I didn’t read the whole thread so sorry if I’m being being redundant or irrelevant, but I want to confirm that the RSD does float, at least mine does.Aleksandr_khru wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:30 amThank you, of course I forgot that the tremolo and the bridge are not fixed and also floats when bending.
But I also think that the overall movement of the bridge when bending is less than the change in the length of one string and the tuning(on this string) can still change noticeably.
Unfortunately, I don't have a floating bridge guitar right now to test it, and I hope I'm wrong and there is no such problem.
Thanks for the hint on the RSD bridge, I was sure that it was floating. Very odd choice of top saddle shape (sharp), not conducive to low friction.
Quite a long time ago I bought used a squier vm jaguar with a fixed bridge, installed a tremolo and a floating bridge (hosco japan) on it, I really liked the feel of this tremolo, but the workmanship is just disgusting, clicks when using, not an accurate fit of the arm, in general rubbish.
For several years I have been repairing guitars, but only once a Mustang was brought to me for repair. And never a jaguar or jazzmaster. Here these are rare guitars.
Now this is a hobby for me, and I decided to make for myself a jaguar, jazzmaster and cyclone, and in search of information I ended up on this wonderful forum.
Thanks for the tips!
Also The little nibs in the saddle slots are great. They anchor the strings in there via increased friction, especially the wound strings, and allows the bridge to float back and forth and yet always return to it’s set/center position.
If a bridge has lower friction saddles and the strings slip, and then grab, the bridge will eventually be pulled out of position. This is exacerbated by low neck angles and lighter strings.
If the neck angle is low and the string down force on the saddles is relatively low, one is better off having a non floating Mastery with its low saddle friction set up.
For floating bridges, high string downforce and friction across the saddles is best.