Hardware

Bridges

Bridges have great influence on bass tone. The alloy they are made with, weight, structure and mass distribution are all critical in making up the end result.

Amongst our tests, we have compared several different bridges on the same basses, even bridges we made ourselves in order to broaden our knowledge of how and how much small differences can take the sound somewhere else than wanted.
ETS bridges, besides matching our needs for tone, are flawlessly designed and manufactured and they offer superior tonal clarity. Available colors are Black, Satin Gold, Shiny Gold, Satin Chrome, Shiny Chrome, and Gold/Black bicolor combinations. All bridges are available in 4, 5, 6 and more strings configuration; 19-mm string spacing is standard and custom string spacing is available.

Tuners

We use both Hipshot Ultralites, nowadays' industry standard, and Gotoh GBS510, the ultimate tuner in our opinion. The choice is based on customer's taste, but it is worth considering that the sturdier Gotoh GBS510 tuner, thanks to its patented "Solid Lubricaton Coat" called LUBRI PLATE(TM), has an especially smooth-feeling action that will last a lifetime. 


Gotoh GBS510
Hipshot Ultralight detuner
Hipshot Ultralights
Several different finishes

Our own-made hardware

We also build parts ourselves for basses which require some special aesthetic touches.
For the Wiz model's sinuous shape for instance, we wanted some poperly fitting bridge, so we designed it around its body.


W&T Custom Hardwood Knobs
W&T ergonomic wood knobs 2