You left the manly world of high-action flatwound stiffers? Ilana, I'm aghast!
Utilitaristisch! Not like one of those superior Gibson bridges that scatters saddles and components everywhere when you remove the strings.
I thought the Fender bridge was genius . You take a steel plate , put a bend in it , drill some holes , add nuts , springs and bolts . I still like them over most high mass bridges , but then I like the Dano popsicle stick bridge .
They do sound better than any other bridge on a Fender. I encourage every Geddy Lee Jazz Bass owner to replace the BAII with a bent plate bridge and get the low frequencies back. Leo never meant for his bridges to be seen, he hid all bass and guitar bridges under chrome ashtrays. In the Tele he didn't even bother to put a plastic cover on the bridge pickup.
They do sound better than any other bridge on a Fender. I encourage every Geddy Lee Jazz Bass owner to replace the BAII with a bent plate bridge and get the low frequencies back.
To me “more sustain” means more palm muting or even a possible sponge . And I’m very fussy about note length .