The problem:

This 2008 Schecter Omen Extreme 5 string bass had equal string spacing at the bridge, as measured from string center to center, which does not feel right when playing, which is why most instruments are made with with equal space from string edge to edge.  Although the saddles are made to be adjustable, there were a few reasons that did not work out as intended.

First of all they were made to adjust only 1.5mm either way, which was not enough in this case.  Then the recesses for the saddles in the saddle holders had round grooves in them where the castings were fed, and the ends of the height adjustment screws were so sharp, that they added groves of their own.  With all of those grooves in the recesses it was near impossible to adjust the saddles, as they kept slipping back into one groove or another.

The remedies:

First of all I filed the recesses, as well as the bottoms of the height adjustment screws nice n' flat.  Here is a somewhat blurry before and after picture:

Next I notched out the saddles so that they could be adjusted as far as they needed to go, and clear the part of the bridge that was in the way, like so (also blurry):

The following pictures show the bridge after all of the modifications were complete, and the bass was set up.  Like that, I felt compelled to play a lead on it, like Bootsy Collins!

A little mystery about this bass:

I checked out the Schecter web site for more information on this bass, and could only find a 2009, which had binding on the body, and a less massive bridge so I contacted them.  They told me that they were Identical, and that they only listed them in 2009.  I explained the obvious differences, and they said they can not explain them.  Since the bass was brand new, without a speck on it, and there were no signs of other bridge mounting screw holes, I can only guess that The missing binding was a factory screw up, and the bridge may have been used because they ran out of the ones they were supposed to use, or also a screw up.  The bridge on this one is better than the one shown in the catalog (below).

For a bass made in China, it is surprisingly well made, and sounds great.  It has a very wide range of achievable tone and great punch, through the versatile active circuit.  The fret job is accurate enough for a low action, which makes it play with ease if You can handle a 35" scale length, but the neck is not stable at all, and needs to be adjusted often.  The curl of the one piece maple top is stunningly gorgeous.