As far as I know, there is an ideal distance from the trem to the body which is part of the correct set-up. I would imagine that this has not changed. that being said, I will often receive "NOS" guitars from dealers that have sat around for over a year before I received them...in some cases the set up is perfect...and in some cases the trem is nearly 1/2 inch away from the body. In one case, what appeared to be a terrible set up was pure carelessness on the dealer's part. the gutiar was received with one of the trem springs unattached, and the resultant "setup" was about 1/2" from the body on the top part of the trem, with the underside flush with the body itself. It's rare...but it's happened more than once.