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Post subject: distance from nut to bridge on p-bass
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:01 pm
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Hi. I'm putting together a P-bass and I have an unfinished body that hasn't been drilled yet for bridge mounting. I have a vintage Fender bass bridge that I'll be installing on it and I'm wondering if I can get some information pertaining to exact placement. I appreciate any help offered. Thanks


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Post subject: Re: distance from nut to bridge on p-bass
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:45 am
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herscher wrote:
Hi. I'm putting together a P-bass and I have an unfinished body that hasn't been drilled yet for bridge mounting. I have a vintage Fender bass bridge that I'll be installing on it and I'm wondering if I can get some information pertaining to exact placement. I appreciate any help offered. Thanks


There is an interesting thread you should read on TalkBass. The 5th post by RODENT is probably the best advice: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250675
(note that where he says, "half the bridge with away" he meant to say, "half the bridge width away." Otherwise it is golden.

It is true that the G string intonates very close or right at 34 inches with the others being longer, sometimes substantially so. So follow Rodent's directions and ignore the one about putting the saddles at center of travel and then measure 34 inches from the nut to the saddles as that probably won't give you enough room to back up the saddles to intonate the E string unless you have very long saddle travel. Rodent's instructions will also help get it centered relative to the neck and that is equally important to the intonation. Because if you don't get it centered relative to the neck it will not only play funny but look funny. He calls for only 1/16th of an inch of remaining forward travel on the G string saddle. I might go more like 1/8th of an inch back just to have a little room to play with on the G string. But no more than 1/8th. Good luck!


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