yes, need this one... truly important especially for the floating bridge guitar..

love this thread, very informative indeed.. .

keep it up bro...

Thanks for sharing John!!

i wanna learn DIY A HEAD OUT OF A AMP..hahahaa..if u r teaching,i dun mind getting a 2nd microcube to test

Apologies for the uber long reply , the bridge adjustment will be split into
4 installments :
1- Acoustic Bridge
2- "gibson" Tune-no-matic bridge
3- Strat Style tremolo
4- Floyd -rose ( Floating) style

Note that there are many more "names" for bridges out there , but generally these are the few that are different . If your guitar bridges are not listed above , chances are they are a variation from the 4 types of bridges , same concepts are used . Just email me for questions , i'll start posting up some tutorials by tonight ! Thanks for waiting !

Really nice. It's great to see techs sharing their knowledge. I've always been terrified of neck adjustments.

Wow !! Cool Poster collection !! PM me your contact?? Wanna buy a few for the shop !

First INSTALLMENT for bridge height Adjustment - ACOUSTIC GUITAR!!



Today's "victim" is a nice Taylor 615 series !



Reason I choose this was because its the most common one , and its really the simplest !

All you need is

220 Grit Sand Paper , Small steel ruler , and something square


220 grit sand paper , and also something Squarish corner .


SO let start !


First things first , this tutorial is made to LOWER the string action . So , to know if your action is "high " or "low" , here's a guide

measurement is made at the 14th fret:

String Height From 14th fret - Height

Bass Side ( EAD ) strings - 2.5 mm , Treble Side (Gbe) 2 mm

ANything more then this. is HIGH .

So we're gonna lower it !



First step . Remove the stirngs . Then take the bridge out slowly .


Tape a 220 grit sand paper to a flat surface . In my case , my dinning table !



Take something square , and do this . This is to ensure the nut is always 90 degrees .

Keep going , reduce 1mm at a time , and install back , and try again. GENERALLY , every 1mm u reduce , the 14th fret reduces .5mm . So if you need to reduce 2mm on the 14th fret , meaning you probably need to reduce 4 mm on the bridge . THIS IS ONLY A GENERAL RULE . Best results , do 1mm at a time . test , and do again .


SOme cautions to take , specially you are using piezo pickups . If you insert back the bridge , and then realised that some strings are LOUDER or softer then the other .. this is normally the case of UN-even Saddle . Take a straight ruler , and put it on the bed (or bottom) of your saddle . It should be PERFECTLY flat..
but if its not !



It will let some light pass thru . Make sure its always FLAT! Do flatten it , make sure your surface you stick the sand paper to is EVEN and flat !!!
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This is what it looks like for a perfect flat one ! No light going thru .

Next step , Fit in the saddles , and string up , tune up .

Here's a Before After -



Before ! WOw... thats high..



Thats more like it !



Nice low Taylor Action DIY style . Hope you guys enjoy it !



Any questions , email me at john@munkeemusic.com , you know i'll love to help!

Best !
J

This post has been edited by johnlauguitars: Dec 3 2011, 12:46 AM

When I see the Taylor, I forgot about the purpose of the post already.

Subscribed.

Can't wait for the stratocaster tremolo style tutorial.

Up next is the Les Paul - Tune -matic . After that is the strat style .

TUNE-o-MATIC style bridge adjustment

2nd installment of my bridge adjustment tutorial !
Our victim for today - A limited edition Les Paul ROBOT


I'm demostrating this on this guitar because , Its actually the MOST sophiscated guitar now in the market . Check out Youtube- Robot guitar ! Reason being is to prove , that even the most ADVANCE guitars , the setup is still pretty much the same and simple .


The tutorial are step by step here on my facebook . I lazy transfer and re-type 2 rounds . Just click on the red "DIY tutorial" text below this..

DIY tutorial - Tune-matic bridge


Hope you guys like it ! Next installment will the the strat style .



Its easy , anyone can do it !

if you need more info , mail me @ john@munkeemusic.com . I'm happy to share!
It'll be nice if you can "like" my post too !

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Best

J

This post has been edited by johnlauguitars: Dec 27 2011, 08:02 PM

really helpful tered bro..nice
update the bridge adjustment tutorial for floyd rose cepat2 bro.huhu

I'm gonna cover a PRS Wrap-around type also... But need to find time...
LYN's attachment's system not too friendly for high-res ...
; (

wow cant believe i overlook this. Good stuff!

This post has been edited by quarantined: Dec 30 2011, 02:07 PM

nice guide bro.

You're a legend man.....nice guide!!!

nice thread, should be pinned. anyway, cant wait for the tremolo bridge height adjustment

How to determine the scale length for a bass ?