Just wondering if a guy feels like he has raised the individual saddles quite a bit already, can those pivot screws on a two-point bridge be also used for action adjustment?
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Can you raise the action by manipulating the two-point screws?
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Originally posted by GuitarDoc View PostPS:
You can definitely raise and lower the individual saddles to change the action (in addition to the trem post screws).
It's a balance. You get the bridge set to where you want the tremolo play (for a Strat 2-point), but not so high that it's way off the body. You want the front bottom edge of the plate to just clear the body when pushing down on the trem, not hitting it. At that point, adjust the saddles for your desired action. If your neck has backbow, that may be forcing you to raise things higher than necessary so a truss rod adjustment to get the backbow out may be needed. If the neck relief is good, adjust the bridge and saddles as needed.
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If you want to raise the two posts without converting your guitar into a floating bridge, you will possibly have to tighten the trem claw a bit.
There's nothing wrong with raising the saddles, I actually like the saddles to be high enough that the screws don't touch my hand at all if at all possible.You will never understand How it feels to live your life With no meaning or control And with nowhere left to go You are amazed that they exist And they burn so bright
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Originally posted by Chistopher View PostIf you want to raise the two posts without converting your guitar into a floating bridge, you will possibly have to tighten the trem claw a bit.
There's nothing wrong with raising the saddles, I actually like the saddles to be high enough that the screws don't touch my hand at all if at all possible.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
Yep, agree. Those little buggers can be pretty uncomfortable. Sometimes you have to actually cut/file the screws shorter. Nothing wrong with that either.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Instead of the normal bent steel saddles, the better design is the Highwood saddles which threads the screws through the bottom of the saddle instead of the top. That gets the screws out of the way of the hand.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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