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Author Message   Rs335 Username: Rs335 Registered: 02-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 11:33 am:    I recently picked up an RS335 that looks just like this: http://www.ibanezregister.com/images/images-roadstar/rs335/rs335bk-83.jpg I love it - it plays and sounds great, but I really don't use the vibrato arm, so I screwed the studs down all the way and put on 5 springs so the whole thing is sitting flush to the body. It's definitely stable but now I have to raise the saddles really high to get the action up off the frets and I'm worried this is putting stress on the little screws in the saddles since they are extended out so far. The only thing I can see to do is raise the front of the bridge (the studs) back up so I can lower the saddles, but then only the back of the bridge will touch the body and I'm concerned this will decrease sustain. Anybody have any suggestions on this?   Rs335 Username: Rs335 Registered: 02-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 11:37 am:    Sorry about the title - I meant Mr. Roadstar...   Mrmike Username: Mrmike Registered: 01-2006 Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 6:03 pm:    Hi! I can help! I own a music store and do gtr repair for a living. I do this repair all the time for my customers. You need to place a small block of wood between the trem block and the body inside the trem cavity on the spring side.Get your gtr playing how you like it with the trem 'floating',make sure the top of the trem is level with the top of the body.Now size the thickness of your wood so the trem block comes to rest on the wood and your trem is still level. It might take a few trys to get it just right. 1/4 to 3/8 thickness is a good place to start. You don't lose sustain because the trem still making contact the body;even more so with the springs really tight! You can glue the wood block to the body and pop it off if you want! I would charge about 20-30 bucks for this job at my shop. Good Luck!   Mr_roadstar Username: Mr_roadstar Registered: 06-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 1:00 am:    What he said... Steve   Rs335 Username: Rs335 Registered: 02-2006 Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 4:30 pm:    Thanks for the tip! Max S.

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