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Originally Posted by Little Jay
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01-01-2024 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by garybaldy
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Originally Posted by Ralph124C41
A thicker wooden shim can be made to fit the contour of the top by sticking some sandpaper to the top and sand it the same way you would do with fitting an archtop bridge.
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Originally Posted by Little Jay
Anyway I explained the perceived problem with the P-90 positioning and I'm certain he can, for very cheap or free, fashion me some kind of shim from a piece of hard maple or other wood.
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How do you like the guitar ?
is there enough warmth to it ?
it’s certainly a bargain
if it’s any good
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Originally Posted by pingu
I know raising the P-90 will give me extra volume, which I don't need, so I'm still wondering if I need a shim at all but I realize it is below the standard P-90 distance for optimal sound. I may put in a shim only to take it out again.
The thin body resonates pretty OK and is fairly loud played unamplified. The thin body is very comfortable to play. I do wish it had a cutaway but anything higher than the 15th fret is foreign territory for me anyway.
I took the pickguard off. I have wayyyyyy too many sunburst guitars but this sunburst seems to have more of a vintage vibe to its finish for some reason so it's reasonably different than my other guitars.
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Bit of an update. I took the guitar into my luthier buddy. What he did was fashion a couple semicircles out of some type of very durable foam that is used in medicine to treat arm or leg muscle problems. He then found a couple tiny springs which he also attached.
So now not only do I have a spacer for my P-90 ... I can adjust it too.
And the price? Very reasonable. $0.00. It does help to have a friend like him.
Btw, he also found no problem with the nut and says it appears to be of a high-density plastic material, not Tusq, but along that line. And it was not made of bone.
He also said the stock T.O.M. bridge is fully functional. He couldn't address if a full wood bridge would make the guitar sound better but it is doing its job OK.
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For $7 on AliExpress it’s definitely worth the experiment:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvkYSSt
I put one of these on my AF55 and I like it much better than the TOM-bridge it came with.
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Little Jay,
I may try something like that but I think I would opt for one that has some more involved intonation parts.
I have a bridge something like this on my cheap Rogue "Beatle" bass wannabe. I've had the guitar for more than 20 years and I've always expected the bridge to break because it looks fragile but it's held up to medium-gauge flatwound bass strings (which has more tension than the non-flats) and it's done fine and those little inserts give you an edge for intonation.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568...Cquery_from%3A
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A yes, have one of those laying around as well but didn’t put it on any guitar yet.
I have experimented with the TOM, rosewood and ebony bridges and although the differences might be subtle, to me the rosewood definitely tamed highs in a good (as in not muffled) way and gave the best jazz tone but it probably differs from guitar to guitar. Fun experiments!
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Originally Posted by Little Jay
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Originally Posted by garybaldy
I do think the solid foot bridge is better for perserving the arch of the top, I see some of the split foot bridges warp, bending down in the middle and it’s my impression that the top warps/bends along with it a bit.
No more 10" Neo Speakers?
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