Quote Originally Posted by michnet76 View Post
The only bridge I've come across with 18mm spacing, apart from the higher end '3D' ones which offer adjustable spacing, is the Gotoh J510B0-5CK (http://luthierssupplies.com.au/produ...roducts_id=447) which is a bit more pricey. The minimum saddle height from top of guitar body is 12mm looking at the specs diagram so may not be much lower than the stock bridge height anyway. Another thought I had to make the stock bridge saddles lower is to take the saddles off and grind a mm or so off the bottom of the saddles on the G/D strings. I haven't had a good look to see how much meat is between the bottom and the adjustment screw hole but it could be another option.
Fairly pricey bridge and not sure you would achieve much as the diagram showed string saddles were a combined 14 mm high? On the stock bridge I was 15 mm and found the action too high.

Grinding down the saddles solves part of the problem but the bigger one is the ridiculously high point the adjustment screws come in at, and as you lower the saddles that angle increases. The massive diameter of the saddles is also part of the problem too and had me looking at Fender style 5 string bridges to see if there was anything better. Unfortunately not much out there in black hardware.

At first glance and quick play the one just fitted looks like it might do the job. Hope to do intonation and tweak the action tomorrow night to get a better indication.