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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It’s worth having a set of keys, they aren’t expensive and guitars use a wide variety of sizes. If possible, get both Imperial and Metric, there are some fittings where the difference is critical - eg Fender USA Standard truss rods. Most American instruments use Imperial, Japanese and Korean use Metric. Chinese can be a problem as they use both!
The adjustment is slightly counterintuitive as turning the key clockwise raises the bar, by the way.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ain't that the truth. Never seem to have the right one to hand and it's so tempting to attempt a bodge with watchmaker screwdrivers. Just ordered an Imperial set to adjust Strat saddles.
Tried a 2.5mm from a socket set which did fit, but the shaft was too short to move it more than a fraction. That was a enough to help the strings release though and offer a tiny bit of vibrato.
I've ordered a set of metric / imperial allen keys which will be here tomorrow but slightly sceptical it will move, it didn't feel easy.
This should explain why...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I took the vibrato off to look at it when I changed the strings last night, I think it only had two springs though, that has four.
Once the keys are here I'll slacken off the strings and see what I can do. Might even get a set of 11s and out them on although the tuning stability hasn't been too bad since I out them on last night.
Really like the P90s in it, although they could probably be even better with an upgrade.
It's just very shiny .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ha! Oh yes, I can see now! Thought it looked different to mine
Is that a replacement? Where best to source one if my Chinese one isn't great?
Well that worked!
3/32" with the strings loosened a bit and it was easily adjusted. I've moved it to what I consider to be pretty high, it's probably 3.5mm - 4mm clear of the plate at the bottom of the cigar but the tuning is reasonably stable. I'm not using the bar, just my hand, for the vibrato so it works easily at that height.
I’m going to be tempted to stick some 11s on it to aid tuning stability.
11s are generally a good idea on Mustangs due to both the trem and the short scale. It's possible you may find the nut getting a bit tight though, especially on the lower strings in an 11-50 set. Try it and see, if it's a problem then rubbing the cut-off ends of the wound strings through the slots a few times will often take off enough material to fix it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein