Jamco80 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hello, Ive been given a 2012 SG special, the 70s tribute with mini humbuckers, for my birthday. Upon getting it out of the gig bag, I’ve noticed that the bridge is cranked up really high at the low E end. Looking at the action, the low E action is really high at the high frets but still really low at the lower ones. Ive never seen such a huge tilt on a bridge like this and action seems really wrong. Should I be worried about some sort of neck issue? Maybe over tightening? Advice would be very much appreciated. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Jamco80 said: Hello, Ive been given a 2012 SG special, the 70s tribute with mini humbuckers, for my birthday. Upon getting it out of the gig bag, I’ve noticed that the bridge is cranked up really high at the low E end. Looking at the action, the low E action is really high at the high frets but still really low at the lower ones. Ive never seen such a huge tilt on a bridge like this and action seems really wrong. Should I be worried about some sort of neck issue? Maybe over tightening? Advice would be very much appreciated. Cheers Hello. Bring it in and have it checked out. The action anomalies sound a bit weird. I doubt the bridge angle would affect the neck, though. It could be NGS (New Gibson Syndrome). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnier6 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Set the action the way you want it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunking101 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Check the neck is straight, adjust the TR if necessary, and then lower the action to taste. If you can't sort it out to your likimg then take it to a tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/20/2021 at 10:30 PM, Jamco80 said: Ive never seen such a huge tilt on a bridge like this and action seems really wrong. you mean as if the posts the bridge rests on are bent forward? if that's the case, that's not what you want at all. a picture would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamco80 Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Hello, thank you for all your replies. Following some further investigations, it looks like the previous own has cut some of the nut grooves too deep, then jacked up the adjustment on the bridge to compensate for fret buzz. Had a set up done with some repairs done to the nut. Although I think I’ll replace the nut soon. Buying second hand guitars seems to be like buying a second hand car, it’s totally bemusing why the previous owner did certain changes or adjustments. I’ll try to get some pics, although the 500kb limit is making it difficult 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) Deep grooves in the nut, sounds like the starting point would be to replace it. Edited August 31, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Use an image hosting site to get around the 500kB limit here. I personally don't bother with this site's image hosting (e.g. Imgur). But yeah, buying a second-hand guitar always has "something" wrong with it. As long as it is not the neck where TR doesn't work or twisted, everything else can be fixed/handled relatively easy IMHO. Replacing a nut is nothing... Put a nice bone one on there and call it a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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