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Unread 05-11-2012, 04:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

I did a quick Google search and can't find anything of the sort. Does anyone know if there is a tune-o-matic bridge with adjustable saddles? Adjustable height I should say. I'm aware they can be intonated, but I was wondering if anyone (Schaller or TonePros maybe?) had made a TOM bridge with individual height adjustments for each saddle like a strat bridge has.

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Not that it's that necessary for Gibson guitars because they're plek'd now and even before the nuts were cut pretty well for the most part, but on cheaper Les Paul copies this could really save the playability of the instrument. I've played a few cheaper ones (epiphones etc) that had great low action but one string (usually the G) would still buzz. It might be weird to have one string a bit higher than the other, but I'd prefer that as opposed to an overall high action on the guitar. Thoughts please.
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Unread 05-11-2012, 04:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

There are no such bridges that I know of, but what you could do is getting one without
notches and file them yourself to the desired depth. You may need to compensate by
raising the bridge a little, though.
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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

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It might be weird to have one string a bit higher than the other...
More than might be. I can't stand strings that don't conform, more or less perfectly, to the radius profile of the fretboard.

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...but I'd prefer that as opposed to an overall high action on the guitar. Thoughts please.
Better still to only play guitars with straight necks, properly filed frets, and set up with the correct amount of relief. If that means staying away from cheap POS guitars, so be it.
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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

Maybe the bridge has flattened on those guitars?
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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

Unfortunately most Gibson ABR bridges do not match the 12 inch FB radius! SoI've had to play with the notch depths to compensate.
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Here you go.I've spoke to Jeff several times,very cool conversations.

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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

Should I admit what I've done when this problem arises, especially on acoustics, where fvcking with the bridge involves sandpaper, softening glue, and risking total destruction of the guitar?

Probably not. But I will anyway. I adjust the nut and saddle slot depths with little pieces of 3x5 card.

Hey, it works.
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Re: Tune-o-Matic with adjustable saddles?

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I adjust the nut and saddle slot depths with little pieces of 3x5 card.

Hey, it works.
That's what I've been doing too, especially on acoustics that I buy used. Thought I could squeeze some money out of this idea though. But sadly it looks like it's already been thought of.
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