franzbassist Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Hi there The saddle height grub screws ones on my bass are too long and dig into my wrist, especially on the extra long ones used for the A and D strings. Rather than cut them down I'd like to replace them (that way I can restore the bass to stock as/when/if I sell it), but not sure what size they are. My guess is metric, M3, but anyone know for sure? Bass is a 1988/8 MIJ P bass. Cheers Gareth Quote
ikay Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Gareth, this page suggets the metric M3 is the correct saddle screw for an import Strat. I don't know whether the screws are the same on an import P but it's probably a good pointer. Quote
ikay Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Er this might help..! http://www.stratcat.biz/268-699.shtml Quote
franzbassist Posted December 17, 2011 Author Posted December 17, 2011 That's really helpful, thanks! Quote
franzbassist Posted December 21, 2011 Author Posted December 21, 2011 You were spot on with that page ikay! I ordered M3, with a 0.5mm tap to the thread (this is the critical factor to get right apparently) from a UK company and they are a perfect fit. 10mm for the E and G and 12mm for the A and D strings. Cheers Gareth Quote
ikay Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Excellent! I'll just make a note of that for myself lol Quote
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