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Adjusting the action on a Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar?

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  • #2
    JamesM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭JamesM


    Allen key, the little black screws. Each string - Up/down, forward /back. You need to know what you are doing.
    Jim.


  • #3
    Hotale.com
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    JamesM wrote: »
    Allen key, the little black screws. Each string - Up/down, forward /back. You need to know what you are doing.
    Jim.

    I'd say I'll bring it to a technician so, cheers :)


  • #4
    Hotale.com
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    Is technician even the term?

    Repairman, whatever you call them :pac:


  • #5
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    No point paying someone to turn a couple of screws. How bad is the action that it needs to be lowered?

    Each string saddle has two screws, the little black hex head ones. Adjust each anti-clockwise to lower the action, adjusting to keep the curve of the fretboard as you go.


  • #6
    TroutMask
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 743 ✭✭✭TroutMask


    You need a radius gauge to set up Jags and Jazzmasters. The individual saddle 'height adjusters' are not height adjusters, they set the radius. The height adjusters are down at the end of the two support pillars and adjusted with an allen wrench. One of those guitar multi tools will have the right one.

    TBH JM and Jag bridges were always incredibly problematic - a bit of a black art setting one up. If you throw the radius out, it'll never work. This usually happens when the player tries to use the saddles to set the height (of course, you can tweak out rogue buzzes with these, but they are not a general height adjust). I grew weary of the stock Fender bridges and switched to Mastery bridges. Had one on a Jag and have another on a Fender Bass VI - amazing: no more faffing about, sounds great and stays in tune. The Gotoh 'Kluson-style' locking tuners and a Mastery are the go-to mod if you're a whammy-using JM, Jag or Bass VI player.


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