DIY string spacing - is this bad? need opinions

[traveller1st]

Ok,

First off don't shout at me lol. I fancied a different bass sound from my fender jazz and bought a "vintage" musicman copy off ebay for buttons.

It's actually really good - I mean really and it's an older model, pre wilkinson I think. I'm upgrading it (took collection of a wilkinson MWM4 today). The one thing about it and something I don't really have experience of is the string spacing - it's off.

Soooo after much pondering my DIY fix to this was to wedge two coins between the E&A and D&G saddles. Mostly to push the D&G strings out as these were the problem. The bridge doesnt have saddle grooves so I was able to do this.

This actually works but I wanted to check, would this create a problem elsewhere with tension or intonation or is it just simply - if it works it works?

Thanks in advance if anyone's got any thoughts on this.

 

[tjh]

I cant see where it would be any different than using bridges with multi slot or threaded saddles .. just be aware of where strings pass pick-up poles and try to keep the string from ball end to nut as straight as possible ... meaning keep the angle minimal from ball end to saddle and from saddle to nut ... JMHO

but... I am a little confused, if the saddles have no grooves, what is to keep the string from sliding right back to the incorrect alignment?

 

[traveller1st]

Hi sorry,

When I said about the grooves I meant on the plate not on the saddles themselves.

I posted this in repairs and was advised that its not always a problem and removed the coins and just listened like I should have done in the first place and im happy enough.

TBH I've since changed the pickup and the D&G strings, more so the G, sound slightly louder comparatively than the E and A so it's prob a good thing they don't line up dead centre.

Thanks for replying and for confirming the function of threaded saddles cause I'd looked at those and wondered if thats what their purpose was.