TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Okay, I was looking at this LP Jr. style wraparound bridge: http://store.guitarfetish.com/lespajuwrinb.html and I was wondering: since the bridge is already intonated like that, does it need to be installed at an angle like a normal adjustable bridge? In the sample picture (where it's installed), it looks like its installed perpendicular to the centerline of the guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Yes, I think it still needs the angle. There's not enough compensation built in for it to intonate properly without it, same as a TOM. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 They usually need some angle. The setscrews are there to let you slightly adjust that angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 so the screws wouldn't be enough to give it the right angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Anything that leaves a lack of adjustment is just bad. You wouldn't build a neck with no truss rod so why put a bridge on that is "barely" adjustable. Sure they look clean but playability is more important as I see it. just my buck-O-five Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 They're designed to go on straight, IIRC. That's te way I put mine on, and it works just fine. No, it's not adjustable, but if you've got a standard scale, and standard strings (particularly vis: relative to each other, so nothing too crazy like super heavy bottom and super light tops), it intonates just perfectly fine. No probs at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Hmm.. thanks mattia. That's what I was waiting for, sorta.. someone who actually has one Was just looking for the most simple, clean looking solution to a TOM setup for my project - I don't like the idea of having to figure up an angle for a TOM. now here's another question, aimed at you mattia: exactly which 'saddle' of the bridge do I measure the scale length to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 High E, and add maybe a mm or so. Better still: if you've got a guitar with the same strings and same scale length, measure that for placement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Sweet. Thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I just put one back on my Melody Maker...and yeah, they're mounted straight and you use the adjustment screws to push the bass side back a bit. Maybe it's not accurate to 0.0001 but I've read a lot of people saying that a big part of the LP Jr sound came from that bridge. I'm not sure if that's because of the material or because of the lack of adjustability --sometimes 'perfect' also rhymes with 'sterile'. At any rate, there's a clear difference in sound between the Badass I took off and the wraparound I put on. One issue I have with metal bridges is that I'm a real string breaker --the Badass has string saver saddles on it, which of course you can't put on this type of bridge. I'm going to try sheathing the string ends in tubing like I did with my strat, maybe that will solve that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I've never broken a string before... Of course I've never owned a guitar with a TOM on it. Only Fender-style bridges, which I really don't like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemleggat Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Its just like the PRS wraparound, put it on straight. Make sure in the right thou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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