That would bug me as well. It does look like the strings pass over the pick up poles well though, would shifting the notches on the bridge mess that up? or not enough to be a problem?
Can you make any adjustment at the nut end. A very slight shift to the right might be enough?
Good you mentioned these!
I found I can get unslotted tune-o-matic bridges, so could swap and have the slots offset to compensate.
Also looks like some Schaller roller bridges allow string spacing adjustment! That could work.
Sounds a lot better than trying to unglue the neck!
I'm going to check if these would work with PBG bushing size and spacing
Thanks for the idea!
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@Sonic Moutain: Yeah I set the pickups before I noticed the strings were offset... so lined them up with the strings...
Shouldn't have done this late at night!
But I can move them that's not too bad.
And you're right I can also play with the nut positioning as I haven't set it yet, I think I'll have to do both, offset the nut and offset the saddles. This bridge looks good:
http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_...er_Bridge.html
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#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
Did a mock up of my SGM build and with the neck sitting relaxed and evenly without glue in the slot I get the same (very similar) string offset as you.
Only way that I'm going to get my strings to run down the centre of the neck is when I eventually set it with TiteBond is to push down on it quite hard at the headstock as I tighten the G clamp, which is a prospect that I'm not looking forward to. Looks like mine will need two strings on it as I set the neck just so I can be sure it sets correctly.
If your neck is/was as tight as mine I don't fancy your chances of getting much correction if you try and reset your neck...
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Hey Marcel,
Yeah... I'm not considering ungluing the neck anymore.... sounds scary and as you said there wasn't much movement to play with.
So I did some research after the guys mentioned offsetting the slots on the bridge, and I just ordered that Schaller roller bridge from Stewmac.
Each roller can be moved a few mm sideways so I should be able to offset them to compensate and get the strings in the middle of the neck.
We'll see when it arrives I guess!
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#1- STA1M - Completed Jan16 - GOTM Feb16 - Here
#2- IB5 - Completed Aug16 - Here
#3- 335 style 12 strings - 3rd build - Almost done - Here
No #- SG1 'Franck Zappa' - Completed Apr16 for a friend - No build diary (yet?)
#4- 'The Red Plywood Strat' - Completed Aug16 - Here
#5- ST-1JR Star Wars - Completed Dec16 - Here
#6- SG 3 pickups - Almost done - Here
#7- JBA-4M JPJ Bass - Completed Mar18 - Here
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