6 String bridge?

I'm planning on making a a 6 string cbg using a old strat neck i had (im not skilled enough to make my own neck) and was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what to use as a bridge? Im a bit stumped

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Permalink Reply by GARAGE HERMIT on August 31, 2014 at 5:09am

you could make your own out of a piece of angle iron or just buy a top-loader from china ebay £2.00, i usually buy a beat up complete old guitar and use everything except the body, then you have all the part's you need, then sell the body,

Permalink Reply by Alex Barrett on August 31, 2014 at 9:27am

Yeah thats what im doing for the neck and electronisc but I'm not sure the bridge is in good enough condition to use

Permalink Reply by Dan Vines on February 4, 2015 at 12:03am

CB Gitty sells a great little 6 stringbridge here for only $10

http://www.cbgitty.com/cigar-box-guitar-parts/chrome-adjustable-bri...

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