denosaur1954 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have a Mexican Jazz Bass with DiMarzio pickups fitted, the string spacing is all over the place,I have adjusted the neck in its socket to align the E and G strings with the fingerboard edge,but the string spacing is still off.I was wondering if I could cut some new slots in the saddles to allow me to adjust the spacing, I can get a cheap bridge with saddles off the bay and could use this to make new saddles with slots.I have looked at using threaded bar but drilling and tapping 3 new holes per saddle could be more complicated than I would like.My idea would be to cut the slots only on the top of the saddle and round them off with a needle file.Do you think this is feasible or does anyone have a simpler work round? Cheers in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Why not buy some of the threaded saddles? They allow for fine tuning of the string spacing and are a direct replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Simple, but not inexpensive - get a replacement bridge which offers adjustable string spacing. Such as the Hipshot A style (Fender mount) or the Schaller 3D (might not be a direct replacement so possibly not simple) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Plenty on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Fender-Standard-Threaded-Bass-Bridge-Saddles-for-P-Or-J-Jazz-/391093396428?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0efba3cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denosaur1954 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks for the link,I have my eBay account set up fou UK deals only so I was'nt aware were they were available albeit in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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