Intonation problem

[Stevepage]

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?

[Twinfan]

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?

[Stevepage]

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

[Twinfan]

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...

[gingataff]

Would a nashville type give more room for intonation?

[Twinfan]

That's what I was thinking.....

[Stevepage]

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?

[Twinfan]

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...

[PhilKing]

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.

[Philly Q]

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

[Stevepage]

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.

[WezV]

if in doubt... give it a clout!!!





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... then send it to me for repair!!!  ;)