Leo Quann bad ass II bridge

[ralf]

does anybody know anything about these bridges for basses. i am looking at a bass on e-bay and they replaced the fender bass bridge with a Leo Quann bad ass II bridge. what kind of difference does this make? is this a good or bad change to the guitar? thanks for your help!
-ralf

 

[vox]

I've seen a couple of them, they seem to be good solid replacement bridges, they look a lot heavier and more massive than a standard Fender 'L' shaped bridge setup. How this affects the tone of the bass I cant say.
Hope that was of some help.

 

[Scooter B]

These were one of the first replacement hardware products predating EMG, Seymore Duncan etc on a large scale and were very popular in the late 70's and early 80's.

They had a lot more mass than the typical aluminum bridge and I believe were made mostly of copper. It was supose to add increased sustain, brightness and punch.

The non-original status may hurt the vintage resale value (if that is an issue to you) but I never heard anyone that switched to B. A. Dass (our church approved pronounciation euphamism) complain about the results. In the late 70's there was not much variety in the bass manufacturing world (or in aftermarket upgrades) so I'm not sure how it stands up to todays expectations.

If I had money to blow I would not shy away from trying one out but don't pay extra for "vintage value" as you won't be able to recoup it if you want to sell it.

 

[johnbeam]

You won't be disappointed

I had a BadAss bridge put on my '80 Rickenbacker years ago and it was a significant upgrade over the stock bridge, much more sturdy. Mine predates the one your asking about, but at least based upon my own experience with it's predeccessor (sp?), you should be quite content. I found that the action felt notably improved as the result of putting the BadAss on.