be advised to anyone looking to buy this that the E string intonation screw on the lefties (or at least on mine) maxed out and the bass could not be intonated. I found a longer screw for it and that worked

I didn't think these have intonation screws? On the Steinberger bridge, the saddles are only held in place by the grub screw that clamps them together from the side I think? On my Hohner B2A this screw was on the treble side and access to it was hindered a LOT by the control knobs (I had to remove the stacked EQ knobs to get to it with an Allen key). I'm pleased to see this Spirit has the screw on the low E side! When you move the low E saddle too far back, the grub screw will no longer clamp the saddles in place though. Is that what you meant?

You are correct, my bad. It's been a while and my memory's not what it used to be. Luckily, I keep notes on all my basses, so here's what I had to do:

It was the tuning screw at the back of the bridge. I couldn't tighten it any further, as it was maxed, so the bass couldn't tune up higher than D#. I found the same screw/thread size online but longer (I forget where, but I'll dig into my records if anyone needs the info), and I cut the screw down so that I had enough additional length to extend the tuner's ability further.

I didn't think these have intonation screws? On the Steinberger bridge, the saddles are only held in place by the grub screw that clamps them together from the side I think? On my Hohner B2A this screw was on the treble side and access to it was hindered a LOT by the control knobs (I had to remove the stacked EQ knobs to get to it with an Allen key). I'm pleased to see this Spirit has the screw on the low E side! When you move the low E saddle too far back, the grub screw will no longer clamp the saddles in place though. Is that what you meant?

It was the tuning screw at the back of the bridge. I couldn't tighten it any further, as it was maxed, so the bass couldn't tune up higher than D#. I found the same screw/thread size online but longer (I forget where, but I'll dig into my records if anyone needs the info), and I cut the screw down so that I had enough additional length to extend the tuner's ability further.

I have a Hohner B2-A five-string, and have been having the same problem trying to tune the D and G strings up to pitch. I didn't realize until reading these comments that their is an allen screw that holds the bridge pieces in place once tuned. I'll try loosening the allen screw and see if that helps. However, if you could post where you bought those longer screws in case I need them, that would be appreciated.

I still have yet to decide if this bridge design is cheap, or clever and rugged due to its simplicity, or both.

Looks like the old Spector bridge saddles (pre screws).

Yoink!

Wow, that bridge sounds like a blast to adjust. And I thought my Höfner was a pain in the nutz.

If I had to pick a favourite, it would probably be this one (also by ABM, but there are very similar designs by ETS and Hipshot that look great too). I like that they're a separate bridge and tailpiece, and I like that the saddles are separated and don't hold eachother in place.

I put in a totally reasonable number, but no one outbid me, so I took it for way less than that. $257+shipping.

Hey Peter!

Still have a couple floating around the office!