The bridge on my Yamaha bass rusted badly because my cat peed on it. I just bought the Himass because it was the lowest priced on ebay at the time. Better sound over the stock L bridge is a bonus then!

The crucial task for any bridge upgrade on a Fender-style bass is that the saddles not be able to move side to side. Either the saddles themselves, or even just the adjustment screws, should sit in some kind of trench in the baseplate, fixing them in that lateral position. So many solutions out there are over-engineered to do this, but that’s really the simple job to do.

this bass line is sO GOOD and so fun to hear!! great coverr

Great comparison!!! I have installed this model for 4 string on my Harley Benton JB75 Jazz Bass it turned really cool! But in precision it sounds with few low end, it had removed most characteristic of precision bass.

Amazing as usual! Any other bass tabs from Midwest Princess would be greatly appreciated!

Tried it and it's in the trash now 😞

thanks so much his bass is so fun to play

i dont like tyler the creator, but tbh his instrumentals are fire

cant wait to play this when i get my bass

THANK U

Another AMAZING video. Good job, my friend!

Great video!

You're trippin', big dawg. Definitely have higher mids and more bite with the hi mass. Install a bone nut to bring that sustain and brightness out even more.

Excellent work!! Thanks bro 🙏

I am a trained alcoholic I just hear my wife and kids crying because I like to drink and fight especially them oh wait this is not my AA meeting

This song makes me wish I had paid more attention in band class and smoked less weed.

Fucking awesome thank you so much! Legend!

The visual speaks for itself.

Thank you :)

I'm a bridge upgrade junkie. Mostly i have fender and Squier basses. First thing I change is the crappy low mass bridge.

It worth for better intonation and less neck dive. Period.

The tone is in your fingers and set up.

Contact per se isn't important, it's overall stiffness. You don't want vibrations being transferred to the body if you want more sustain. However, the test here is flawed as the new bridge went into new holes, potentially more securely, making the system stiffer. So the before would ideally include taking the original bridge, drilling out the holes, plugging with dowels, redrilling the holes and refitting the original. An advantage I find with high mass bridges is that if you palm mute and your hand rests on the bridge, it feels more pleasant. They also look better.

Yes. It’s an upgrade every player can do. For the most cases, it just requires unscrewing and screwing (and of course, re-stringing).

I have a parts built jazzbass, originally fitted it with a badass bridge, a hefty piece of metal. Meh...changed it for an original stamped steel plate version, bass came to life, somehow!😊

I own a fender and a g&l jazz bass. The parts on the g&l are more modern and I prefer it. As a working musician, it feels more reliable.

shoutout to these vids helping me notice and appreciate basslines more

I’m using your video to practice this and I can nearly play it fully! Great playing and I love the tone from your bass dude, lovely build! :D

if you are diligent you can find these bridges for 30-50 bucks online. I've bought one for each of my three basses and maybe spent 120 total on the bridges.

Those pull through holes for the strings are a deal breaker for an expensive aftermarket part IMO. No reason to not have quick slots like on Ibanez or other modern bridges.

Tried it, and took the standard bridge back on. Sounded more lively than the hi mass which I thought sounded more congested and compressed if these words make any sense 😆

love this! so easy to follow, and a great song to practice as a beginner :)

To me the “standard” Fender bridge seems like a cheap piece of bent metal, but to be fair they are quite functional. I put the Hi-Mass bridge on all of my Fender basses because I “feel” like it’s built to last better than the standard bridge. I do get a little more sustain, but in real-world playing I never hold a note long enough for this to be of any benefit compared to the standard bridge. The bottom line for is that I feel it’s a nice solid piece of gear, and make me feel that it will hold up better.

I have noticed similar tone differences just by loosening the strings, stretching and releasing them a few times and then re tightening them. I do it periodically to refresh the brightness and sustain of my bass in between string changes. Glad you like the upgrade, even if just for the feel under the fingers.

It does sound better after the swap

not when you could have bought a Babicz or Hipshot or Leo Quan.

You did some nice work to make that bridge fit. Fender’s website would do well to add some diagrams with dimensions next to the bridge they are selling like the Gotoh Japan website. It sure makes it easy to tell if a bridge will fit or not without all the extra work.

It is noticeably different, but not by much. Also not enough for the price tag imo.

Sounds a bit punchier and brighter with a bit more clarity. Did you use the same set of strings?

The irony is that a lot of bass playing involves minimising sustain by damping the strings.

I can totally hear that the hi-mass has more civilized high-end and sounds warmer in the mid and low with more sustain. Sounds good with that Nordstrand NP5FA. also, real talk: if you honestly can't hear the difference a-b between the recordings, might consider a hearing check. Most of the difference I heard was in the high end.

Really, it comes down to if you like it better. Sounds like you do, so it was a great upgrade for you! Rock on!

It’s worth it on looks alone in my opinion, and it did give me more sustain.

They don't cost 100$, ???

I have installed two Babicz full contact bridges on my J basses and one on a top loaded telecaster. Love these and it looks like Fender stole the idea. Highly recommend the Babicz bridges.

I’m a professional audio engineer and like to think I have a trained ear. What I heard was there was a slight increase of the low midrange making the bass sound slightly warmer. Sure, not a lot but I can’t tell you how many thousands of hours and dollars I’ve worked and spent on making an instrument sound slightly better. 😅

High mass bridges rarely make any difference in recording, but they offer a little bit of note definition and a more "balanced" tone in a room in my experience, not by much however overall IMO the biggest upgrade they offer is reduce neck dive

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nope, waste of time and money (I play 4 string) - nice art work on the bass

Whether or not it helps with tone and sustain, a heavier bridge could still be useful for neck dive. Basses have larger and heavier headstocks so it’s understandable for that problem to be so common.