Mono-rail bridge IV

[Annoying Twit]

What is this Ibanez 'Mono-rail bridge IV'. In the picture it looks like a fairly normal bridge with separate saddles. Do these really make a difference in string isolation compared to a standard single bridge? Would this help reduce the amount that other strings will ring when a string is plucked?

http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/bass_guitars_detail.asp?stock=13020410594316

[Lfalex v1.1]

A good damping technique is probably at least as important, be it left or right-handed (or both).
If that's already in place, a mono-rail bridge might help eliminate that last 1% of cross-talk between strings.
I tend to view them as a cost-effective means for manufacturers to make ERBs using hardware that's already available to them.
A fine example being the Ibanez 7 string you posted. It'll use the same bridge hardware as the 4,5 or 6 strings. Just more of it. No need to source or manufacture a 7 string unit.

Edited October 10, 2013 by Lfalex v1.1

[Annoying Twit]

That's pretty much what I was thinking about being able to build basses with differing numbers of strings with the same hardware.

My damping is improving, but on my six-string, it still has some way to go. I am sort of tempted to replace the bridge on my Shine bass with separate saddles. At the moment that's more or less 'just because'. But if the separate saddles made a significant difference, this would raise the priority of that.