Hmm, was hoping OP would reply.
My Special II [no tremolo/just the tune-o-matic bridge] is about 2 months old. Playing is fine as far as this noob can tell, but the low E and the A strings get some buzz/rattle if you strum remotely hard and are playing an open string or especially if you're playing one of the first three frets. I would like to have mine professionally adjusted; In the meantime, I wouldn't mind tinkering with it. I won't touch the truss rod, but I did raise the bridge up on the low E side. Didn't quite get it though, so it probably needs the TLC I haven't quite acquired yet. [Totally new at tune-o bridges and pretty inexperienced in everything else... guitar related, that is. ;)]
I'll comb over the DIY thread link! Thanks
BTW I love this forum.