Foxx Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Anyone know of an off the shelf 5 string bridge with an extended bit for the B string like some yamahas seem to have? I've got a Squier pro tone 5 and cant get the intonation right on the B, it's sharp and I've nearly run out of adjustment on the bridge, the other 4 strings are intonated fine. Don't know what else to do about it really... Quote
CamdenRob Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 [quote name='Foxx' timestamp='1393939113' post='2386003'] Anyone know of an off the shelf 5 string bridge with an extended bit for the B string like some yamahas seem to have? I've got a Squier pro tone 5 and cant get the intonation right on the B, it's sharp and I've nearly run out of adjustment on the bridge, the other 4 strings are intonated fine. Don't know what else to do about it really... [/quote] Be interested to hear the advice on this... I've a similar issue on one of my basses. Quote
HowieBass Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Can you relocate the bridge maybe 1/2" (or even just 1/4") further back? I guess it depends how far along their intonation adjustment screws the other saddles are... Edited March 4, 2014 by HowieBass Quote
Ou7shined Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Can you take the spring out to allow you to come back further? Quote
Fitzy73 Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Bass_bridges/Montreux_Step_Bass_Bridge.html its only for 4 string , might be worth a look on web if a 5 string is available Quote
3below Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Is the bridge the usual Fender bent metal plate or diecast (like the high mass bridge)? If bent metal plate, get a local metal shop to make a longer plate in stainless steel. Screw to body locations can be identical but the fold can be further back allowing more adjustment. This arrangement could replace a die cast version. Quote
TheGreek Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 Give it to somebody who knows what they're doing - I had a similar issue with my Warwick Corvette recently, spent hours trying to fix it without any luck ...took it to my local luthier who identified a couple of issues which I would never have noticed - he put them right in a couple of hours... There are times when you need specialist knowledge... Quote
Foxx Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 See what the repair man says or make one then by the looks, its a cast gold coloured one at present, can't find any direct replacements from google searches. Quote
3below Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1393967408' post='2386477'] Give it to somebody who knows what they're doing - I had a similar issue with my Warwick Corvette recently, spent hours trying to fix it without any luck ...took it to my local luthier who identified a couple of issues which I would never have noticed - he put them right in a couple of hours... There are times when you need specialist knowledge... [/quote] So right, I had issues with setting up the 'best' guitar I own, could never get it right. Trip to local luthier, guitar transformed, now plays as it should. One other thought, which has been touched on in other threads - faulty string. I have also experienced this (only once) and it took me ages to have that realisation. New string was faulty. Quote
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