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Oldave
Username: Oldave
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 7:20 pm: | |
I just bought an Ibanez AK86 Jazz Box Today...!!!
Wow...I can hardly believe that these Guitars are going for around $400 Canadian or "US Funds" !!!
I`ll give a review on Harmony Central after a couple of weeks "Break-In" time.
I had to change the strings right away to #12 to #56`s, and noticed that the bridge "Shifts" around a bit with very little tension on the strings.
How do I know "Where" & How "Oriented" should this bridge be before putting full "In-Tune" tension on the strings and Bridge...???
I have a very good ear to set the intonation and a good Guitar Tuner to adjust to the % (Just in case these old 59 year old ears decieve me), But thought that someone familiar with Ibanez Guitars could help me out and give me some advice on "Re-Stringing" and Set-Up" of Jazz Boxes with this type of bridge (It seems someone always has a little way of tweaking this and that...)
I have been playing and "Setting-Up" my own guitars (Mostly...Telecasters) for over 40 years now,so I do have the technical ability to handle this type of thing.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated...!!!
oldave... |
Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 02, 2007 - 9:00 pm: | |
This problem is the same for all jazz boxes.
It starts when you buy them brand new, with a piece of white foam under the bridge. Actually the shop should remove that in order to let the bridge do its work. But some shops don't. And then you must do the whole setup on your own.
Some unexperienced players even decide to trade them after a while, because they "sound so dull".
I bought a brand new Aria FA-71 for 50% this way, with the foam still under the bridge!
But, assuming that the foam has been removed, you should keep the bridge under tension as much as possible while you're changing strings. So you could either start with the outer strings (1 and 6) working inward, or working from the inner (3 and 4) working outward. If your new strings are thicker, you will have to move the bridge in the direction of the tail. If they're thinner you will have to move the bridge in the direction of the headstock. (That's why the bridge is always slightly diagonal on the body, with a longer bass side and a shorter treble side.)
If there is a gap between the body and the bridge, you may have to attach some sand paper to the top and move the bridge over it until it fits. This shouldn't be necessary if the factory did its work well.
Ginger |
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