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"MOSRITE" hollow body
- Thread starter wold
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A picture of the bridge/saddle assembly is vital in a post like this.
Before you adjust string height you should determine the relief on the neck , and then adjust the truss rod . Then set string height , and finally intonate .
Unfortunately this is the best photo I can muster. The bass is 60 miles away at the moment. It is very old.
Mosrite basses do not appear to employ thumbwheels to adjust bridge height, whereas most other hollow body basses do. So,
1) If the action is too high, shim the neck.
2) If it is too low, get some hex nuts of the size and pitch to match the screws at the perimeters of the bridge, and a suitable hand wrench to match. Put the nuts beneath the bridge onto the screws and adjust to height preference.
1) If the action is too high, shim the neck.
2) If it is too low, get some hex nuts of the size and pitch to match the screws at the perimeters of the bridge, and a suitable hand wrench to match. Put the nuts beneath the bridge onto the screws and adjust to height preference.
Looks like the posts on either side are threaded into the body inserts. Turning the post clockwise should lower the bridge and counter clockwise will raise it.
Hmm.... looks like I'm stuck. I really was hoping to get some vertical individual string adjustment somehow without doing ny modification or doing any neck shiming or nut replacement. Just simply don't have the time. I have looked however for updated original Mosrite bridges for the Celebrity to no avail. If I had the time I would consider taking the original off and putting it in the case.
Why individual adjustment? Raising or lowering each side of the bridge should do what you need it to. The radius of the fretboard may be built into the saddle heights already.
Yes much to my chagrin. I will however keep searching for a drop in bridge for it. Until then looks like I'll have to us my 72 Guild Starfire1.
Not exactly the correct period bass as the Celebrity but I suppose it will have to do.
Is the mosrite a bolt-on neck? A shim is very simple to do. You'd want it in the neck pocket, up against the body. You can use just about any really thin product to do it. Fender used a light cardboard. I know a tech who uses slivers of guitar pick (they come in graduated thicknesses). The goal is to tilt the neck back a little bit causing the bridge to need raising. It is non-invasive, not permanent, and something you can do yourself pretty quickly.
Don't hesitate to shim the neck. It's something that every pro tech does when needed, and it is simply a tool to achieve adjustment.
I find that usually a business card cut in half makes a significant change in neck angle. But it's free to experiment with shims.
I find that usually a business card cut in half makes a significant change in neck angle. But it's free to experiment with shims.
The few examples I saw via the interwebs showed they had a bolt on neck. I'd just shim it too.
I remember miscalculating in my mind the geometry and putting waaay too much in there, then kept taking out until I got to what you just said.
I’m not understanding the problem. It sounds completely made up to me. I definitely understand why they want to market their shims as different, but changing the neck angle shouldn’t create an upward curve to the fretboard.
