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I got fed up with my stock bridge on my AV jag because the grooves were
not wide enough for the low E string. The low E would get itself
positioned on the knife edge of a groove and buzz on me. I had to pick
it up and move it all the time. And once or twice the height screws on
the saddles lowered themselves. The Mustang saddles fix those problems
without me having to mess with loctite, glue, or filing wider grooves.
But please note that the after market Mustang saddles that places like
Stew Mac, etc sell are not as wide as the vintage Mustang saddles, so
you'll get gaps between them and they will wiggle under heavy playing. I
had to find a vintage set before I became happy.
I also think shimming is not necessary if you have heavy strings. Heavy
strings are going to stay in place better. When I put the Mustang bridge
on my guitar and raised it up high to get some nice buzz free action,
the string angle became so great that the strings were hitting the
intonation screw heads on the back of the bridge. Rather than remove my
shims (taking off the neck is scary) I just turned the bridge around.
I also would never consider using a buzz stop but then I learned Dave
Wronski uses them on some of his Jags.
I think these guitars are finicky enough that it varies wildy if you
will need shims, Mustang saddles, or just a good setup to fix your
problems. If you are lucky you won't have any problems. I didn't for the
first few years, but then the low E buzzing began.
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