LittleMBD Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 What do you do when you need to tighten the bridge saddle more when it's already as far back as it can go? My twelfth fret notes are still too sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 What type of bridge? Couldn't you use the grub screws on a TOM to adjust everything a bit more aggressively? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, really...you have to give more information than that...the answers depends on a lot of factors, like type of guitar, type of bridge, etc. But especially--when's the last time you changed your strings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMBD Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, really...you have to give more information than that...the answers depends on a lot of factors, like type of guitar, type of bridge, etc. But especially--when's the last time you changed your strings? I put new strings on, always .011 guage. Streched them out a bit. It is a '76 Fender Strat. Standard bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMBD Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, really...you have to give more information than that...the answers depends on a lot of factors, like type of guitar, type of bridge, etc. But especially--when's the last time you changed your strings? I put new strings on, always .011 guage. Streched them out a bit. It is a '76 Fender Strat. Standard bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMBD Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, really...you have to give more information than that...the answers depends on a lot of factors, like type of guitar, type of bridge, etc. But especially--when's the last time you changed your strings? I put new strings on, always .011 guage. Streched them out a bit. It is a '76 Fender Strat. Standard bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMBD Posted February 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, really...you have to give more information than that...the answers depends on a lot of factors, like type of guitar, type of bridge, etc. But especially--when's the last time you changed your strings? I put new strings on, always .011 guage. Streched them out a bit. It is a '76 Fender Strat. Standard bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwhiteandthemaple Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 (edited) k.. quadriple posts.. Hm.. When you say "put it as tight as I can" do you mean that the screw is Completely In? or Almost at the point of losing the saddle? Cus.. if your intonation's sharp.. you should loosen it... Generally speaking your lowE should be the tightest (screw is most completely in) ...................--- ........---....--- ....---....--- --- (Righthand guitar.. i have to put periods there cuz this post ignores spaces..) Obviously it's not to scale, but that's how generally the shape of your saddles in most guitars (left is lowE right is high e) -IR Edited February 26, 2006 by redwhiteandthemaple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 So you've had the guitar for a while and this is a new problem? Or have you always had problems intonating it? I don't know too much about intonating strats (other than that it's a pain in the butt), but maybe the bridge is riding up too high? I suppose with a guitar that old, the frets could be worn out, that could give intonation problems too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 If there's a spring behind the saddle, you could remove that, it might get you a bit more play. You could also see about replacing that saddle with one that's slightly shorter in overall length, allowing the point where the string cuts off over the saddle to be moved farther back. (I don't know if this is doable, I usually use TOMs, but is seems different strat saddles are longer than others?) Perhaps you could make something yourself? I'd imagine something tele-ish in design wouldn't be too difficult to make with the appropriate taps. Might look a little kludged together next to 5 other standard saddles, but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser Rob Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 So you've had the guitar for a while and this is a new problem? Or have you always had problems intonating it? I don't know too much about intonating strats (other than that it's a pain in the butt), but maybe the bridge is riding up too high? I suppose with a guitar that old, the frets could be worn out, that could give intonation problems too. That's pretty much what I'm thinking too. If the bridge is lower to the body it'll give you more saddle room. And if it's been played and not refretted for a while I'm sure the fret tops are worn, and haning crowned frets is crucial for intonation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMBD Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Yes the frets are pretty worn. They are the second set I've had installed. I will try to remove the spring to tighten the bridge screw a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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