Ibanez SRX bridge question

[imChinOaChicken]

After flipping through the little manual things that came with my SRX I noticed that the bridge has two string positions:
the first includes stringing through the top of the bass onto the back of the bridge which is how the bass came with and the other includes stringing below the saddles.

The manual states that the second position has increased tension and sustain. It looks like the second position has a greater break point on the saddles but the first/stock position that it came in looks like it stretches the string more farther back.

Does ayone with an SRX or the massive B200/B205 bridge know which stringing position actually has better sustain and tension?

-jess

[Minger]

Gah, this just gets back into the string thru or bridge thru...some people say it matters, others will say differently.

[62bass]

I think that it has some bearing if there is too little break angle. I notice a slight difference in these cases. One of my basses is an SRX 300 which doesn't have this option but also doesn't have a problem.

I also have a Carvin bolt which can string through the bridge or on top. I find the through bridge slightly more lively.

Try it both ways and decide for yourself.

[imChinOaChicken]

Well i tried the string under bridge using my B-string. I had to switch back and forth a few times and experiment a bit until i came to a conclusion.

what i found was that using the string under the bridge actually did increase tension on the B-string by a small but significant amount. I noticed that playing the open B (under bridge) then playing the open E(top) left me wanting more tension out of the E-string because the B for some reason felt more solid and less floppy then the E. This pattern continued everytime i converted each string to under bridge.

Now my set up is the B-E-A strings are under the bridge and my D-G string are over. Is it okay to have my D-G strings over the bridge while the others are under? I like the amount of tension thats already on those two strings and wouldnt want to change it.

-jess

[Martybass]

I saw it, to me it seemed a bit haphazard as there was nothing really keeping the ball end from popping out again there. I never used it. I will mention that otherwise, its a great design of bridge. not having to pass the string through a hole is a godsend, especially when you're trying to remove strings that you want to keep as a spare set.

Marty