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Mitch: That’s a pretty smart idea… hadn’t thought of that. But due to the design of my bridge, I’m pretty sure it’s the groove in the saddle that I would have to insulate and not the area behind it… and that kind of worries me that adding anything would throw off the intonation of my guitar or maybe cause a problem w/ resonation? Not sure Ihocky2: Haha, sandpaper! Great! It’s so simple I can’t believe I didn’t think of it! I kept thinking about really fine rounded files… Thanks a lot guys! I’ll try some stuff out this weekend and post how it goes.

My Floyd Rose imitation bridge needs some help. I’ve been playing really heavily for the past couple months, and I think I must have eaten some rough spots into the saddles on my bridge because for the past 3 weeks or so, my 5th and 4th strings keep unraveling and snapping at the bridge. I’m pretty sure that there must be some snags in the saddles, but don’t have a lot of tools and am not sure how to fix this, so I called a local shop to ask them if they could look at it, but they said oh, maybe ur just playing too hard. Idiot. I hung up the phone. Anyways, does anyone know of any good tutorials on smoothing out the saddles, or do u think I need to replace my bridge or do u have any other advice? (other than “maybe ur playing too hard”) I’d appreciate it!

Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks! posts and knife edges are a little more difficult to fix tho, haha ;; A lot better solution than... moving the bridge back into place after using the trem... *cough* It's 1 AM here, so I'll take things apart and check for wear tomorrow. Yeah, replacing the bridge would b a real problem. Like I said, it's not a floyd rose, it's a weird Japanese (I live in Japan) quasi floating bridge (that I like a lot). The body isn't cut for a regular style floating bridge, and it would defeat the purpose of me owning a guitar if I had to use a bridge that didn't lock w/ my locking nut. Speaking of which, any suggestions for websites that have good selections of bridges? just to browse and all...

The nut is brand new. The bridge is the on that came w/ the body. I've tried switching the springs but that doesn't seem to solve anything. Neither the claw nor the springs are touching the wood. I don't expect everything to stay perfectly in tune w/ a lot trem arm use, but... The pitch difference is not small, it's enough to either make all the strings go completely flat or completely sharp. The bridge just seems to stick in whatever position the trembolo arm pushed it into last. I'm getting tired of taking things apart and readjusting and retuning, but If you guys have any more ideas I'd really appreciate them! I wanna give it one more try b4 I take it into the shop!

when the bridge moves w/ the trembolo arm, it doesn't go back to the original place, so all the strings become out of tune. I'm using a head crasher bridge. It's basically like a floyd rose where u don't have to cut off the ball ends of the strings to attach them. So yes, all the fine adjustments to tuning are done w/ screws on the bridge.

I have a floating style bridge and locking nut and my strings stay in tune quite well. EXCEPT when I use my trembolo arm! The tension tends to stick either more or less tense depending on which way I bent the trembolo arm last. I've tried adjusting the spring tension, claw tension and number of springs, but I can't seem to get it right. btw, I have no trouble leveling the bridge. What should I do? It feels stupid to have the perfect tools and not b able to use them. Thanks!!

Yes, I've adjusted the neck curvature, to no avail. Good point about the problem isn't necessarily the 7th fret. Guess I'll just take it in to the shop Thanks for ur help!

I just finished revamping a used body and neck. (they were in good condition, no visible problems) new electronics, new paint job etc. However. I have a big problem. the 3rd string on the 7th fret doesn't resonate. Sounds more like a hollow twang and then buzzes if I loosen my hold just the slightest. I've tried changing everything, string height, bridge height, nut height, sanding down the fret, adjusting the truss rod. having a higher action reduces the effect a little bit, but that's a poor solution. I can tell it's a problem w/ the fret since when I bend to that spot w/ other strings they fret out also (or die a tinny death). The odd thing is, is that I had the same neck on a different guitar a month ago and didn't have this problem. (after that the neck sat seperate from any body while it's new finish was drying) Do I need to replace the fret itself? any advice would b really appreciated!! Thanks!

Ah, Thanks guys! ^-^ I didn't know that there was so much to jacks! I think I'm just going to wire it like a mono and but maybe change it in the future if I feel like taking on the task =D money and time, never enough of either

I'm working on building my 2nd guitar and am debating about something simple while waiting for my laquer to dry. the salvaged body I'm using, originally had a stereo jack in it and I'm wondering if there's merit to continue using one. I asked a repair guy at a shop and he said there's no real point of having a stereo jack unless u have active pickups (which I do not). However, given the choice I find it hard to choose something called "mono" over "stereo". I've searched around but can't seem to find much info. Can anyone give me some more info about the difference between mono and stereo jack usage? Thanks!