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I don't think you'll have a problem with the pickups, you might have a problem where the strings come on to the fretboard. If the spread is too wide the strings will come too close to the edge of the fretboard. You could do a mock up on a piece of paper (or three), draw a centre line, mark the width of your nut, measure scale length and plot out the spread where the bridge is gonna go. Connect the dots and you've got your string spacing.
yer I'd do that Tim, sure the pickups are wide enough but from memory the strings on the standard bridge had a bit of distance on the outer strings to the edge of the frets but wouldn't want to push them out much wider.
Maybe if you can give me the overall width of the upgrade bridge from outer saddle to outer saddle and I'll see how it would look on my IB-6S
Hey Wokka, the dimensions are on here - http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/6stgastyle.pdf
It's the first diagram - "6 string .669".
The measurements are in inches, but it translates to 84.963mm. Close enough to 85mm that it makes no difference.
no worries Tim, I'll have a look tonight if I remember !
if you have the supplied bridge handy can you please measure and post the outer saddle distance ?
I just read in a previous post you mention supplied bridge about 0.61" spacing so that equates to about 77.5mm.
This may be a bit tight being about 3.8mm further out each side but with the taper of the strings will be less than this over the fretboard.
Cheers, bloke. Just got home from work. The saddle spacing on the stock bridge from B to C is somewhere in that 76-77mm range.
That tight spacing is apparently pretty common with the less expensive Ibanez etc basses.
I have a solution... rather than take a risk on Hipshot, I'll hang onto the existing bridge for now, and upgrade later to a Schaller 2000. I can adjust that to the appropriate spacing without any dramas.
http://www.realparts.com.au/bridges-...dge-black.html
sounds good Tim, I forgot to check mine lastnight but think the Hipshot would make the outer strings to close to the fret edges. Whats the latest on the staining, haven't seen pics for a while ?
No progress on the staining except more sanding thus far. It's all I've been able to do, since these days I'm hard pressed to even be able to afford to order the finish! I'm on an extremely low income at the moment, while I finish my degree.
Fortunately I sold that kit over the weekend and I was able to order the stuff I needed to continue.
In lieu of progress pics, I've given the body a once-over with turps to bring up the grain after the sanding so far - it's on 220 at the moment, I still need to go over some spots around the edges, then take it down to 240 before I start applying the finish.
http://i.imgur.com/5oihQrp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/R0gP2jz.jpg
wow that looks sensational Tim, this is by far the best looking cap I've seen on these kits, the bookmatching is perfect. The figure is off the chain.
What colour stain did you end up ordering ?
Its well worth spending time on the sanding process, the finish will be much better
I'm keeping things as natural as possible, Wokka, so I'm going with colourless Wudtone. Satin with ageing tint, to deepen the natural tone of the timber a little. I considered using Tru-Oil, but I didn't think the high gloss was appropriate for this kit.