jazzmaster bridge

[oldskool1221]

so i recently got a 62 reissue and i love it…i don’t mind the bridge too much and i can get the buzz to stop but i just have to readjust it a lot..i know a lot of people hate jazzmaster bridges and ill probably end up changing it but is there something i can do so i don’t have to readjust it almost every time i pick it up

[lofi73]

I changed the bridge to a Mustang and angled the neck a bit….Works ok

[tonas]

What exactly need re adjusting?

I switched mine out to a Mustang, and it works fine.

I also have a Jaguar resissue that has the stock bridge on it. I had trouble with it at first, the screws that were in the saddles always moved (wiggled out) and screwed the action and intonation up everytime I played it. My guitar teacher at the time suggested I take plyers to the threads and rough em’ up a bit that way when I adjusted the height and intonation they would stay in place rather than wiggling out like they did. It worked and I haven’t had any problems since. I got that guitar in 92.

[oldskool1221]

"tonas" wrote:

I switched mine out to a Mustang, and it works fine.

so i should just switch it to a mustang bridge? What about a buzzstop, do those work at all?

http://www.northcoastmusic.com/buzzstop/

[giantsofthebiblebelt]

I know when I was having issues with my jag’s bridge everyone suggested both a mustang bridge and a buzzstop. I got the mustang bridge, adjusted it slightly and dropped it even, never even needed a buzzstop it played fine after that. Try just a mustang bridge and go from there. Plus buzzstops are ugly as sin on guitars.

[oldskool1221]

"giantsofthebiblebelt" wrote:

I know when I was having issues with my jag’s bridge everyone suggested both a mustang bridge and a buzzstop. I got the mustang bridge, adjusted it slightly and dropped it even, never even needed a buzzstop it played fine after that. Try just a mustang bridge and go from there. Plus buzzstops are ugly as sin on guitars.

yeah and the buzzstops change tonal qualities of the guitar which i don’t want.ill probably just go with the mustang bridge but since the "buzzing" is from the tension,just for now im going to raise the bridge up and see if it helps

[lofi73]

"giantsofthebiblebelt" wrote:

… Plus buzzstops are ugly as sin on guitars.

+1…And you don´t need them.

[oldskool1221]

after i switch the bridge to a mustang one,will light gauge strings be a problem?..or at least lighter than these hulking bridge cables

[krisMedicine]

The stock Jazzmaster bridge will work fine with string gauges 11 and above. If you’re still getting a buzz, maybe the action is too low. Apparently Jazzmasters were designed to be used with flat-wound strings which give a dark jazzy tone and tend not to jump out of the saddles when bending like the round-wound ones do. Raising my action again, solved that problem for me. Every bridge alternative (mustang, tune- o-matic, mastery etc) will alter the tone. I love the glassy harmonic vibe you only seem to get with the stock bridge..

[Oldfreak]

Teflon thread tape around your saddle screws will keep them from coming loose. I play round wound 9’s on my JM and don’t have any issues and prefer the the brighter tone. I did however adjust the saddle heights to a flatter set up which feels better and prevents my high E from popping out.

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Just use thread lock from Loctite. Stops the rattles and works perfectly. I put it on my 1970 Jazzmaster saddle a height adjustment screws and it works a treat!

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