So I've been working on my new bass, it's an ESB with the tune-o-matic bridge.
Now what I see in photos of Gibson ESBs is that the tuning saddles basically form an even-ish line at an angle to the line of the bridge. E being longest to G being shortest.
I've been working through getting mine set up, per the video on the site and a couple of books, but my bridge looks nothing like the photos.
Now with this kit there is a noticable angle to the bridge. It's not square to the body. Can't help that as the holes are all pre-drilled. That factors some of my difference.
The shape I have is best described with a photo:
You can see the bridge angle in the photo, though its a bit exagerated by the camera.
So then, if Garageband (the most sensitive tuner I have) thinks this is right - is it, or do I need to do it again? It sounds fine - just doesn't look right to me.
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