paulwillson Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 i Have an ibanez SR506 i love it to bits but the bridge is a real pain the screws in the saddle are f***ed and the saddles are nasty in themselves. i think it would be easier to just get a better bridge in and give the bass the tlc it deserves from me. any ideas my price range is up to around £120 but id rather pay less obviously. something with adjustable spacing would be nice but not essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I like the Hipshot A style, the B style is a bit cheaper but kind of ugly Aluminum is cheaper and lighter and I've always picked that over the brass versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwillson Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 sweet, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I have individual saddles on my Overwater which are nice. You have the option of through body or normal stringing. The normal stringing is great, very fast, the ball ends just drop into place. On my Sei I've got an ABM bridge which is really cool, you can adjust the string spacing as well as the height and intonation etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Or you could use ABM monorails [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710c_single_bass_bridge.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710c_single_bass_bridge.htm[/url] You can vary the string spacing from about 15mm to infinity, but there's little lateral adjustment when they're fitted plus it's difficult to drill the body and get all six lined up perfectly. I prefer the sound of a single piece high mass bridge over monorails, they maybe lack a bit of punch but they bring out the sound of the bass more, and are available with piezos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 [quote name='Fat Rich' post='1146785' date='Mar 2 2011, 09:40 AM']Or you could use ABM monorails [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710c_single_bass_bridge.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/abm_3710c_single_bass_bridge.htm[/url] You can vary the string spacing from about 15mm to infinity, but there's little lateral adjustment when they're fitted plus it's difficult to drill the body and get all six lined up perfectly. I prefer the sound of a single piece high mass bridge over monorails, they maybe lack a bit of punch but they bring out the sound of the bass more, and are available with piezos too.[/quote] They're similar to what's on my Overwater 6. A great idea, makes string changing really quick and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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