Leo Quan Bad Ass Bridge

Has anyone done the A/B comparison between the Leo Quan Bad Ass II bridge and a traditional Fender Vintage style? Does $60 sound like a good price for a Bad Ass II?

I am considering a American Standard vintage style Fender bridge with slots or a Leo Quan Bad Ass II. I am looking to replace my nearly dead vintage bridge on an older Jazz bass. I tried this once with a Gotoh but the bridge sat too high and would not allow low action (yeah I could add a wedge but I really do not want to go thru all that trouble).

The bass has an alder body with a rosewood fretboard. I play primarily finger style and a little slap. I do not have the finger style punch and clarity that I want down low but love how the thing sounds from the E (A string 7th fret) up. I have EMG active J pickups. Presently the bass also has light gauge strings which I will thicken up next time around.

I guess you could say I have a real beauty from the waste up.

The LQ is a good bridge. You might want to consider and ABM bridge. Very nice!

The BA II is much nicer than the stock Fender. It is more solid and is easier to adjust with precision. The price of $60 sounds fine. Changing the stock bridge would always be my first move on a standard Fender. (But don't discard the original.

The bass is a 1961 not an American Standard. I am looking at a bridge that is from an American Standard because it has grooves ($28 one). Although the more I read, the screw holes on the new Fender bridges may not completely line up with the vintage screw holes.

Here's the deal with the Bad Ass. If you tell them or a dealer what you have, (Fender), they probably have the right model for your hole pattern. Most of the Bad Asses are built to Fender Bridge specs. The resonance however is a lot better that almost any Fender Bridge. I say "almost" because I just bought a new (08) Fender P Bass with the new Heavy Bridge, string through the body. It's resonance is amazing. About the same as my Geddy Lee Jazz. The Fender Web Page is supposed to have their new bass line-up posted tomorrow the 17th of Jan. Ken{Feel-good-00020114}

I put the BA II on a Peavy Patriot bass, the main thing that I loved about the BA II is that the string spacing is adustable allowing me to put the strings right over the pole pieces. That helped with the volume and tone from each string. The mass made a major differance also. The Peavey bridge was I identical to the fender bridge. Another good bridge is made by Wilkinson.