NGD: Fender Blacktop Jazzmaster (+ same old bridge question)

[DuoSonicII]

Warmoth makes this modified Mustang bridge. It's got adjustable saddle height. I've got one and its great....!

http://www.warmoth.com/Modified-Mustang ... 6C700.aspx

This! Not sure why the Warmoth option seems to always overlooked nowadays - works well and the price is right.

[MrNovember]

Warmoth makes this modified Mustang bridge. It's got adjustable saddle height. I've got one and its great....!

http://www.warmoth.com/Modified-Mustang ... 6C700.aspx

This! Not sure why the Warmoth option seems to always overlooked nowadays - works well and the price is right.

I think I might actually go for this rather than wait for the Staytrem.
And the price is definitely right compared to all the other options
Thanks guys!

[MrNovember]

So quick comparison of the bridge before:

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and after:

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about 10 minutes of playing....
I think I'm going to order that Warmoth bridge right now

[Decibill]

So did all those screw just back themselves out of the saddles...???!!!!

[funsize]

lol. For what it's worth. I have one of those Warmoth Modified Mustang bridges on my blacktop and fixed every problem I've had with that guitar. Its been played/practiced/gigged for like 2 years and I haven't had to adjust it or do any tweaking.

[MrNovember]

So did all those screw just back themselves out of the saddles...???!!!!

Yes. Yes they did...
If I was going to keep this bridge I would need to invest in some of the blue loctite
But I ordered the modified Mustang bridge.
So now I'm just super excited to get that

[funsize]

I would also recommend shimming the neck a bit once while you're at it. The more height you can get on the bridge the more stable it will be, but the closer trem placement on the Blacktop actually DOES help with this quite a bit.

[MrNovember]

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[tuffteef]

some tasty tones in the first video

[01010111]

So did all those screw just back themselves out of the saddles...???!!!!

That's EXACTLY what mine did when I first got mine. Get it adjusted, play for five-ten minutes, completely unusable.

Simple solution: take the bridge off, coat all the screws with vasoline and reassemble. I used teflon on mine instead of vasoline (I was suspicious about the vasoline), and it stays fine now.

[MrNovember]

So did all those screw just back themselves out of the saddles...???!!!!

That's EXACTLY what mine did when I first got mine. Get it adjusted, play for five-ten minutes, completely unusable.

Simple solution: take the bridge off, coat all the screws with vasoline and reassemble. I used teflon on mine instead of vasoline (I was suspicious about the vasoline), and it stays fine now.

Yeah the Warmoth bridge fixed all of those issues. 100% more stable
Still an occasional rattle on the high e string but it's not terrible
Also noticed that there's occasionally a rattle due to one of the screws on the humbucker.
The guy that installed the humbucker used the shittiest screws I've ever seen. I need to swap them out some time.

some tasty tones in the first video

Thanks