Babicz FCH Rickenbacker Bass Bridge

I have installed a Babicz bridge previously on one of my Precision basses. I think it is the best bridge I have ever used. That being said, I was excited to see that Babicz had come up with a replacement bridge for Rickenbacker 4001/4003 basses. I installed this bridge on a 2012 4003 Ric. I think it is important to note that I did run into a couple of glitches during installation. First, the larger Allen wrench included to work with the string height set screws was slightly too large, I tried it about 50 times because I thought it was user error, but then I found one of my wrenches worked perfectly. Not a big deal, but something to be aware of. Second, when I installed the bridge and tightened the screws through the tailpiece and and into the bass, the bridge bent just slightly and I could no longer get all four bridges pieces into place on the bridge plate. I had to loosen the screws, put the bridge pieces into place and re-tighten the bridge plate screws. In my opinion, this should never happen. To resolve this issue, I would recommend that Babicz make the bridge plate a little thicker or change the material to brass which I think would be less likely to bend. I will say I am extremely pleased with the end result though. The bass sounds deeper overall with more sustain. I can now more accurately set my string height and intonation. For the first time ever, the bass truly plays in tune. It is like having a new bass. Still sounds like a Rickenbacker only better.