bluesy Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 As I am building an ES-335 style body shape guitar, I have been googling around and looking at various examples of these guitars. I have noticed that most have what lookes like a TOM bridge and a hard stop tailpice, and that the bridges all seem to be mounted at a slight angle, with the treble end of the bridge placed slightly forward. Now having had problems in the past with intonation on a Les Paul copy that I owned (couldn't get enough adjustment from the TOM style bridge) I am suspicious that they all need this angle to get the intonation to work. So does anyone know what the actual placement of the bridge is on an ES-335? Also, are there alternative bridges with more adjustment that would be better for me to use instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted August 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Answering my own question here. I found a pdf from gotoh that specifies 3.175mm offset. So I guess that's all I need do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Yeah, I think the general rule with TOM-style bridges is to first position the bridge correctly, perpendicular to the centerline, and then angle the bass side back 1/8". If you check out Stewmac, they have a bridge position calculator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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