Badass Bridge on Ibanez SRX500

[Dirk Rockbottom]

Has anybody tried a Badass bridge on an Ibanez SRX 500? I bought this bass used and the bridge on it is very old and funky looking. I have heard that the badass bridge upgrade will give the bass more sustain which it desperately needs. I suppose the lack of sustain could be due to the lightweight body, but I have no idea if a badass bridge would even fit on the Ibanez SRX 500. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[aproud1]

Keep in mind there is a route under the stock the bridge. This is for easy string loading. So you may need to plug that before installing a new bridge. That said, the stock bridge seems pretty solid to me. I replaced on an old SRX705 and just cleaned it up on my SRX505

 

[Dirk Rockbottom]

Keep in mind there is a route under the stock the bridge. This is for easy string loading. So you may need to plug that before installing a new bridge. That said, the stock bridge seems pretty solid to me. I replaced on an old SRX705 and just cleaned it up on my SRX505

Ah ha. So that's how the string loading works. I mainly use fenders and I had never experienced that kind of a bridge before. Thanks for the heads up about the routing underneath. I posted this a few weeks ago and since then I have decided that it was the strings that were the problem with my sustain. You're right, the bridge is pretty solid. Not sure how to clean it up though. How did you clean up yours?

 

[aproud1]

Used 3m chrome polish. Worked pretty good. Any decent chrome/metal polish (that works with chrome) should work. I took everything apart, cleaned then polished.

plugging the route wasn’t too bad. And I’m an impatient, incompetent, beer drinking wood worker! Just be aware that you want something big enough to hide all the holes and works with the stock bridge position for the bass being properly intonated.

 

[Dirk Rockbottom]

Used 3m chrome polish. Worked pretty good. Any decent chrome/metal polish (that works with chrome) should work. I took everything apart, cleaned then polished.

plugging the route wasn’t too bad. And I’m an impatient, incompetent, beer drinking wood worker! Just be aware that you want something big enough to hide all the holes and works with the stock bridge position for the bass being properly intonated.

Thanks. I don't think I want to fool with a new bridge install. But I may definitely try the chrome polish. Appreciate the suggestion.

 

[John Cribbin]

The original finish on the metal parts would have been Cosmo Black. Over the years it wears and the silver underneath comes through. You may well be looking at a worn finish rather than a dirty one that needs polishing out.

 

[Dirk Rockbottom]

The original finish on the metal parts would have been Cosmo Black. Over the years it wears and the silver underneath comes through. You may well be looking at a worn finish rather than a dirty one that needs polishing out.

Well that's enlightening. I had no idea. Thanks.