http://www.lamario.ca/lamario2009-vi...p?lang=english
This bass has something similar - but in either case, as with the elevated saddle, the intent is to change the pressure on the bridge more than to address any issue at the bottom of the bass, I think.
The idea of fixing the tailgut to the
top of the block seems risky, to me - unless the block is made from carbon fiber and the fixing rod is epoxied into it or something...
I just imagine the whole setup exploding out the bottom of the bass some day!