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Schecter sent my new bridge too me. It's a tonepros locking bridge I think. It came with these screw on covers that go over the screw that goes into the guitar body, what those for?? Also, the slots aren't filed so what do I do as far as filing it for strings?

that's weird, they should have sent you one with notched saddles. I'd call again.

How easy would it be to just file it?

For some replacement saddles I bought I used a dremel. It worked, but I had to put a file to them too because I got a bur. Its not too hard, just remember that if you screw up they won't replace it, so take your time. Also remember that the notches just need to keep the strings in place, so they don't have to be very large, or deep.

Luke

For the threaded saddles you can quot;filequot; them with a used string that's the correct gauge. You can attempt to tap the unwound strings on. Like Luke Duke said, you don't have to have big ol' grooves, just a little notch big enough to keep the strings in place. The string tension will take care of the rest. Also make sure you have the strings properly aligned and spaced over your pickup's polepieces before you do anything.

A tech will charge you $25-30 bucks to notch the saddles....that's what I would recommend. Or you could PM Odie, and see what he would do it for. He's been known to hook a brutha up in the past, and he does great work. He notched the saddles on the ABR-1 for my Les Paul.

I recommend NOT doing it yourself. The rule of thumb is this - If you have to ask how to do it, you're better off having someone else do it.

Is there any possibility of using just a part off the new bridge to repair the original one? Or are they different bridges?

No there isn't but I already did it and it's just fine, my action just got a crap load lower too, how odd.