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Originally Posted by Big Alex
I have a 72 Tele Custom that had the bridge replaced by a vintage Fender with 6 saddles. I don't know if I am too picky but it seems that the E strings (mainly the high E string) seems to be closer to the edge of the fretboard than in my other Fender guitar ( Am. Std Stratocaster), as if the new bridge would have spaced the strings a little. By any means, have you seen this before?
When I make some hammer ons in the first string sometimes the string get out of the neck. I don't think this is a case of neck misalignment since the low E is about the same distance to fretboard edge. Then I started to think about rthe bridge....
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I have run into this problem routinely with the 6 saddle vintage style bridge. Here is my fix.....Opposing set screws in each rail...as pictured. The barrels can be finely adjusted left or right and an ancillary benefit to this mod is that the barrels can be locked together....and when locked....each string benefits from 6 times the mass. When locked together the string spacing is also exactly the same...no sloppy gaps. Intonation, and height adjustment must be done before this mod because if the saddles don't catch part of the side of the one next to it....it can't be done. You also need the opposing E's in their final adjusted position to know where to execute the drillings. This works well on the 3 saddle bridge as well. Also pictured is a vintage style 12 string bridge conversion with Gotoh saddles utilizing this mod.