Allen Wrench Set
Action/ Intonation question for a Strat?
I just got a used, but very new and in excellent condition Fender American Deluxe FMT HSS strat. It came set up with a pretty low action, which I like. But the 2-point bridge is set up flush to the body, so I can only bring the trem arm down. My question is twofold: first, if I simply tighten the claw screws and retune can I bring the bridge up to a position where i'll be able to go both up and down with the bar, or will this screw up the action? I don't want to have to mess around with any allen wrenches tonight. Second, if I were to do the above, how stable would my tuning be? It's got locking tuners and a roller nut, but I just don't know how much the fact that the bridge is flush to the body is helping with returning to the correct intonation. Would I need something like a tremsetter? Thanks to anyone who answers; it's a fantastic guitar, I just want to know what all i can do with it.
You would not tighten the claw screws, as that is why the bridge is currently resting against the body. Although the Fender site at http://www.fender.com/support/stratocaster.php is a good guide for setting up a Stratocaster, there is sometimes not enough detail in the instructions. Please see http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylv=3?qid=20090613113503AAb4hi5 for one method of adjusting the tremolo bridge. Once you have raised the rear of the bridge to accommodate pulling the bar upwards, you will need to lower the saddles slightly to restore your original action. In regards to tuning stability, if you regularly exercise deep tremolo dives or soaring rises in pitch, you are probably going to need some form of stabilizer. Reviews and types of several popular tremolo stability devices are listed at http://joe.emenaker.com/TremStabilizers/index.html . Best regards, Dana
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