Low action

[Session 5]

Last week changed strings on one guitar, so decided to do 3 more . Doing one a day for the last 3 days. So decided on two of the guitars that have Graphtech wraparound bridges to lower the action even more. No buzzing, no humming both guitars are sounding great and even nicer to play. The bridges easy to adjust, and after lowering a tad more than before,, the sustain that comes from them is worth mentioning its very very good. no loss whatsoever even with the lower action, I am pleased with the outcome. Both of these bridges I would recommend to anyone who is looking for wraparounds.

 

[eSGEe]

those are great bridges-- I agree--
also like Leo Quann bad asses too ......

 

[eSGEe]

thats a heavy duty glove there Norm eh for strings eh? -- Calm down man your gonna pull something

 

[Session 5]

Check out those wraps eh! beautifully wound..You would think those were Professionally done Lol.

 

[gball]

thats a heavy duty glove there Norm eh for strings eh? -- Calm down man your gonna pull something

Er...that's not what the glove is for

 

[eSGEe]

Check out those wraps eh! beautifully wound..You would think those were Professionally done Lol.

the number of wraps per string and the orientation of the tuner knobs/holes are not uniform from string to string this WILL NBOT DO Norm -- REMOVE THEM AND START OVER!
BUWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

 

[Ramo]

i need to intonate my Floyd equipped guitars but im not sure if i can do it done fix bridge ones last night what a pain, i have to double the pain doing the Floyd ones for sure.

 

[iblive]

Er...that's not what the glove is for

Cough cough.

 

[Session 5]

Cough cough.

Better have some good lube using that glove..

 

[Session 5]

I am one who realized after I started playing, that I had no need for a whammy bar, so I started locking my bridges to get lower action. Just more workable for me.

 

[Metal89]

i need to intonate my Floyd equipped guitars but im not sure if i can do it done fix bridge ones last night what a pain, i have to double the pain doing the Floyd ones for sure.

I just take mine to a guitar tech. I can't afford an engineering degree to set it up myself. I'll change strings and tune em by myself but thats as far as I go.

 

[gball]

I am one who realized after I started playing, that I had no need for a whammy bar, so I started locking my bridges to get lower action. Just more workable for me.

I don't ever use them, and for a while when I owned Stratocasters I decked the trem, but I thought it negatively affected the sound (they lost that airy/Stratty quality) so I started floating the trems again and it restored the tone. Problem was, with my playing style floating trems are a liability because I rest the edge of my palm on the bridge. It's just one of the numerous ergonomic issues I have with the Strat design.

 

[Session 5]

You can see a few dented frets there, I'm much lighter with my touch, now than I used to be..

 

[gball]

You can see a few dented frets there, I'm much lighter with my touch, now than I used to be..

Frets wear, nature of the beast unfortunately. When they get to a certain point you will need to have them leveled. I have an '81 SG with frets so low you'd think it would be impossible to get clean buzz-free action and proper intonation but it's just fine.

 

[Ebidis]

I don't ever use them, and for a while when I owned Stratocasters I decked the trem, but I thought it negatively affected the sound (they lost that airy/Stratty quality) so I started floating the trems again and it restored the tone. Problem was, with my playing style floating trems are a liability because I rest the edge of my palm on the bridge. It's just one of the numerous ergonomic issues I have with the Strat design.

Just one of the reasons I like Teles.

 

[gball]

Just one of the reasons I like Teles.

I find the Tele bridge even worse - they feel like they are cutting the side of my hand.

 

[eSGEe]

I don't ever use them, and for a while when I owned Stratocasters I decked the trem, but I thought it negatively affected the sound (they lost that airy/Stratty quality) so I started floating the trems again and it restored the tone. Problem was, with my playing style floating trems are a liability because I rest the edge of my palm on the bridge. It's just one of the numerous ergonomic issues I have with the Strat design.

and the DAMN VOLUME KNOB !

 

[eSGEe]

I find the Tele bridge even worse - they feel like they are cutting the side of my hand.

I rest my palm as well but have not had issuie with the tele bridge...................maybe you should try???

 

[Ebidis]

I find the Tele bridge even worse - they feel like they are cutting the side of my hand.

WHAT?!

How dare you speak non-favorably of the mighty TELECASTER!

Pistols at dawn!

 

[Session 5]

I rest my palm as well but have not had issuie with the tele bridge...................maybe you should try???
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Who's Tele is this? that's not Vanilla ?