Cecil1971 Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 what direction should the screws face on the tune o matic bridge face? the pickups or the stop piece? Does it matter? what kind of bridge are these guitars installed with is it an ABR-1?
Vanschoyck Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Mine is a recent model, it has a TonePros bridge, and the screws face toward the tail piece. It's not the abr-1 style, it's more like what Gibson calls the "Nashville" type. It's the same as they show on their web site. If you can post a photo someone here will likely be able to tell you what it is.
Hfan Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Yep, TOM screws should face towads the tail, ABRs are opposite. I recently bought a Hamer on CL (need to keep off CL ha ha). And I noticed the TOM was backwards..tried to reverse it but the spacing was screwed up so I put it back. I asked the experts over on the Hamer forum and they said it doesn't make a difference, nor does what way the saddles face. FWIW.
TalismanRich Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Excellent choice, Cecil. 535s are sweet. Is that finish "faded cherry"? It looks a whole lot like mine.
Kuz Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 Nashville (the ones Heritage use) screws are always toward the tailpiece, ABR-1 (and there conversion versions from Nashville bridge to the ABR-1 conversion bridge) screws always facing the pickups.
bolero Posted August 1, 2015 Posted August 1, 2015 I don't think the direction of the bridge matters that much what *does* matter is the intonation is set properly, and the saddles are oriented correctly...ideally the flat part will be facing the neck. although sometimes ppl will flip them, if they need more room for intonation that is a nice looking 535!
profgumby Posted January 2, 2016 Posted January 2, 2016 Glad I found this thread. I'm trying to set up intonation on my recently purchased '535 (blonde), but the supplied hex key is too long for most string positions; they face the pickups. Anyone know where I can get one with a short-short short end? And, who makes good glasses ha-ha? Any other tips greatly appreciated. TKS, Prof. Gumby
yoslate Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I don't think the direction of the bridge matters that much what *does* matter is the intonation is set properly, and the saddles are oriented correctly...ideally the flat part will be facing the neck. although sometimes ppl will flip them, if they need more room for intonation Technically...this.
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