I just bought a very very old Ibanez RG565. Everything looks pretty original except for the bridge. It's an original floyd.
There's a couple of minor issues.
1. The setup was actually immaculate, other than two little things. The bridge angle was way too far toward the springs. I fixed that in a jiffy. But the BIG issue is that for some crazy reason, the high E string saddle is way higher than the rest. Every saddle matches the neck radius very well and overall action is amazing, but honest to God, the high E is really high for some reason. you can look at the saddle and tell. It's crazy.
2. The trem arm was missing, and a standard 6MM floyd arm does not fit. It's too small to fit a standard arm. Not sure what's going on there. A 5mm might fit.
I have a theory about #1. I think someone took off the saddles to clean them and put them back incorrectly. The B is suspiciously LOWER than the other strings too....hmmm... So maybe I just need to change out two saddles?
There's a couple of minor issues.
1. The setup was actually immaculate, other than two little things. The bridge angle was way too far toward the springs. I fixed that in a jiffy. But the BIG issue is that for some crazy reason, the high E string saddle is way higher than the rest. Every saddle matches the neck radius very well and overall action is amazing, but honest to God, the high E is really high for some reason. you can look at the saddle and tell. It's crazy.
2. The trem arm was missing, and a standard 6MM floyd arm does not fit. It's too small to fit a standard arm. Not sure what's going on there. A 5mm might fit.
I have a theory about #1. I think someone took off the saddles to clean them and put them back incorrectly. The B is suspiciously LOWER than the other strings too....hmmm... So maybe I just need to change out two saddles?
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