SG stop bar height advice
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SG stop bar height advice
Hi all
Is this to high ?
Or will I still have enough bite in the screw depth
Or would top wrapping be more beneficial as I can then lower it
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Is this to high ?
Or will I still have enough bite in the screw depth
Or would top wrapping be more beneficial as I can then lower it
Cheers
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Wrap it and crank it right down. Having it up like that .... eh
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
In theory, that’s too high. Ideally you’d have the stop bar screwed to the body to increase sustain. You may need to overwrap to achieve this.
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
If you're not keen on the feel of top wrapping you can get spacers that fit under the tailpiece so you can screw it down tightly. Faber make some https://faberusa.com/product-category/f ... s-spacers/
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Mine was like that. i had to top wrap it. My Les Paul is not like that and top wrapping is no good for it. It is all to do with the angle the neck is set at. Do they do it because slide players like SGs and need higher actions? I dunno.
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Couple of things.
Nashville bridges have the wide body vs an ABR-1, so ensuring the strings don’t sit on the back of the bridge (E and E strings usually) means the tail piece has to be higher than usual. This is often a contributing factor when people choose to go back to an ABR-1.
I would also top wrap this guitar and lwoer the tail piece until the E and E are marginally above the back of the bridge.
Or, for a lot more money, get some Faber inserts and convert it to an ABR. You’ll still have a a high ish tail piece though...Gibson these days tend to have a steeper neck angle. My ‘60 335 has the ABR almost touching the top of the guitar due to the lesser neck angle.
Nashville bridges have the wide body vs an ABR-1, so ensuring the strings don’t sit on the back of the bridge (E and E strings usually) means the tail piece has to be higher than usual. This is often a contributing factor when people choose to go back to an ABR-1.
I would also top wrap this guitar and lwoer the tail piece until the E and E are marginally above the back of the bridge.
Or, for a lot more money, get some Faber inserts and convert it to an ABR. You’ll still have a a high ish tail piece though...Gibson these days tend to have a steeper neck angle. My ‘60 335 has the ABR almost touching the top of the guitar due to the lesser neck angle.
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Hang on. The one I sold you?ToneLoungeMatt wrote: Seconded. Sell it and buy my SG.
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Think I tried to sell it to oldie lol
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Re: SG stop bar height advice
Dont sell it...looks awesome!
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