How to deck a Strat-style bridge

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@dividedwords 8 ай бұрын

Good video, thanks. Re the saddles: if you're going from floating to decked, would the saddles not go slightly *up* rather than down, owing to fulcrum motion?

@guitar-niche 8 ай бұрын

Correct! Good point. This adjustment is mentioned at the 8:40 mark.

@Pandamasque 2 ай бұрын

I'm going nuts. AVRI Strat, Callaham trem. It's decked with 4 springs so tight I can barely use the bar. No amount of string bending makes the bridge lift at all. AND YET, it won't properly deck! When I press on the back of the bridge the tuning goes up a little bit. I feel like, if I tighten the springs any more, I'll just break the trem arm off trying to do a gentle vibrato. I inspected the contact surfaces with a flashlight, wiped then with wet wipes. It's all smooth. What is going on?

@guitar-niche 2 ай бұрын

First thing that comes to mind is the fulcrum screws at the front of the bridge plate. This is exactly what happens when they're not adjusted properly, they may be too tight to the body. Check them over and readjust them if necessary - good luck!

@onlyusernameleft2 6 ай бұрын

I assume you need to do an entire setup after decking the bridge because the setup was done with the floating bridge taken into account. I just got my strat and whoever did the setup did a fantastic job that I don't think I can match if decking knocks everything out of alignment.

@guitar-niche 6 ай бұрын

An entire setup? Not at all. Other than decking the bridge plate, all you need to do is raise the saddles to their previous height. For example, if you have a 2-point trem system, you can either raise the entire bridge using the fulcrum screws or adjust the saddles individually - sometimes it's a mix of both. With vintage-style 6-point systems, you simply raise the saddles. Either way, it's easy enough to measure the current height of your strings, deck the bridge, then readjust the saddles to their previous height..In both cases you just need to reference the outer strings, the middle strings will take care of themselves by using a radius gauge. No other adjustments necessary.

@aristidesvillegas7167 2 ай бұрын

@@guitar-nichehi mate. One question, when adjusting the saddle height would it need to re-calibrate the tuning set up? I mean, height does not affect prior calibration?

@guitar-niche 2 ай бұрын

@@aristidesvillegas7167 String height would have to move considerably to affect calibration (intonation). I think anything more than 1/16" or 1.5mm up or down should still be within tolerance. But it doesn't hurt to double check for peace of mind.

@aristidesvillegas7167 2 ай бұрын

@@guitar-niche thanks Bro!

@kanal7944 Ай бұрын

Would cause decking the bridge more attack to the guitar ?

@guitar-niche Ай бұрын

Whether decking the bridge translates to attack or not is still up to many other variables. But in general, the guitar will tend to feel a little more stable - especially with less expensive instruments.

@kanal7944 Ай бұрын

@@guitar-niche Thank you. What are the most important variables you‘re talking about ?

@guitar-niche Ай бұрын

@@kanal7944 The type of tremolo, whether it can deck to the body fully or not, hardware quality, neck stiffness, body wood, spring tension to name a few.

@MrBritrider 3 ай бұрын

Does doing what you did change the stiffness of your strings making it harder to bend?

@guitar-niche 3 ай бұрын

Excellent question! The fact is some instruments benefit from stabilizing the trem, others work better with a floating system. In practice, it really comes down to string gauge (pressure) and how rigid the guitar is. Some handle it much better than others :)

@MrBritrider 2 ай бұрын

@new_hampshire_explorer Really? You’re not just blowing smoke ?

@PageP1975 2 ай бұрын

@new_hampshire_explorerbingo.