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Post subject: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:41 am
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The low E string keeps popping off the bridge of my Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster.
I'll be playing and all of a sudden something doesn't sound right and I'll look and it has popped off. Is ther anyway to rectify this?

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:14 pm
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I haven't heard of that before yoda, someone here should have a remedy though.

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:21 pm
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yodacaster wrote:
The low E string keeps popping off the bridge of my Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster.
I'll be playing and all of a sudden something doesn't sound right and I'll look and it has popped off. Is ther anyway to rectify this?

Weell, you take your index finger, place it on the string next to the bridge, and pull it back in place.

That said, and to answer the unasked question of how to prevent it from happening again, changing string thickness (either way) might help. A thinner string goes deeper into the groove, and a thicker string will have more pressure.
And if that doesn't help, stick a paper match under the right hand side of that bridge, to tilt it a bit the other way.


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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:40 pm
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seems like the saddle might be sitting too low for that to happen, there should be tension against the saddle to hold the string in place. Hmmm... maybe just needs a good setup?

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:00 pm
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Should that slot be opened up a little and maybe deepened just a tad? That is a question, not advice. I am NOT a guitar tech.

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:37 am
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arth1 wrote:
...A thinner string goes deeper into the groove, ....


It does look like the groove was made for a thinner string. If you prefer the thicker string there, you probably need to re-size the groove to accommodate the string size. :idea:

It looks the same for the A string, but the E probably takes more force from the pick than the A, so the A might be OK as-is.

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:34 am
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Yeah, I was thinking maybe the saddle should be filed in someway. I have 10's on this guitar and don't want to go any thinner.
Should I take a triangular file to it? Not sure if I should.

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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:36 am
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shimmilou wrote:
arth1 wrote:
...A thinner string goes deeper into the groove, ....


It does look like the groove was made for a thinner string. If you prefer the thicker string there, you probably need to re-size the groove to accommodate the string size. :idea:


I wonder - if these are EB fat bottoms, a solution might simply be to replace the E with a normal E.


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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:53 am
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They are an Ernie Ball of some sort. I usually use Fender Bullets but decided to give something else a try. Coudl the string brand be an issue? Its probably due for a string change and set up anyway.

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Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:47 am
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yodacaster wrote:
...Should I take a triangular file to it?...


No, it should be round, but needs to be done carefully, not too deep and to the correct size for the string. The string brand shouldn't matter, just the string thickness.

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Post subject: Re: String slipping off of bridge
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:41 pm
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yodacaster wrote:
They are an Ernie Ball of some sort. I usually use Fender Bullets but decided to give something else a try. Coudl the string brand be an issue? Its probably due for a string change and set up anyway.

If they're Ernie Ball "skinny top fat bottoms", that could very well be why this happens. Those are, as the description says, fatter at the bottom. Which would make them slip out of the groove easier.

Ernie Balls aren't bad strings, you just have to match the strings to both the player and the guitar. Some nuts and bridges don't like .050 or thicker strings, and some string trees will snap .008 strings.
Going with straight 10s or 9s is usually safe on Fenders.

I use Ernie Balls for a different reason - their iron/cobalt strings and stainless steel strings are both nickel free.


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