cshallcross
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Not too long ago I picked up a pretty spotless sea foam green 2009 305. It was shipped to a local store for pickup, and I think something in my brain just clicked today. I'm pretty sure the tension was taken off the string when shipping and the bridge was loosened up some. Maybe, maybe not.
The action on the guitar was a bit high, and I noticed the 6 screws at the front fulcrum were loose or undone enough to allow the bridge to have a decent gap between it and the body. I've been playing it like this since I picked it up as I honestly wasn't sure about it. I mean, it was high but super easy to play still.
So, this was pointed out to me today when I hit up a few local shops to see if there was any trade bait I had to have. I brought the 305 with me as I saw a local used McCarty soapbar 10 top that I thought I had to have. Outside of some insane low ball offers being made on the 305, I decided I liked it far too much to let some GAS and trade bait get the best of me.
Got home and loosened the strings. I tightened the 6 screws down some, but I wasn't sure how far I'm supposed to go. They will easily bring the bridge fulcrum down to touch the body, and the action is amazing now. Almost lower than what I'm used to. Would anyone mind telling a set-up noob roughly how I should treat these screws and how much I should tighten them down? I know that's probably a stupid question, but I'm new to the PRS trem/bridge as my others have all been hard tails.
The action on the guitar was a bit high, and I noticed the 6 screws at the front fulcrum were loose or undone enough to allow the bridge to have a decent gap between it and the body. I've been playing it like this since I picked it up as I honestly wasn't sure about it. I mean, it was high but super easy to play still.
So, this was pointed out to me today when I hit up a few local shops to see if there was any trade bait I had to have. I brought the 305 with me as I saw a local used McCarty soapbar 10 top that I thought I had to have. Outside of some insane low ball offers being made on the 305, I decided I liked it far too much to let some GAS and trade bait get the best of me.
Got home and loosened the strings. I tightened the 6 screws down some, but I wasn't sure how far I'm supposed to go. They will easily bring the bridge fulcrum down to touch the body, and the action is amazing now. Almost lower than what I'm used to. Would anyone mind telling a set-up noob roughly how I should treat these screws and how much I should tighten them down? I know that's probably a stupid question, but I'm new to the PRS trem/bridge as my others have all been hard tails.
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