Advice on Sire U5 Bridge Upgrade

[rainbowreality]

Hello my bass playing friends,

 

Just wondering if anyone can suggest a bridge such as Gotoh to upgrade my Sire U5?  Possibly with little or no modification (i.e extra drilling) would be really nice!

 

Many thanks!

Edited December 2, 2023 by rainbowreality

[neepheid]

What are you hoping to gain from changing the bridge?

[rainbowreality]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

What are you hoping to gain from changing the bridge?

You know I never thought about it much, I kinda assumed it would improve the instrument and maybe I was just getting carried away after changing the tuning heads (which have definitely made a difference).  Having looked into more maybe it's not such a great idea after all!

[neepheid]

Hey, you do you. Me, I only change hardware if there's something operationally wrong with it, or as part of a colour change.  Been through the modding for modding's sake phase of my passing life and found it to be little more than a money suck.

[neepheid]

Having said that, Albridge do a direct 4 screws in the corners replacement for Sire bridges iirc.

[rainbowreality]

4 hours ago, neepheid said:

Hey, you do you. Me, I only change hardware if there's something operationally wrong with it, or as part of a colour change.  Been through the modding for modding's sake phase of my passing life and found it to be little more than a money suck.

Yeah, I think it probably is a modding for modding's sake if I'm being completely honest.  Having set it up I've not had any problems with intonation or sustain.  You can fall into a trap of thinking more expensive will mean better rather than if it's not broke....

[ezbass]

44 minutes ago, rainbowreality said:

You can fall into a trap of thinking more expensive will mean better

It might not even mean different in any discernible way, unless it’s an aesthetic change you’re after.