My Buddy's LP. See if anyone can tell me what it is.

[Inspector #20]

Not much came up about Bad Asses but some mention of a Yamaha with a similar bridge and another pic post of a LP with one on MLP. Some mention of Schaller was brought up in the MLP thread.

SOLID brass Tune-O-Matic?

This is a new one on me. Anybody familiar with this? It's coming to me on the Firebird V I just bought. Wondering if it's some super-duper badass TOM, or just another gimmick. Certainly does not match the chrome hardware on the guitar.

www.mylespaul.com

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Leo Quan was the namesake behind the "badass" bridge and his name actually appears on them, but they look
different.

Again, I think this is just what was available at the time and nothing more than trying to find another way of avoiding the collapsing zinc bridges.

Very cool older guitars for certain.

At least this one has a defined intonation pattern.

Personally, I just use the aluminum Nashville's from Philadelphia Luthier Tools, but they do offer a brass one as well.

I was collapsing a zinc bridge a week before Kenny at Philadelphia Luthier Tools sent me an aluminum one to try. I think it's how I tend to "chop" my palm down onto the bridge while playing...

 

[Cadorman]

I get a lot of my stuff from Philadelphia Luthier Tools as well. They have lots of bridge parts and I get most of my pickup parts from them as well.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

@chilipeppermaniac what does the extra switch do?

It is the "Turn on the hot girl in the audience so you can get her phone number switch."

I jest, cuz Ron's fiance was always at his gigs any time I went to see them play.

Ron actually told me it is a coil tap switch for the neck pup.

 

[syscokid]

I get a lot of my stuff from Philadelphia Luthier Tools as well. They have lots of bridge parts and I get most of my pickup parts from them as well.

I'm another fan of PLTS too...

 

[Inspector #20]

A little digressing from the guitar itself.
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Voted "Best Rock Guitarist" three years, Mid Atlantic Music Monthly


Other instruments played: bass, drums, mandolin, keys, dobro


Ron has shared the stage with the following artists or bands: Foreigner, Nazereth, Kansas, Bad Company, Quiot Riot, Foghat, Pat Travers, Robin Trower, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Kix, Slaughter, Vixon, Firehouse, Iven Neville, Dennis Chambers, Crack The Sky, John Palumbo, Steve Whiteman, Tommy Conwell, Spin Doctors, Chris Barron, Bad Finger, Patrick Alban, Juan "Cheito" Quiñones and Creedence Clearwater Revival.


Record Credits:
Jasmine Trias (American Idol) pop
Young American showcase rock
Never Never (Independent) rock
Crack The Sky (lifesong/Independent) rock
Dogboy (Indepedant) fussion
Carey Ziegler (Independent) rock
Brian Jack (Sony/Independent) rock
Patrick Alban featuring members of Gloria Estefan (Gabi records) latin
Slim Man (Bona Fide Records) jazz
Carl Hupp project featuring Tony Levin (Independent) fussion
Italian Job “the ride” all guitars (Paramount) King’s Island and King’s Dominion /Production by Show Systems Integrators, Orlando, FL.


Production Credits:
Patty Reese Band “The broad Highway” (Independent) rock/country
Story Teller's Debut "Riding The Stars" (RSI records)


Commercial Credits include:
McDonald’s
Army
Exxon
Navy
Ford
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TLC
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Discovery Channel
CDC
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Govt. of Saudi Arabia
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Ocean City C.O.C.
Baseball Weekly
DNC
Columbia Mall
Giant food stores
Newsweek
Gnet
U.S. Pentagon
Washington Mystics Basketball
Hanover Healthcare

That's such an awesome list of credits!!!!

Everything I've done has been based on non disclosure agreements, so I can't make a credit list... :-(

 

[SG John]

Not much came up about Bad Asses but some mention of a Yamaha with a similar bridge and another pic post of a LP with one on MLP. Some mention of Schaller was brought up in the MLP thread.

This is what the BadAss bridge looks like. They were made for early SGs, Les Pauls, Firebirds, Epiphones, and Melody Makers with stop bar tailpieces as a bridge. It made intonation possible. I have one on my ‘68 SG Junior, and three more in my tool box. Next string change, and one will end up on the burgundy metallic SG Special.

I don‘t think that they are made any more. I‘m always looking for nice ones on eBay. One of the two in the photo is NOS from the ‘80s. There are just inferior ripoffs these days.

 

[Inspector #20]

This is what the BadAss bridge looks like. They were made for early SGs, Les Pauls, Firebirds, Epiphones, and Melody Makers with stop bar tailpieces as a bridge. It made intonation possible. I have one on my ‘68 SG Junior, and three more in my tool box. Next string change, and one will end up on the burgundy metallic SG Special.

I don‘t think that they are made any more. I‘m always looking for nice ones on eBay. One of the two in the photo is NOS from the ‘80s. There are just inferior ripoffs these days.

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Yes Sir, that's a Leo Quan...