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Posted by keith (from: userao40.netscapeonline.co.uk) on January 29, 2001 at 04:42:32:

In Reply to: Re: string question posted by blah on January 29, 2001 at 00:40:44:

: OK I think I need to better describe what I'm doing

: I have a american standard strat and it's got the regular tremlo strat bridge that I guess I see on all the standard strats...anyways ok....now I used to have a set with the smallest guage being the 9 (high e string) now I put a new set of strings on which has the lowest guage of 10 (low e string)...so instead of the ernie ball slinky strings I used to have I now put a set of whatever they call it that is one whole guage set higher....now this increase will put more pressure on the bridge...resulting in the bridge popping up because the guitar bridge is not set for this new heavier set of strings....I've done this before without adjusting the bridge on another guitar..and the bridge popped up and I had to take it in...now on this guitar I don't want to screw it up like the last one and have the bridge pop up again...now I know that if you take the back cover that is on the back of the guitar off you will see the screws that are connected to the bridge...these change the bridge and I'm guessing will solve the problem of the bridge popping up....do you see more of what I'm saying now?

: btw ICQ is 9913113

Okay, I get it. I'm afraid I'm now back to the first part of my previous answer - I don't have enough experience of trem-equipped guitars to advise you, I'm afraid. What I do know is you should get a far better tone with 10s on instead of 9s, so I'd stick with them. I'm sure someone else will come back to you on how to sort the bridge. I'm sure its very simple once you know how. I think I'm about the only person in the world to have been playing for 20 years and never owned a Strat! Good luck with it, anyway, and sorry I'm not much use on this one.

Keith

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: : OK I think I need to better describe what I'm doing : : I have a american standard strat and it's got the regular tremlo strat bridge that I guess I see on all the standard strats...anyways ok....now I used to have a set with the smallest guage being the 9 (high e string) now I put a new set of strings on which has the lowest guage of 10 (low e string)...so instead of the ernie ball slinky strings I used to have I now put a set of whatever they call it that is one whole guage set higher....now this increase will put more pressure on the bridge...resulting in the bridge popping up because the guitar bridge is not set for this new heavier set of strings....I've done this before without adjusting the bridge on another guitar..and the bridge popped up and I had to take it in...now on this guitar I don't want to screw it up like the last one and have the bridge pop up again...now I know that if you take the back cover that is on the back of the guitar off you will see the screws that are connected to the bridge...these change the bridge and I'm guessing will solve the problem of the bridge popping up....do you see more of what I'm saying now? : : btw ICQ is 9913113 : Okay, I get it. I'm afraid I'm now back to the first part of my previous answer - I don't have enough experience of trem-equipped guitars to advise you, I'm afraid. What I do know is you should get a far better tone with 10s on instead of 9s, so I'd stick with them. I'm sure someone else will come back to you on how to sort the bridge. I'm sure its very simple once you know how. I think I'm about the only person in the world to have been playing for 20 years and never owned a Strat! Good luck with it, anyway, and sorry I'm not much use on this one. : Keith

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