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Post subject: Bridge & saddle adjustment
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 9:59 am
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I have a couple questions about the bridge & saddle adjustments on my P Bass

1. a few of the saddles are farther in front of the others on the bridge. only a few of them are lined up with each other kinda looks like a EQ knobs if you know what I mean.

2. the saddles are also not stright one side is higher than the other on 3 of the 4 saddles. it looks like someone had a hayday with the setscrews in my way of thinking they should all be stright across the tops of them or level because there not holding the strings right. I'm wondering if this is one of the reasons it sounds different every time I go to practice besides needing the strings replaces which I have new strings but don't want to put them on till I get this iissue resolved.

are these adjustment some I can make myself or do I need to take it to a shop & have it done. I'm just learning about guitars & bass's & don't want to mess anything up but at this point it's won't matter if I do need to take in it later on & have it done. Thanks for the help


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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:36 pm
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Check out a web site, Brotherdave.com, he has links that will tell you all about set ups as well as everything else you may want to know.


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Post subject: Re: Bridge & saddle adjustment
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:56 am
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penguineman wrote:
I have a couple questions about the bridge & saddle adjustments on my P Bass

1. a few of the saddles are farther in front of the others on the bridge. only a few of them are lined up with each other kinda looks like a EQ knobs if you know what I mean.

2. the saddles are also not stright one side is higher than the other on 3 of the 4 saddles. it looks like someone had a hayday with the setscrews in my way of thinking they should all be stright across the tops of them or level because there not holding the strings right. I'm wondering if this is one of the reasons it sounds different every time I go to practice besides needing the strings replaces which I have new strings but don't want to put them on till I get this iissue resolved.

are these adjustment some I can make myself or do I need to take it to a shop & have it done. I'm just learning about guitars & bass's & don't want to mess anything up but at this point it's won't matter if I do need to take in it later on & have it done. Thanks for the help



DONT PAY ANYONE TO DO THIS!!!s
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1. saddle ldistance is used to intonate the guitar. They should not be lined up. every string needs to be set so that the note played open is the same as the note at the 12th fret. Then the notes will be in tune all the way up the neck. Different string guages yield different frequency characteristics. Intonation should be set up every time you change strings and should be checked every time you play, with your tuner, especially with other musicians.
Easy to do. Using a tuner, tune the open string to pitch, then fret the string at the 12th fret and plunk again (don't bend the string) if pitch is low adjust saddle closer to the neck, if too high, move saddle away from the neck...you are in fact changing the length of the string between the 12th and the saddle.

2. saddles should not be all the same height, unless you like it that way for some reason. The neck has a radius (curve) in it across the fretboard. look down the length of the neck and you'll see the curve. The saddle height is set to match the radius and fine tune to eliminate strings buzzing on the frets and set action to your personal tastes. basic idea is to get action as low as possible without buzz. trial and error situation, but fun to do. go ahead.

In both situations you need to constantly retune the strings and it's a little painstaking at first few times but then it's second nature and fun. If you really want to be a player, learn it

There's no reason to spend money to have someone do this for you. Plus you'll gain the satisfaction of knowing how and guitar players (empty heads) will admire you for the skill and ask you to set there axes up LOL.


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