Really Stupid Question

[Alfonzo]

Dumb question, sorry.

 

On my 535 (which has schaller hardware), I was changing the strings the other day and once off, the tail piece of course came loose.

 

When I turned the guitar over to clean it, the bridge fell off. No damage of course, but now, which way does it go back on? Screws to the tail or to the neck?

 

I finally figured it out because I found a picture of the guitar when I bought it and the screws pointed to the neck.

 

This got me thinking. My 150 has it the other way, with the screws facing the tail. Its a 2009 so I'm sure its not schaller.

 

Dumb question is? Does it matter which way it sits? I would suspect that as long its its setup one way and then stays that way, it should be ok, but I was just wondering?

 

Is this thing reversible?

 

THanks,

 

Alf

[ridethatbike]

Dumb question, sorry.

 

On my 535 (which has schaller hardware), I was changing the strings the other day and once off, the tail piece of course came loose.

 

When I turned the guitar over to clean it, the bridge fell off. No damage of course, but now, which way does it go back on? Screws to the tail or to the neck?

 

I finally figured it out because I found a picture of the guitar when I bought it and the screws pointed to the neck.

 

This got me thinking. My 150 has it the other way, with the screws facing the tail. Its a 2009 so I'm sure its not schaller.

 

Dumb question is? Does it matter which way it sits? I would suspect that as long its its setup one way and then stays that way, it should be ok, but I was just wondering?

 

Is this thing reversible?

 

THanks,

 

Alf

 

Typically they aren't reversible, and you should be able to tell by the size of the string slot on the saddles which way it should face.

[H]

Nashville-style bridges work either way but, as said above, ensure the saddles are notched correctly for the strings they'll support.

[Alfonzo]

thanks

[SouthpawGuy]

My '07 535, totally stock and unmodified has the screws facing the tail

 

 

 

The '96 535, hardware changed to Gotoh, also has the screws facing the tail but the saddles are facing the other way, presumably for intonation to allow them to go back a little further.

 

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[kidsmoke]

My understanding has always been that ABR's are to the neck, Nashville's to the tail, but ultimately, the string doesn't know, or care. It's about stability, intonation and providing a break angle. Whatever works to provide those....so be it.

[Alfonzo]

hmmm, thanks everyone. Maybe not such a dumb question, lol

[smurph1]

there's no such thing as a dumb question..

[rockabilly69]

Where ever it is easier to tweak the screw is where it goes with me:)

[tbonesullivan]

The gotoh up there isn't backwards. The guitar is.

 

Seriously though, I think they may come in pre-slotted, which would mean either taking out all of the saddles and changing them around, or just flipping it over so the saddles face that direction.

 

I also have seen some face forwards, some face backwards. Schallers tend to have the screws on the tailpiece side. Gotoh on the pickup side. Of course this is variable.

 

Here's my H150CM as it was used at Wolfe guitars. Note that the screws face the tail:

 

 

turns out, the bridge was on backwards. I noticed that the high E slot was kinda huge, and the low E was really small. Also the saddles were slanted side towards the pickups.

[SouthpawGuy]

Of the two guitars I posted above both have the bridge installed in the same direction,with the screws facing the same way on both. One is as it left the factory, the other with P-Rails has the saddles reversed and was set up by Pete Moreno.

 

Seems there's more than one way to set them up ...