Question about a viper 400s Bridge

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JohnsViper

Hello everyone, I want to buy a new bridge for my recently bought Viper 400 because it is kinda beat up and I would like to ask you,

how do I know what measurements the replacement need to have?

how do I look it up?

What brands do you recomend besides tonepros which is a little bit expensive compared to other brands?

 

thanks!

Pushead

The bridge currently on the guitar should be a Gotoh Metric tune-o-matic.  The way to tell for sure is if the adjustment poles have a screwdriver slot like this:


Instead of just the top of a small post like this:

 

JohnsViper
Pushead wrote:

The bridge currently on the guitar should be a Gotoh Metric tune-o-matic.  The way to tell for sure is if the adjustment poles have a screwdriver slot like this:



Thanks, it looks like the gotoh.

Will look it up to replace it.

 

If I were to replace it with a different brand or something, how should I look it up in terms of measurements and general compatibility?

Pushead

You should be able to find the Gotoh details, and you can match them.  The Schaller is typically more expensive, though I really haven't noticed much difference.  I've heard that Tone Pros are just Gotoh bridges with the set screws, but even if they're not, they're the same size.

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