Gibson wedge bridge. This 1980s Gibson bridge was first used on the Gibson Victory bass and later the Explorer. This was a sturdy design, sitting flat against the guitar body and held in place with just three screws. It was the first Gibson bass bridge to offer 3-way adjustment of each saddle, allowing perfect intonation, height and side-to-side positioning of each string. Intonation is set by turning the screws at the rear of the bridge unit. As publicity at the time states: 'the mass of the heavily chromed, die cast, bridge/tailpiece adds appreciably to the brilliance and sustain of the Victory bass guitars'.
The bridge itself was designed by Tim Shaw and Charles Burge of the Gibson R&D department in Kalamazoo, who filed the design for patent in 1981. The patent was granted in 1983 (no 4,385,543), though the bridge itself was produced for Gibson by Schaller in (then West) Germany; the underside is marked 'made in Germany'. For more information about this bridge, see the 1981 Gibson Victory bass owners manual.
List of Gibson bass guitar bridges
Gibson bass bridge for sale
Replacement 1970s Gibson Ripper electric bass guitar bridge with studs
Spring Hill, Florida, 346**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$66
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Vintage Early 1960's Gibson EB-0 / EB-2 Bass Bridge Mute
Brooklyn, New York, 112**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$175
Very Good Condition Sold by a mom & pop music store in Brooklyn NY
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Gibson EBO Eb1 Eb2 Eb3 Bass Bridge Chrome Brass
El Cajon, California, 920**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$150
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1969 Gibson EBO Bass Bridge Eb1 Eb2 Eb3 Epiphone Rivioli Screws
Buffalo, New York, 142**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$200
1969 Gibson EBO Bass Bridge $125
Denver, Colorado, 802**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$125
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GIBSON EB BASS 1968-1972 CHROME BASS BRIDGE (3) PLASTIC SADDLES MOUNTING STUDS
Berlin, New Hampshire, 035**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$269
In over 50 years of playing, complete Gibson EB Bass bridges have always been one of the hardest parts to find. Well, this one is almost complete. One of the nylon saddles somehow walked away in the 20+ years I had this bridge in my parts bin. Still it has 3 saddles with intonation screws and I believe aftermarket ones are available. This is correct for 1968-1972 EB-O, EB-2 and EB-3 models as well as 1969 & 1970 EB-1 basses. It may also fit Epiphone Rivoli basses. This... more
Original 1970s Gibson Ripper electric bass guitar Bridge pickup
Spring Hill, Florida, 346**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$240
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I have this bridge but I miss all the 4 saddle at the top of it for the intonation. Does anyone have it?
Is it possible to buy a TR1-4 wedge bridge that came on the gibson victory artist bass ?..also interested in buying a set of machine heads (tuners) that are on that same instrument..the machine heads have a tightening screw on the outside edge of each that can tighten each tuner..thank you for any information.