Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Stevepage on October 14, 2008, 11:45:39 AM
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Hey guys. Recently I got a Gothic V. It's fantastic but I'm having trouble getting the low string to intonate. It's tuned to C standard with a 62 on the low C. When I fret a note at the 12th fret, it's slightly sharp. Usually I would just tighten the intonation screw at the bridge but it's as far back as it can go, yet it's still out of tune.
What can I do to rectify this? Would a slightly lighter string fix this problem?
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I'd live with it.
Or you may be able to flip the saddle the other way round to give you that extra little bit of adjustment?
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Thing is, when you play a chord, you can hear that it's out of tune. The saddle is already set up the other way round and can't move it any more
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Ah.
You may want to look at other TOM bridges. Some are wider than others and may give that little bit of extra adjustment? Maybe a TonePros or similar?
Jonathon at Feline may be able to help with which might suit...
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Would a nashville type give more room for intonation?
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That's what I was thinking.....
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How can I tell if I haven't got one already? Or is the Nashville bridge something that just doesn't come stock on Gibsons?
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They either have Nashvilles or something I can't remeber the name of :oops:
being a recent Gibson, it may well be the larger Nashville that you have. I'd give Jonathon a call at Feline and see what he suggests...
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The old style Gibson bridge is an ABR1. The Nashville is wider and the Schaller from the early 70's is wider still!
Top is a Nashville, battom and ABR1.
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They either have Nashvilles or something I can't remeber the name of :oops:
ABR-1. But it's a Nashville on the Gothic V.
The Nashville bridges usually have the flat edges of all the saddles facing forward, so you could get a tiny bit more string length by turning that saddle round (edit - sorry, just re-read and saw it's already set that way :oops: ).
But the problem is the heavy string - if you're always going to have strings that heavy you could maybe get the bridge relocated?
Edit: Maybe a 70s style bridge like Phil mentioned would do the trick:
http://www.allparts.uk.com/tunematic-bridge-style-p-4279.html?p=product (http://www.allparts.uk.com/tunematic-bridge-style-p-4279.html?p=product)
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Ok I don't know how I did it, but I've fixed the problem. Here's how:
Get so annoyed and frustrated, give the bridge a bit of a thump and BAM!
Fixed! :lol:
It's now sounding fine all over the neck.
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if in doubt... give it a clout!!!
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... then send it to me for repair!!! ;)