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Anybody consider that...
A) Paul knew what he was doing when he designed the bridge
B) It is set to John's specs...(YMMV but consider consulting the PTC before making any adjustments)
Considered and respectfully disagreed with.
Anybody consider that...
A) Paul knew what he was doing when he designed the bridge
B) It is set to John's specs...(YMMV but consider consulting the PTC before making any adjustments)
Paul knew what he was doing.
I don't think this is John's specs - I feel the bridge should be flat/flushed against the body but during the assembly, it just never happened?
The front edge of the bridge is designed to sit a little higher than the butt end. This is due to the fact that as the tremolo function is engaged, the bridge rocks up,View attachment 6711 View attachment 6712 as well as slightly back. If the bridge was flush to the body, the front part of the bridge would dig into the top of the guitar.
In the grand scheme of things, would many of us really hear the difference between completely decked and the set up that is to spec.
Bearing in mind that several of us have pretty poor hearing!
neat — what is the metal plate and screw on the right side of the diagrams?
Paul knew what he was doing.
I don't think this is John's specs - I feel the bridge should be flat/flushed against the body but during the assembly, it just never happened?
Refer back to Shawn's post. Your pic matches the PRS diagrams, so your guitar is to spec.
Everything has been said I think, but thowing in my 2 cents anyway. The bridge looks decked to me. You could go flush by screwing in those screws at the front of the plate but I expect the trem motion will not be as smooth.
besides john mayer setup...
i've seen many prs bridges set with the tail resting against the body.
do you set it up this way?
i set up mine to have the same relief front to back (bridge plate parallel with the strings) to have room to go up and down with the bar.
... just curious...