Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

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Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

Post by Wavedash » Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:39 pm

I have a Staytrem 9.5 that I really like since it has intonation adjustment for each string, but am also interested in a stainless steel 10-16 warmoth jazzmaster neck down the line. I think the mastery can adjust in size to fit 10-16.

John from Staytrem says right now all his capacity is making 9.5 and 7.25 radius bridges, he might offer wider ones in the future though.

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Re: Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

Post by tade » Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:58 pm

Warmoth does a bridge with individually height adjustable saddles.
Actually I have a Mastery, one of the Warmoths and one of those Staytrems for compound radius (18,25") and the Staytrem is my favorite, too bad he isn't making them.

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Re: Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

Post by andy_tchp » Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:01 pm

Mastery maxes out around 12" or so. Each saddle is slightly radiused so the bridge as a whole will work setup across 'any common radius', but you can't set them fully flat, which is pretty close to what you'd want for a 10-16" compound.

I'd use a stock AVRI JM/Jaguar bridge; adjustable to any radius you like.
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Re: Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

Post by Wavedash » Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:55 am

But What I've grown to like about the staytrem is the strings will never move in those saddles... don't want to go back to the AVRI

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Re: Is Mastery bridge the only option if I want to use 10-16" compound Jazzmaster neck?

Post by Stereordinary » Mon Apr 02, 2018 9:14 am

andy_tchp wrote:
Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:01 pm
Mastery maxes out around 12" or so.
Actually it maxes out at 16", I asked Woody about that one time., and that's what he said.

If the 10-16" neck you're interested in is 16" at the last fret, then you'd want something more like 18" or 20" at the bridge.
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