Strings touching Back of Bridge
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Bridge is around the wrong way. The saddle intonation screws should be facing away from the guitar.
MAYBE :nana:
Bridge is around the wrong way. The saddle intonation screws should be facing away from the guitar.
MAYBE :nana:
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Funkfingers
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Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
You're just a 'steen-age dirt bag, baby.
The bridge centres on the two studs. Turning it through one hundred and eighty degrees will not cure the OP problem, just make the intonation adjustment screws more accessible. Maybe.
Getting the bridge lower involves altering the neck pitch angle. Possible on a screwed-on neck. Uneconomical on a set or through neck.
How about a wrapover bridge/tailpiece to eliminate the through stringing altogether?
You're just a 'steen-age dirt bag, baby.
The bridge centres on the two studs. Turning it through one hundred and eighty degrees will not cure the OP problem, just make the intonation adjustment screws more accessible. Maybe.
Getting the bridge lower involves altering the neck pitch angle. Possible on a screwed-on neck. Uneconomical on a set or through neck.
How about a wrapover bridge/tailpiece to eliminate the through stringing altogether?
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Aside from not worrying about it and playing the thing, there's not gonna be a lot you can do.
Aside from not worrying about it and playing the thing, there's not gonna be a lot you can do.
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
I have had 2 tickets to iron maiden in the past.
You're just a 'steen-age dirt bag, baby.
I have had 2 tickets to iron maiden in the past.
koshikas
New member
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
besides you shouldn't be lowering the action to fix something that has nothing got to do with action, and in the course introduce other more invasive problems like fret buzz
besides you shouldn't be lowering the action to fix something that has nothing got to do with action, and in the course introduce other more invasive problems like fret buzz
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
If someone made such a device that fit the post spacing of the bridge in question, instead of being spaced as wide as a Gibson-style stopbar, that would work. However,.....at least none that I've found.
Although I think I saw someone advertising one that had a series of Kahler-style rollers across the back so your strings didn't drag across such a squared edge.
I may be high, too.
Sadly, there's a misconception that tone/sustain/mojo/sex/life/etc improves when the strings cross the back of the bridge like that, completely disregarding the fact that the strings are already bearing down as hard as they ever will on the bridge as they cross the saddles, and apply no more pressure than if they touched only the saddles, so you're pretty much stuck with that setup. As well, it's done to prevent people from replacing their Gotoh bridge with a Schaller harmonica bridge ala Rhoads' black Jackson.
Reason #2 as to why I only go for Floyded Jacksons or ones with a stopbar AND tuneomatic.
You're just a 'steen-age dirt bag, baby.
The bridge centres on the two studs. Turning it through one hundred and eighty degrees will not cure the OP problem, just make the intonation adjustment screws more accessible. Maybe.
Getting the bridge lower involves altering the neck pitch angle. Possible on a screwed-on neck. Uneconomical on a set or through neck.
How about a wrapover bridge/tailpiece to eliminate the through stringing altogether?
If someone made such a device that fit the post spacing of the bridge in question, instead of being spaced as wide as a Gibson-style stopbar, that would work. However,.....at least none that I've found.
Although I think I saw someone advertising one that had a series of Kahler-style rollers across the back so your strings didn't drag across such a squared edge.
I may be high, too.
Sadly, there's a misconception that tone/sustain/mojo/sex/life/etc improves when the strings cross the back of the bridge like that, completely disregarding the fact that the strings are already bearing down as hard as they ever will on the bridge as they cross the saddles, and apply no more pressure than if they touched only the saddles, so you're pretty much stuck with that setup. As well, it's done to prevent people from replacing their Gotoh bridge with a Schaller harmonica bridge ala Rhoads' black Jackson.
Reason #2 as to why I only go for Floyded Jacksons or ones with a stopbar AND tuneomatic.
Mr. B
New member
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Turning the saddles around might get a couple of the strings up off the bridge, but I bet it wouldn't all of them. The bridge seems pretty wide. You might be able to find an narrower one that will fit your posts, or you could probably drill and install new posts and then any bridge you wanted. Its just a bad design.
Turning the saddles around might get a couple of the strings up off the bridge, but I bet it wouldn't all of them. The bridge seems pretty wide. You might be able to find an narrower one that will fit your posts, or you could probably drill and install new posts and then any bridge you wanted. Its just a bad design.
J E C
New member
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Turning the bridge around won't change anything. Once the bridge is reintonated, the saddle/string witness points will be back at the same points and the strings will still hit the bridge the same way.
Using a bridge that is narrower front to back will help (as long as it can still be intonated) but may not prevent all of the strings from touching the back of the bridge.
What sort of problems are you having due to this? If the guitar plays and sounds good (no buzzing or rattles coming from the bridge) and the strings aren't being broken due to this, I say leave it be and play the crap out of it!
It is the way the instrument was designed and built. For them to not hit, the string hole through the body would need to be further away from the bridge, decreasing the brake over angle.
Turning the bridge around won't change anything. Once the bridge is reintonated, the saddle/string witness points will be back at the same points and the strings will still hit the bridge the same way.
Using a bridge that is narrower front to back will help (as long as it can still be intonated) but may not prevent all of the strings from touching the back of the bridge.
What sort of problems are you having due to this? If the guitar plays and sounds good (no buzzing or rattles coming from the bridge) and the strings aren't being broken due to this, I say leave it be and play the crap out of it!
It is the way the instrument was designed and built. For them to not hit, the string hole through the body would need to be further away from the bridge, decreasing the brake over angle.
Boogie Bill
New member
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Don't do anything; this is normal for this type of guitar and bridge.
Bill
Don't do anything; this is normal for this type of guitar and bridge.
Bill
DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
Doesn't matter if it's "normal", it's still incorrect. The problem it creates is that when you change tunings regularly, you're dragging the string across a fairly sharp breakpoint, which wears the string down reducing its life.
Doesn't matter if it's "normal", it's still incorrect. The problem it creates is that when you change tunings regularly, you're dragging the string across a fairly sharp breakpoint, which wears the string down reducing its life.
rgand
New member
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
You could take a small round file to the back of the bridge and just relieve the edge where the strings hit. Of course, that would go through the plating but it would correct the first problem. If you did it carefully and made a narrow slot, the trade-off may not be a bad deal.
You could take a small round file to the back of the bridge and just relieve the edge where the strings hit. Of course, that would go through the plating but it would correct the first problem. If you did it carefully and made a narrow slot, the trade-off may not be a bad deal.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: Strings touching Back of Bridge
I would just put a small dab of Big Bends Nut Sauce or other string lube on each spot where the strings touch the back of the bridge. It's the easiest and most effective fix for this problem since you would have to heavily modify the guitar otherwise.
I would just put a small dab of Big Bends Nut Sauce or other string lube on each spot where the strings touch the back of the bridge. It's the easiest and most effective fix for this problem since you would have to heavily modify the guitar otherwise.
