What size Allen Wrench for Saddle on MIM Jazz?

[agreatheight]

So that's the question, what size Allen Wrench (hex wrench) do I need to adjust the saddles on MIM Jazz? None of the wrenches I have fit, lol.

Thanks in advance!

[agreatheight]

Went and bought a set, so I got one that works.

Thanks.

[Dee_01]

For anyone else wondering, I'm pretty much sure it's 1.5mm. My Squier uses a 1.5mm anyway, which I think is the size for all vintage-style Fender bass bridges.

[PilbaraBass]

Originally Posted by Dee_01

For anyone else wondering, I'm pretty much sure it's 1.5mm. My Squier uses a 1.5mm anyway, which I think is the size for all vintage-style Fender bass bridges.

+1....95% of all Fender and Fender-style bridges use 1.5mm...
Bad Asses use 1.5mm, too

my Yamaha uses a 1.5mm...my cheap chinese P-bass copy uses a 1.5mm...

it's a very common size for bridge saddles....

[ny_chan]

There are two types of allen keys.
One uses the metric system(mm,cm...) and the other imperial(inches, feet....)
Fender mostly uses imperial.

[PilbaraBass]

Originally Posted by ny_chan

There are two types of allen keys.
One uses the metric system(mm,cm...) and the other imperial(inches, feet....)
Fender mostly uses imperial.

you could be right

http://www.fender.com/products/searc...tno=0041605000

says MIM bass uses a 1/16" (imperial) key while most MIM guitars use a 1.5mm (metric)

HOWEVER, 1/16" = 1.5875mm....therefore, a 1.5mm metric WILL work on a 1/16" bridge...

[MIMJBASS]

Hi,

I'm not a bass player, I'm a sax player, but I have a MIM Fender Jazz Bass 5-String that I picked up for writing songs and recording at home.

I couldn't find an Allen wrench that would fit so I went and bought a new, non-metric, set.

I found that the 1/16" Allen wrench does not fit in the bridge adjusters. It's a little too big. The next smallest size I have is too small, so I'm going to have to go pick up a metric set and hope the 1.5mm will do the trick. The Fender site posted above says 1/16" fits MOST MIM basses. I guess I have one of the other kind.

At least when I'm all done I'll have two nice sets of wrenches.

[ducatiman]

absolutely 1.5 mm.

[dbcandle]

For my 2007 MIM Jazz, I use the 1/16" for the saddles. This matches the allen wrenches and descriptions at the link above from PilbaraBass.