slayer63636 Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 i recently bought the book "make your own electric guitar" and it has help me lots o times. well it dose mention how some guitars need a neck angle in order to have the strings at the right hight. it then descucess about the angle. It also has a pic of a mid 1960 Gibson SG with the fingerboard raised above the body that elimintes the neeed of an angle. well it dosent give a ceratin amount that u need to rasie it. dose any one out there know how much i would have to raise it in order to not have to have an angle? Ive also read that u can recess the bridge, how deep would i have to go in order to do this right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 You would have to raise the fretboard or recess the bridge so the top of the bridge is at about the same level as the top of the fretboard/frets (with some room to play with for fine-tuning the action). A straightedge and a ruler should give you the exact measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 just angle the neck...anything else is just a cop out really.i have been figuring out ways around neck angles for the whole time i have been building,but the one i am currently doing has about a 3 degree neck angle,and guess what... it's super easy to do.just figure out a jig that works for you and "get er dun" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 (edited) just angle the neck...anything else is just a cop out really.i have been figuring out ways around neck angles for the whole time i have been building,but the one i am currently doing has about a 3 degree neck angle,and guess what...it's super easy to do.just figure out a jig that works for you and "get er dun" Hey wes I have been recessing the bridge's on my 7-string's for a wile now and I do it because I love the way it look's,feals and play's and I realy love how I can bear down on it to and I find with my 7-string guitar's that not recessing the bridge just dose not feal right it's my playing style I think, Peavey's been doing it with there 7-string Predator for some time, so I dont realy think that it's a cop out, at least not for me anyway !!METAL MATT!! Edited December 16, 2004 by !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I recess my TOM bridges as well, I made a template to guide the router , fast and easy, I like the strings to be close to the body, it's a personal feel, I have a hard time playing on Gibsons LP or SG. Anyway I did angle a neck once, but changed method right after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer63636 Posted December 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 from what ive read im going to try both methods. my friend has a les paul with the neck angle and i have a jackson with the bridge recessed. thanks to all who have replied to this post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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