BottomEndian Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='479944' date='May 5 2009, 02:26 PM']I'll have to check on the real thing when I get home tonight. I've never noticed anything on mine, so I'm pretty sure the bridges will be straight. But now I'm all paranoid. [/quote] Checked. All good. Indeed, they fan out to match the spread of the strings, but each bridge unit's parallel to its string. It might be that the orientation of the bridge units is one of the few things that's done by hand, rather than CNC, so some dodgy ones squeak through. I'm still pretty shocked by that 776. It looks shoddy, but chances are it wouldn't make a shred of difference to the sound or intonation of the instrument. I back up that statement with no evidence whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='480529' date='May 5 2009, 11:29 PM']Checked. All good. Indeed, they fan out to match the spread of the strings, but each bridge unit's parallel to its string. It might be that the orientation of the bridge units is one of the few things that's done by hand, rather than CNC, so some dodgy ones squeak through. I'm still pretty shocked by that 776. It looks shoddy, but chances are it wouldn't make a shred of difference to the sound or intonation of the instrument. I back up that statement with no evidence whatsoever. [/quote] Glad to hear all is good with your example. That would have peeved you off no doubt. It's still bizarre though... the ones that I have seen... and the one on the website - it's not as if it's just a bit out... it's a LOT out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Yeah, there's no excuse for Ibanez to be using such a dreadful Friday afternoon job as their promo picture. They're lucky I only ever looked at 5-string BTBs. If I'd seen that wonkfest, I'd have had second thoughts about their QC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I can never fault Ibanez for QC. Never a raised fret, never a bad set of electronics...Oh but the Vari-Mid is prone to crackling over time but that's just the pots given. Both mine went over time but with new posts it never shows again. I don't notice the bridge saddles being off on my 5 or 6-string but if they really are they do no injustice to playing. If you are thinking of getting one, go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 That's a disturbing pic you linked to.. messes with your eyes a bit like those wierd parallax pictures they showed us in maths or physics at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Checked my BTB406 last night, and... [quote name='BottomEndian' post='480529' date='May 5 2009, 11:29 PM']Checked. All good. Indeed, they fan out to match the spread of the strings, but each bridge unit's parallel to its string.[/quote] Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 It's nice to see there's some love for the BTBs. I thought I was alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='Rich' post='480913' date='May 6 2009, 12:53 PM']Checked my BTB406 last night, and... Ditto.[/quote] Cool. Now, this makes me wonder... is it a problem with newer basses?? Or were they just off a bad run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='EBS_freak' post='481048' date='May 6 2009, 02:49 PM']Cool. Now, this makes me wonder... is it a problem with newer basses?? Or were they just off a bad run?[/quote] Mine's a December 2008 model. If you can sneak back into your local shop with a notepad and get the serial numbers of the real duffers, you can find out when they were made: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez#Serial_Numbers"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez#Serial_Numbers[/url] In fact, if they're Indonesian like mine, you can tell at a glance: they go IYYMMXXXXX. So mine's I0812XXXXX. (I'm not geeky enough to know the rest of the s/n off the top of my head!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='480947' date='May 6 2009, 01:19 PM']It's nice to see there's some love for the BTBs. I thought I was alone... [/quote] No way. Many like them I'm sure. They may have gone ultimatly exotic on woods but that's not a bad thing I guess...some make me feel sick though. I just wish they'd bring the Maple FIngerboards over to the 6-string models!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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