StratDudeDan Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 okay, this is something that's been bugging me for a while, and i wanted to know if anyone else has had similar problems and if they've found any other way to remedy the situation. the issue: tune-o-matic bridges have been too "sharp" and they "cut" the strings every now and then. too many times have i been in the middle of a show and my guitarist has to either get his other LP out or re-string the one he just broke because the other one had the same problem earlier. at first i thought it was just his own fault, the exact same guitar, set-up as close as identical, x-light gauge strings. but then this happened on another LP (one from my little bro's band) and then on an SG w/ the heaviest freaking gauge strings i have seen in my life. has anyone else had a problem with this? my solve for it was to take a 120-150 grit sand paper on the back edge (dull side) of a knife and "grind" down the inside of the bridge. it needed to be re-set up afterwards, of course, but the problem went away by about 90%. has anyone else who has had this problem tried anything else that worked, or do you just have an idea how to fix this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingo328 Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 I had this same problem on a epi les paul before. I figured it was just cheap parts casting but I guess I'm not the only one. I just used a steel file and lightly filed where the strings break over the saddle. It cleared up my problem almost completely. I also went up one gauge of strings, don't know if that helped also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 i think i read somewhere that if you put rubber tubing (like heatshrink stuff) over the string , it stops at the ball end and puts some padding between string and bridge am i right??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 they do sell the saddles with grooves already cut in them, y they dont put them on in the first place is beyond me prolly just another way for them to get more money. i have a gibson nashville tom and the strings i play are startin to cut a groove in the saddles on there own and i dont brake that many strings MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 Not a perfect solution, but I had very good luck and no more broken strings with THIS You can get it in a pack with tubed material, similar to heat shrink. I and other guitar player have been using this for over a year with good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 27, 2004 Report Share Posted January 27, 2004 woo i know something vaguely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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