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El-Ahrairah

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  1. Thanks for the saddle-turning tip! I'm glad it's a common thing. I'll give it a try as soon as I restring, looks like it's within my handcrafting capacities. Thanks!
  2. Thanks, I really like it, too. Very comfortable neck to play on. The piezo-pickup bridge sounds very interesting, I'll need to have a look at it, or rather look at similar options in the country I live in. I am afraid of doing that. It's not that I'm completely incapable of handcrafting wooden stuff, but I fear I might cause some damage. Maybe I'd take it to a pro then. The bridge is Korean indeed, but I'm not quite sure about the quality. The finish was all over the screw thread and the screw-nut, making it hard to adjust anything. Other than that the one of the recessed head screws are very hard to turn and the screwdriver slips, causing damage to the screwhead. (And yes, I did take the right size, I believe it's the paint.) The intonation problems are the following. If I tune the A string (standard tuning) and play the note at fret 12, the A goes flat. Which, if I got it right, means that I have to make the string shorter, and thus release the screw holding it a bit. But as there is no more space, or loads of finish on the bridge, I can't release it any further. I was able to adjust four strings correctly (flagolet @ fret 19 = frettet note @ 19) but the A and the D string are still not properly set up. I thought about getting a EMG 85/81 combo already, but I'm still not quite sure about spending a lot, as I just purchased a secondhand Tonelab SE. Thanks for your time!
  3. Hi I'd like to replace the crappy bridge my Jackson DKMGT came with (probably child-labour anyways) by a quality bridge which would make it possible to properly adjust the intonation. Can anybody help? Are there any Gibson bridges that would fit? Are those tune-o-matic bridges somehow standardised? I mean, the diameter of the screw thread which goes into the guitar body. BTW, is there a way to remove the nut without damaging the guitar? It's a block of plastic with six ugly saw notches, and I'd really like a brass nut. Thanks in advance. El-Ahrairah
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