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Hi,

I'm about to mount the bridge on my 4 string electric bridge. For the string compensation, about how much further back are consecutive saddles? On guitar it's like 1.5-2.0 mm.

I don't want to have to plug and redrill any holes here so I'm nervous as to exactly where to put this bridge.

sTefan

Its certainly more than on an acoustic, but bear in mind that all four are wound so you don't get the B string wiggle......

My acoustic bass has about a 6mm slant across the 4 strings.

If you measure the scale length to 5 mm from the farthest forward the saddles can go you should be fine.

do I need to add a disclaimer here?

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It all depends. Different strings need different compensation. The heavier and stiffer the string the more compensation it will need. For instance Thomastik-Infeld Acousticores (with nylon cores) for acoustic bass guitar need much less than stainless roundwounds.

The usual answer is to move all the saddles forward (towards the nut) as far as they will go and then position the bridge with the saddles at the theoretical string length. Then, when strung up, you move each saddle back the required amount to intonate each string. There should be plenty of adjustment in the saddles to do this.

If, when the saddles are moved forward, they don't line up, position the G string saddle, which will be the nearest to the nut, at the theoretical string length.

Edit. Not trying to argue with Martin. We were writing at the same time.

sounds like the same thing from a slightly different angle.

bass bridges usually have a LOAD of travel, so as long as the bridge is on STRAIGHT, you should be fine!!

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