I got a problem

JParnell · July 7th, 2005, 05:26 PM

:( I had a Bigsby on my Tele for a while and when I got it removed about a week ago, I put on some steel saddles and about the fourteenth to seventeenth fret or so on the E and B strings when you bend up past a whole it goes dead. I'm using 9's but I'm going to change back to 10's. Is there anyway I can fix this?

Davey265 · July 8th, 2005, 03:29 PM

you might try adjusting the string height at the saddle. If that doesn't work, a small shim in the neck pocket towards the headstock end might.

Regards

Dave

Rick S · July 8th, 2005, 04:28 PM

Often, when a Bigsby is installed, a shim is necessary toward the neck heel, opposite of what Dave described above. I would first remove the neck and see if there are any shims in place, and if so, remove them and see where you are at that point. Whatever it is, it's a setup problem and can be fixed, so be patient.

July 7th, 2005, 05:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
JParnell TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 23	I got a problem :( I had a Bigsby on my Tele for a while and when I got it removed about a week ago, I put on some steel saddles and about the fourteenth to seventeenth fret or so on the E and B strings when you bend up past a whole it goes dead. I'm using 9's but I'm going to change back to 10's. Is there anyway I can fix this?

July 8th, 2005, 03:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Davey265 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 167	If no one's had a better idea you might try adjusting the string height at the saddle. If that doesn't work, a small shim in the neck pocket towards the headstock end might. Regards Dave __________________ There's no such thing as too much Tele!

July 8th, 2005, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rick S Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 489	Often, when a Bigsby is installed, a shim is necessary toward the neck heel, opposite of what Dave described above. I would first remove the neck and see if there are any shims in place, and if so, remove them and see where you are at that point. Whatever it is, it's a setup problem and can be fixed, so be patient.