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Brigde Height

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voodoo92

Jun 14, 2009
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Brisbane, Australia
#1
So on my Cort GB35A i have lowered the saddles down to the lowest that they will go but it is still to high for my liking. I have been thinking about removing it and routing about 2-3 mm so that its level with the bottom of the bridge bottom to give more leverage with adjustments to the bass. What would be the pros and cons to this??? Cheers
Adam
 
#2
It will be easier to shim the neck by cutting a piece of business card so that it fits across the neck pocket underneath the rearmost screws (the ones nearest the bridge). This will give the neck more back angle and effectively give the same result as lowering the bridge without the woodworking...and it's reversible as well
 
#3
Maybe this will help....

Shimming.jpg


You can also adjust you string height by adjusting your truss rod. Flattening the neck will lower the strings but thats a little tricky, it's like fine tuning....
TJM
 
#8
Well, to make sure, I always do a complete setup from the ground up to see if I can get the desired action without shims or bridgework. I've set up dozens of guitars and can count on one hand the number of times I've actually had to shim a neck or raise/lower a bridge when the owner was "sure" it needed to be done. A proper setup goes a long way. If you're not an expert when it comes to setups, consider taking it to someone who is before considering bridgework...
 
#9
If youre dealing with neck-tru, I´ll bet for a truss rod bad action, if not thats what I call bad design.

If its a bolt on :
Are all the neck screws tight? Otherwise:
Originally Posted by Rocky McD
Shim the neck, that is the correct way to fix the problem.
+1
 

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