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I think Brian is right about the guitars being different enough that
everyone might find different solutions to the problems.
I started with a Buzzstop in my AV JM, because I didn't want to deal with
the problems, and Dave W recommended it. I'm glad I didn't buy a new Mustang
bridge, after I found out that Brian bought one and didn't like it. On the
other hand, I wouldn't have a clue if my guitar is set up as good as it can
be, as I tend to just get used to any little shortcomings. I'm thinking that
if someone who really know about how to set up these guitars for surf music
would look at it (like Dave W or Steve Soest), I might get a litttle more
"squeezed" out of it, but for the most part a lot of guitar techs don't have
a clue to what surf guitarists need.
Ran
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Neal" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: jazz-jag nightmare......(bridges)
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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.
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> 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.
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> I also would never consider using a buzz stop but then I learned Dave
> Wronski uses them on some of his Jags.
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> 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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> BN
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