Ibanez Prestige Mono Rail Replacement/Upgrade

[Nouse_]

Hello, 

I've got an Ibanez 6 string prestige that has a couple of bust bridge saddles and needs replacing or upgrading. Can anyone recommend any upgrades bridge saddles or know anywhere that has stock of the originals? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 

Thanks in advance! 

Edited May 7, 2019 by Nouse_

[Guest]

That’s an SR3006e, right?

The hardware is Cosmo Black and I believe it has long ceased manufacture. You could try asking Ibanez UK?

I’ve been meaning to check whether the later mono rail bridges are a direct replacement as they are available (and much better). Having just scored an SR1605 at a very tasty price, I’ll check and report back. The only downside is that you’d have a black bridge and off-black tuners, but I’m looking into the feasibility of swapping out the tuners with (black) Hipshot Ultralites as they’re 50% lighter than the stock Gotoh GB707s.

[Guest]

So - newer monorail bridge units definitely don’t drop in - your bridge units are about 7.2cm long and the newer models are 6.1cm. Looks like your best bet is to see whether Ibanez can still supply them. I’ve emailed Headstock Distribution, the Ibanez U.K. representatives. The part number is 2BB1MR25K, FYI.

Edited May 7, 2019 by FDC484950

[CameronJ]

18 hours ago, Nouse_ said:

Hello, 

I've got an Ibanez 6 string prestige that has a couple of bust bridge saddles and needs replacing or upgrading. Can anyone recommend any upgrades bridge saddles or know anywhere that has stock of the originals? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 

Thanks in advance! 

How did the saddles break?

[Guest]

The good news is that (according to headstock distribution) you can still order them from cottamguitars.co.uk. The bad news is that it’ll likely to be a 3-month wait!

[YouMa]

I'm having same problem with sr600 but need screws for bridge.

 

[Bassislife16]

Good luck with that one, you’ve got more chance winning the Euromillions..