Denis had his modded the same way...but it also narrows the string spacing.
There's enough travel if you reverse the E and A saddles and move the whole bridge forward .25 inches. Which is what Peter Cook did with Entwistles FenderBirds (and Ken's bass).
I do the same thing with my bridges, which are slightly wider because of the adjustable height saddle carriers.
All Gibson had to do was put the thing in the right place. And they couldn't be bothered to correct it even when they switched to the NR.