freddairy Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I got a SG 2013 Original last week and I've been loving it. To the point of I wanted a backup. So I saw one listed as having a one piece body(I know I know it doesn't make a difference) so I picked it up. Right off the bat I noticed the bridge sits WAY lower than my first one. I took shots of the bass sides of both guitars. It's actually really difficult to photograph the treble sides of the bridges on these guitars. I guess it will have to go back. I bought it "used" so there's no Gibson warranty. Do you think I'm right in worrying about the bridge sitting to low? Maybe in the future the bridge will need to be lowered? First pick is the low bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I got a SG 2013 Original last week and I've been loving it. To the point of I wanted a backup. So I saw one listed as having a one piece body(I know I know it doesn't make a difference) so I picked it up. Right off the bat I noticed the bridge sits WAY lower than my first one. I took shots of the bass sides of both guitars. It's actually really difficult to photograph the treble sides of the bridges on these guitars. I guess it will have to go back. I bought it "used" so there's no Gibson warranty. Do you think I'm right in worrying about the bridge sitting to low? Maybe in the future the bridge will need to be lowered? First pick is the low bridge. If it works properly, adjusts "enough" to have great action, and no buzz, I wouldn't worry about it. But, if the neck isn't set properly (angle), and lowering the bridge doesn't get you the action you want, still...then yeah, you MAY have a problem?? Just checked mine, and it's a bit higher, than your posted photo, but not a lot! It works JUST FINE!! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddairy Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Here are the two bridges from the treble side. The low one is the first pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Holy crapoly they will sell a guitar to anyone these days! Dude, yer like, taking your car back because it isn't set to the radio station you like. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddairy Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Holy crapoly they will sell a guitar to anyone these days! Dude, yer like, taking your car back because it isn't set to the radio station you like. rct Maybe you're right. The guitar feels really good and had I not owned the one with the high bridge I wouldn't think there was something wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 If you compare the action, (using a ruler that will show you 64s of an inch) what's your measurement from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of each E string? on you're newer one, it just looks like the action was set lower (about as low as it can go actually..) this is where measuring at the 12th fret will illustrate this fact. 3/64s, 4/64s (12th fret, low e string to top of the fret) would be on the "low" side... I think 5/64s (on the low E string distance) is a factory setting, but I'm not 100% sure, you could do a few googles and find out easy enough The High E string will be closer, by maybe 1/64 of an inch compared to the low E At least this is what my experiences over the years tells me.. But anyway, each guitar going to have some slight differences, putting these together aint a perfect science. As long as you're able to get the action where you like it, intonations is ok and your not getting tons of fret noise.... then you're ok.. carry on my wayward son.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddairy Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 If you compare the action, (using a ruler that will show you 64s of an inch) what's your measurement from the top of the 12th fret to the bottom of each E string? on you're newer one, it just looks like the action was set lower (about as low as it can go actually..) this is where measuring at the 12th fret will illustrate this fact. 3/64s, 4/64s (12th fret, low e string to top of the fret) would be on the "low" side... I think 5/64s (on the low E string distance) is a factory setting, but I'm not 100% sure, you could do a few googles and find out easy enough The High E string will be closer, by maybe 1/64 of an inch compared to the low E At least this is what my experiences over the years tells me.. But anyway, each guitar going to have some slight differences, putting these together aint a perfect science. As long as you're able to get the action where you like it, intonations is ok and your not getting tons of fret noise.... then you're ok.. carry on my wayward son.. Both are set at the same height 3.5 64ths on the high e. Both have the same amount of neck relief. The one bridge is just a LOT lower. That's my concern. Aside from that I love the feel of the neck and I'm pretty stoked that its a 1 piece body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Holy crapoly they will sell a guitar to anyone these days! Dude, yer like, taking your car back because it isn't set to the radio station you like. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Both are set at the same height 3.5 64ths on the high e. Both have the same amount of neck relief. The one bridge is just a LOT lower. That's my concern. Aside from that I love the feel of the neck and I'm pretty stoked that its a 1 piece body. Could it be the slots on the saddles and nut are different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*sgstandard* Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I just bought a brand new 2013 SG Standard, and after very minor adjustment (I've been doing this for 30 years), the bridge on the high "E" side is almost bottomed out. Don't fret, my friend - IMO, nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddairy Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 I just bought a brand new 2013 SG Standard, and after very minor adjustment (I've been doing this for 30 years), the bridge on the high "E" side is almost bottomed out. Don't fret, my friend - IMO, nothing to worry about. Cool. I've been playing it, loving it, and forgetting about the bridge height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rutherford Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Yeah, as others have said, nothing to fret about [ fret?, geddit ? I've been waiting years for that example of puntastic punnery ] If you're that worried then put a tad more dip in the neck, that will cause the bridge to need to be raised to maintain the action. Otherwise, leave that baby alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsinla Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Mine had the same issue until I straightened the neck a hair and that made it so I had to raise the bridge. I got mine as a "scratch and dent" amd was thinking the first buyer might have returned it for that but it looks fine now. My new Les Paul has the same issue but it hasn't been a problem as of yet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpiNova95 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I think that indicates a shallower neck angle, and variance in neck angles is normal. This can affect the feel of the strings IME, and I don't like too steep of a neck angle. But I also don't like any settings to be "maxed out"...I like a good amount of room for adjustment in either direction. If it gets to where it needs to be lower, there some tricks you can do...like sanding/filing the thumbwheels thinner, for example. And that can be worth it if the guitar is "the one". What stands out more to me in the pics is the height of your bridge pickup...looks like it's almost touching the strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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