Hello all, quick question. I recently bought a new strat and the bridge is sticking out a little and i would like to make it flat before i use the tremelo arm. The place i bought it from said if i need a setup, just bring it to them and a certified fender tech will do it. Should i just bring it to them or is it easy to do? Here is a pic, it isnt my strat but look at the bridge.

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Looks fine to me, their meant to be set so you can raise pitch as well as lower pitch. Though having the trem set flush is ok too.

If you want to set it flush take the back plate off on the rear of the body, You'll see three springs going from a grey metal block onto a claw. That claw is held to the guitars body by two screws. Tighten those screws up, you may want to give em a turn then loosen the guitars strings a touch. Keep doing that until you've got the trem back flat against the body.

The shop where you bought it should have set the guitar up prior to you taking it home.

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Are you talking about the bridge or the saddles? The saddles are adjusted individually per the radius (height scres) of the guitar and for proper tuning (distance from nut). The bridge/tremolo should be slightly off the body so the tremolo arm can rock back and forth. In my situation, I put an extra spring on the other side of the guitar on the tremolo block to the tremolo claw. I do this so my bridge lays flat because I don't use the tremolo. My saddles were adjusted per Fender's guidelines which you can find on this website. Also, there are videos on youtube if you look it up....

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Okay so i did it and it was succesful, feels alot better. When i was screwing the screws back in on the back i noticed that one of them was a little crooked. Not a lot but a little. All of them are flat except one, can this crack the body in anyway?

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All I'm gonna do is just go on and do what I feel-HENDRIX

Well you shouldnt really tighten any screw on the guitar more than enough to get the job done (good rule of thumb). Never seen one crack a body though.

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