Quote Originally Posted by wazkelly View Post
Have not been able to get the action nice and even all along the neck with this build and part of the problem seemed to rest with how high string saddles are on the bridge, even when fully lowered and also the ridiculous break angle from saddles to base where the strings are fed through. I reckon the cylindrical shaped saddles are about 10 mm or more in diameter which looks bigger than on a traditional F style Bass bridge?

Spotted one of these on Real Parts website when shopping for other bits and pieces and thought why not? It can only help lower action at bridge end a bit more than at present but also help to reduce sharp break angle, particularly on the low B & E strings...

That's looking great wazkelly!

Have you got it back up and running yet? How's the Allparts bridge?

I think I have the same issue with my IB-5 as you did with the stock bridge - can't get the saddles low enough on the treble side and the string break angle on the bass side is quite steep. I initially thought it was a warped neck (and may still be) but looking at those pics of your original bridge it looks very similar - the treble side saddles are bottomed and out and still not low enough. I've been looking around for a suitable replacement bridge but not sure if I wanted to spring for a brand name bridge or take the risk with a cheaper Chinese one but that Quick Release Allparts bridge looks like a nice compromise.