Time & bridge problems
Time & bridge problems
My Jazzmaster is brand new, and so far I haven't had any issues w/the bridge. I have it set up w/9's, while many people seem to use heavier strings. I have cut a slot in the low-E saddle to help keep the string stable (actually my guitar-tech guru did it without asking me, but since he used to own a 1966 Jazzmaster in Sherwood Green, nice, I figured he knew what he was doing, and it works great) but that's it so far. Do the myriad bridge problems develop over time? Am I lucky and have one of the good ones? Am I just still in the honeymoon period and unable, or unwilling, to see past how beautiful and new everything is at the moment? Will the other shoe drop some day? Does anyone know the record for most queries posited in one post?
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Re: Time & bridge problems
Jazzmaster problems don't exist,people that cant set them up exist!
Get to know every inch of your new lover and she will treat you right,would you put your wife in to be serviced by a stranger?
Anything that needs doing to your JZ just do it yourself.There is a goldmine of info on how to set up and maintain these guitars,i learnt how purely from the internet so you can too.
Heres a start for ya.
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Get to know every inch of your new lover and she will treat you right,would you put your wife in to be serviced by a stranger?
Anything that needs doing to your JZ just do it yourself.There is a goldmine of info on how to set up and maintain these guitars,i learnt how purely from the internet so you can too.
Heres a start for ya.
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Re: Time & bridge problems
String jumping is usually a combination of how hard you play and what gauge strings you are using .. unless your playing style changes, I doubt the bridge will develop problems, although people generally hit harder when they're playing live than sitting in their room so you might find that problems develop at practice or on a gig when the adrenaline is flowing.
Along with Pumpkin I would encourage you to learn to do your own setups, but if you have a tech who owned a JM and has setup yours to work fine even with 9s, then you may have one of the techs who knows how to sort them out which is great.
Along with Pumpkin I would encourage you to learn to do your own setups, but if you have a tech who owned a JM and has setup yours to work fine even with 9s, then you may have one of the techs who knows how to sort them out which is great.
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Re: Time & bridge problems
one thing you should look out for is the saddle height adjustment screws unscrewing themselves while you play. it´s very common on brand new jazzmasters/jaguars. my band mate lost both screws on his B saddle during a gig, and he didn´t have a backup guitar, so he had to play with the B string resting on the bridge base the rest of the gig. it sounded awful.
to prevent this, you can use Loctite or clear nail polish. adjust the saddles to where you want them, and then put a drop on each screw and let it set.
to prevent this, you can use Loctite or clear nail polish. adjust the saddles to where you want them, and then put a drop on each screw and let it set.
Re: Time & bridge problems
It's certainly nice to have a local tech to help in person, but I plan on getting to know my Jazzmaster really well, too. Thanks for the advice, this is such a great forum!
Re: Time & bridge problems
Starting to get the saddle screws unscrewing themselves issue. Gonna try either Loctite or nail polish.
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Re: Time & bridge problems
Use a tiny drop of loctite or El Cheapo super glue,if ya go over the top it'll never come loose... NEVER!
So make sure the bridge radius is perfect before hand....dont get any on the intonation screws either.
So make sure the bridge radius is perfect before hand....dont get any on the intonation screws either.
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well, i´m not sure about loctite, but super glue and nail polish can be removed using acetone or nailpolish removerPumpkin wrote: if ya go over the top it'll never come loose... NEVER!
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Re: Time & bridge problems
Yeah, I dumped superglue all over a cheap mustang bridge trying to get rid of the buzzing/rattling, and soaking it in Nailpolish remover softened it up enough to peel or scrape it off. Turns out it was the six saddle springs vibrating, I think that happens a lot with cheaper units.
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Re: Time & bridge problems
I totally ruined Said bridge because i had no nail polish remover...ended up stripping the screws.
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Re: Time & bridge problems
Teflon tape rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put it on each saddle height screw, and the bridge post screws, along w/scotch tape on the bridge posts themselves, and it's working great.
Put it on each saddle height screw, and the bridge post screws, along w/scotch tape on the bridge posts themselves, and it's working great.