What options do I have?

[redname]

I have a neck thru bass and the bridge broke, have no idea how thou

I had it replace with those high mass bridges and seems that the bottom of the bridge is too thick as my saddles r raised just a wee bit

I wld love to have a bit more range with my saddle adjustments so tht I can add a bit more relief to the neck as it's too straight now but I can't shim the neck since it's a neck thru

What options do I have other then getting another bridge

 

[Killing Floor]

The pictures aren’t in focus but it looks like you can grind those saddles a bit. Or cut a groove. But ideally maybe a different bridge.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Route the body in the size and shape of the bridge so it sits down lower by 1/16” to 1/8”. However much you want the strings lower at the 12th fret you need to go roughly twice that at the bridge. Or… get a bent plate bridge assuming there’s one that fits.

Some pictures could help and are always fun wether they help or not.

 

[redname]

The pictures aren’t in focus but it looks like you can grind those saddles a bit. Or cut a groove. But ideally maybe a different bridge.

I'll try out filing the saddle groove, might help just enough, thanks

 

[redname]

Route the body in the size and shape of the bridge so it sits down lower by 1/16” to 1/8”. However much you want the strings lower at the 12th fret you need to go roughly twice that at the bridge. Or… get a bent plate bridge assuming there’s one that fits.

Some pictures could help and are always fun wether they help or not.

The one that broke is a bent plate, so it'll definitely work but I noticed how much better the bass sounds aft I swop in the high mass, so kind of wanna keep using a high mass of possible

Yap, will get a pic in

 

[kgbeast]

Not sure what bridge it is, but filing groves in the bridge requires some skills and good tools. If you do not have that, do not do it. You better off try to file from the bottom of the saddles, but that is hard work. Something like that best machined down on a mill if you have access to one.

 

[redname]

Not sure what bridge it is, but filing groves in the bridge requires some skills and good tools. If you do not have that, do not do it. You better off try to file from the bottom of the saddles, but that is hard work. Something like that best machined down on a mill if you have access to one.

Thanks for the tip, was abt to give it a go aft dinner

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Route around where the bridge will go to the proper depth that you need.
Wood is always an easier thing to deal with over metal, and filing saddles will only get you a little change.

Good luck.

 

[Watchootognbout]

If the bottom of the saddles are flat(there is no pic of the bridge)you could grind off about an eighth or so.

 

[ctmullins]

I can’t see any pics???

 

[kgbeast]

On another note.... Unless you have a Hipshot kickass bridge or something similar where you can pull the small saddle inserts out and file the bottoms, which can gain you somewhere between 1/16 and 1/8 of an inch, you should buy a different bridge. Fortunately, these days they show the dimensions and if not you can as on this forum and someone will measure it for you. Grinding, milling and routing, even if you have skill and tools, the effort put in and the result of that is not going to be worth the $20-$70 you'd spend on a new bridge. You bought a wrong bridge, perhaps you can still send it back or keep for the next project.

 

[sissy kathy]

I can’t see any pics???

Me too.

 

[JKaftertwoxans]

Before you ruin a perfectly good set of saddles by filing them down to raw metal, you should know there are saddles designed specifically for this purpose, wether the extra adjustment they allow will be enough to satisfy your action preference is another matter. A lot of the OGs here will protest about the loss of break angle but ill gladly take that any day over having to use a shim which has greater potential to change the response and snap of the instrument at its very core. The ones pictured are Guyker saddles available on Amazon.