Im a new fender owner and when people talk about adjusting the bidge I have no clue why you do it or how to do it?Can someone explain to me about this stuff thanks, Fender Strat.

it is a basic set up thang, to set the string heigth and the intonation by moving the saddles

Why would you do it dose it change the sound of the string or the tightness? How do you know if you need to adjust the string hight? What are sadles:?

intonation and play ability, if you have any questions you should take it to a liscensed repairman and let mhim set it up for you. Every player has there own opnions on how high the strings are off the neck. The frets also make a difference as well ie jumbo or med frets

Thanks. I'll take into the guitarcenter fender shop

Dose any body else know something about it.

I wouldn't take it to a guitar center for technical work. I've heard some horror stories about that.

Ask around your area, to find a good guitar technician. Depending on where you live, look at the "support" on the fender website. It will have official "Fender Service centers" in your area. A much better place to go than Guitar Center.

Saddles are the individual things that each string rests on, as it come out of the guitar body. The string height can be adjusted for better playability. The saddle can also be adjusted for intonation of each string (setting the string length). I would take your guitar to a technician and let him do what's called a "set up". He'll adjust all those things for you, as well, as adjust your neck.

[quote="Syeklops"]I wouldn't take it to a guitar center for technical work. I've heard some horror stories about that.

Ask around your area, to find a good guitar technician. Depending on where you live, look at the "support" on the fender website. It will have official "Fender Service centers" in your area. A much better place to go than Guitar Center.

Saddles are the individual things that each string rests on, as it come out of the guitar body. The string height can be adjusted for better playability. The saddle can also be adjusted for intonation of each string (setting the string length). I would take your guitar to a technician and let him do what's called a "set up". He'll adjust all those things for you, as well, as adjust your neck.[/quote]
Thanks very much I wont take it to guitarcenter.

If you are a tinkerer or tech minded, setup guides are available on this site under "Support", then select the guide for your guitar and give it a go yourself. About the worst damage that you might do is end up breaking a string as you experiment. You can find stainless steel 6" rulers showing 1/64 or at least 1/32 of an inch measurements for a buck or two at your local hardware store. Feeler gauges are a luxury but, at about $7.00 for a complete set, it is a bargain you can afford and can be found at Kragen or any other Auto parts store. The last things you'll need is a capo and a set of good quailty screwdrivers. I went into business myself with not much more than this. People liked the way my guitars played and ended up asking me to setup theirs. I might only do one or two a week but that turns into a couple hundred a month. Its not hard at all as long as you're not hard on yourself.

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"The Fender Stratocaster Handbook" is a great resource if you want to try doing in your own strat.

http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Stratocast ... 528&sr=8-1

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i'm trying to adjust my strat bridge to make it kinda float a little, i've been experimenting with it quite a few times but it didn't work. the problem is either the bridge plate is raised too high from the body or the tuning becoming unstable. does anyone knows how to do it? my bridge is the vintage synchronized tremolo with 6 screws on it.

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Take the back cover off the guitar. You will see springs attached to whats called the claw, and connected at the other end to the bridge block. Tighten the 2 screw in the claw to lower the back edge of the bridge, and loosen to raise it. About a half turn is usually enough, and make sure you adjust each side evenly. Then retune, give the brigde a few good dips back and forth, and see where it sits.

thank you for your reply.
yes, i've been doing that but still the problem is the tuning. when i bend the trem arm back and forth a few times, the tuning changes dramatically.
i've managed to make the bridge float in about 2mm from the body.

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If I flip the switch, I go into Killzone mode, which means these two center coils become active, and whenever I shred, I kill people instantly.

How many trem claw springs are in the back of yours? Should be 3 or more. If only 2, add 1 and that should give you some tuning stability. Before you do that you need to be sure the strings are fresh, otherwise they likely wont hold a tune very well.

there's only three of them, should i add one more or should i just put all five springs? yes, i'm using new strings.

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If I flip the switch, I go into Killzone mode, which means these two center coils become active, and whenever I shred, I kill people instantly.