Bridge Placement,

[bugman96]

So then what if I'm going to use this bridge?

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp...ail_Bridge.html

I didn't see it listed on the stewmac fret calculator...should I assume it's the same as the other non-trem strat bridges?

[GuitarGuy]

So then what if I'm going to use this bridge?

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp...ail_Bridge.html

I didn't see it listed on the stewmac fret calculator...should I assume it's the same as the other non-trem strat bridges?

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That would be the massively adjustable straight accross bridge that thedoctor was refering to. Measure from the nut to the high E at 75% out toward the neck. (i.e. 75% of its travel forward)

[Guitarfrenzy]

Set all the saddles on the bridge as far towards the fingerboard as

possible and then move the entire bridge back or forward until

the saddles are at the scale mark. Later, when you set the intonation,

all the saddles are set back a little to make the vibrating

length of the strings longer than the scale. This is necessary to

compensate for the increase in pitch caused by pressing down

the strings.

This is straight from Koch's book. The scale length is as close as the saddles will ever be, so the scale length will be adjusted longer to intonate. You can play it safe with 75% or if your confident in your ability to measure then do it like Koch suggested for optimal bridge placement, since you will never have a time when you need to adjust shorter than the scale length. On a TOM bridge you will need to angle the bass side like others have suggested.

[bugman96]

Set all the saddles on the bridge as far towards the fingerboard as

possible and then move the entire bridge back or forward until

the saddles are at the scale mark. Later, when you set the intonation,

all the saddles are set back a little to make the vibrating

length of the strings longer than the scale. This is necessary to

compensate for the increase in pitch caused by pressing down

the strings.

This is straight from Koch's book. The scale length is as close as the saddles will ever be, so the scale length will be adjusted longer to intonate. You can play it safe with 75% or if your confident in your ability to measure then do it like Koch suggested for optimal bridge placement, since you will never have a time when you need to adjust shorter than the scale length. On a TOM bridge you will need to angle the bass side like others have suggested.

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That clears up my confusion