the saddle, but the screw is an odd one. Maybe the room cleaning will turn it up or maybe EBay.

My house has too much stuff tucked away, so I know the feeling!!!

gtrguy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 18, 2013, 06:18:44 PM »

Thank you but I am too far away. I could make the saddle, but the screw is an odd one. Maybe the room cleaning will turn it up or maybe EBay.

My house has too much stuff tucked away, so I know the feeling!!!

Thank you all so far!

gtrguy · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2013, 01:01:49 PM »

Hieronymous, my Gibson Melody Maker bass looks just like yours! I tried to download your songs from an 1997 post on here, but they quit part way through.

The serial number on my bass comes out to a 1968 model but the original pots date code to 30th week of 1966.

hieronymous · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2013, 02:40:43 PM »

Wow, they definitely look alike! I never checked the pots on mine but the serial looked to be about '68.

I have a couple of the tracks I recorded with it on soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/hieronymous-seven/over-there

http://soundcloud.com/hieronymous-seven/terminous

I never recorded it clean - for me, the mudbucker was for fuzz & effects! The first track is with a bunch of different distortions (Fulltone Bass Drive, Hao Rust Drive, Z Vex Woolly Mammoth), the second is Woolly Mammoth through Moogerfooger Low Pass Filter.

I finally sold mine - well, traded it in a few months ago for my Fender Duck Dunn Signature P-Bass. The Melody Maker served me well - I bought it in Japan - and I lost money on it but still think I got more money from GC than I would have in a private sale.

gtrguy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2013, 04:24:26 PM »

Still looking for a bass saddle for this one!

gtrguy · « **Reply #14 on:** November 04, 2013, 08:07:23 PM »

Still looking!