Bridge Replacement?? Ibanez SR500 w/ Badass II

[ez-rhino]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for folks who might have ever replaced a bridge on an Ibanez SDGR / GSR / GIO, with a high-mass bridge.

I've got a newly acquired SR500NT (circa 1993), in fantastic condition. Active pups, plays like butter. The bridge is less than perfect, and could be better.

I've never seen an Ibanez SDGR with a Badass II, but am seriously considering doing it. I replaced an old Jackson JS40 stock bridge with a Badass II several years ago, but sold it, just now getting back into playing, and am curious if anyone's done it.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24280562@N05/4968965912/" title="S5002479 by teknofear, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4968965912_2be5280067_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="S5002479" /></a>

Thanks for looking!

 

[Stranger Danger]

Whats wrong with the current bridge?

 

[tangentmusic]

Whats wrong with the current bridge?

Looks like the existing bridge is High Mass

 

[ez-rhino]

It's not high mass. The footprint of the current stock bridge is pretty thin, compared to a Badass II.

 

[Coop Soup]

It's not high mass. The footprint of the current stock bridge is pretty thin, compared to a Badass II.

But they're pretty thick compared to a Fender bent plate bridge.

I used to have an SR-800 and thought the bridge was pretty beefy.