These guitars are what they are, its part of their charm. AOM/TOM style bridges were not originally designed/intended for use on Offset style guitars with vibratos. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. After the over-critical phase right after installing the bridge and the very sceptical does it sound different, is it different, what does it do to my guitar inspection detailed above I have to admit that theres no looking back. This site is best viewed in a modern browser with JavaScript enabled. This kit for guitars with an Adjusto-matic or Tune-o-matic bridge includes our M1 Mastery Bridge with standard US mounting posts and a set of two vintage spec MT 303 Stainless Steel thimbles to replace your stock thimbles. Includes our M1 Mastery Bridge with standard US mounting posts and a set of two vintage spec 303 stainless steel MT thimbles.This is for B5-KITS that have post-style Jazzmaster bridges. - To use the stock bridge you must use 12's and over, and even then it's not ideal. "Yeah we should definitely jam some time". Hi again and sorry for the delay, it has been some busy weeks since the first round here. Getting a Jazzmaster soon and I plan on swapping out the bridge. I had to set the hight e string very near to the fretboards edge and since I had installed a mustang saddle at the low e position, I had to position the rest of the strings evenly between these two positions, resulting in a spacing that was different to what may be expected as normal (and sitting slightly off-set to the pus polepieces)./Update. If you are using alternate tunings and a Mastery, please comment below about your experiences. This guarantee does not cover products that have been altered by the consumer. I had a slight rattle somewhere that I couldnt locate, but it was gone after some trem-usage. You must log in or register to reply here. I find it silly that people are so against it and haven't even played it. Its honestly a well minded advice to change your string gauge but not a particularly realistic one for a lot of players. It's not a dumb question. - In my case, if the screw hadnt come loose, I would happily recomment the bridge like totally. Guitars fitted with AOM/TOM bridges have threaded body thimbles that must be replaced with standard ones in order for our bridge to work. Maybe they dont care about 100% intonation, maybe its not a problem. Problems solved. Sonic Youth use them because they can afford them, they will also have some kind of endorsement deal no doubt- Sonic Youth use this bridge! Alternately, if you're heavy handed (or cheap, like meself) I really like Mustang bridges, and while I find the MIJ stuff more than adequate, the StayTrem looks like a really high quality piece of kit as well. The only deal thats going on is between me and Frank Deimel he sold me the bridge at prime cost plus VAT and shipping, and in return I link back to his website. Fender Pro Reverb Subject, Frondelli Master Volume for Bassman Micro EF80, Blues Junior - extremely high voltage problem (1300 Vdc on EL84 plate). It is far out of my budget. I think people shouldn't knock it until they try it however. IT IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!! Includes our M1 Mastery Bridge with standard US mounting posts and a set of two vintage spec 303 stainless steel MT thimbles. And I agree with fran about them. The 50th Anniversary Jaguar is all USA build. The cool thing about this is that it fits without any modification, and you can adjust the bridge radius! +1 on the Mastery. I just did my monthly visit of OSG classifieds and noticed a few Mastery Bridges surfacing in there. It was a bit of a mixed situation; while the guitar sounded as if the volume was dialed up a bit, I had difficulties to adjust my fingers to the narrower spacing. is obviously gonna improve sales. If you have guitar related questions, use the "Search" field FIRST, Then ask the community. Is it a case of easy option so i don't have to get used to the stock jazz/jag and stang bridge. Ill try this and will update this text accordingly. NBD - New Bridge Day - Mastery Tele M4 bridge, Installed: Power Pins bridge pin replacements, Recommendations for Modern 6 Saddle Top Loading Bridge. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Well, Ive had several rehearsals with the bridge and a gig. Forum Fran said: I just did my monthly visit of OSG classifieds and noticed a few Mastery Bridges surfacing in there. If you start with the string in the middle position, chances are better, that this position will still be ok after setting the outer strings. Besides, the stock bridges work fine for me. Am i being too picky in regards to a dead spot on a suhr? Purists may be put off because the bridge cover will not fit and I think a Jaguar with the mute-device in place may be a bit problematic (anyone tried this? With brand new strings, the acoustic sound is very impressive. *) Let me get this straight: The spacing on the Mastery Bridge is not thinner or wider than the stock bridges spacing. To me its an over priced bridge with flaws. This is nothing special to the Mastery Bridge, the same happens with Tune-O-Matic style and the stock bridge. Lots of folks over at offsetguitar.com do the swap to the adjustable Mustang saddles and it seems to solve the inherent problems with little fuss. Guitars with an Adjusto-matic or Tune-o-matic bridge, ie: Thurston Moore Jazzmaster, J. Mascis Jazzmaster, Classic Player Jazzmaster/Jaguar, Kurt Cobain Jaguar/Mustang, etc. On thing he recommends: Unlike with the stock bridge, the Mastery Bridge should be set up with the base as close to the body as possible, and getting the height for the action with the saddle-height adjustments. They aren't as bad as people usually say, at the same time, I do have Mustang bridges on two of them and a Mastery on the third. Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by. although at that price i'm not sure it'd be an easy option. If you are not then i think buying a bridge for 160 big ones would go through you having already shelled out half your yearly wage for the guitar in the 1st place. Registry Looks better than the Mastery too IMO, but YMMV. My first attempt, to recreate the settings and the position of my stock bridge, was not optimal). Im not sure, if the slightly more aggression is to my liking or not. The Warmoth bridge does have a variable radius aspect to it. M1: Mastery Bridge for your American-made guitar If I recall, the 50th Anniversary Jags are MIJ, and while I've never had a problem making the MIJ/CIJ Jag bridge work, I've found they are distinctly lesser in quality when compared to the AVRI piece. youll get the mechanical means to really hear what your guitar is able to deliver for good or for bad. , Why try a bridge that i know wont intonate on my guitars tunings? It's pricey, but it's just one of those things that's just worth doing right. The words Fender, Telecaster, Stratocaster and the associated headstock designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. M1-KIT: M1 Mastery Bridge and set of MT Mastery Thimbles I mostly play in standard tuning, with an occasional dropped d. I think if intonation required that the a or the b string needed to be placed out of line with the neighbouring strings, this would not be possible. Let us know how it goes. I told people it had a design flaw from the first time it hit the web but people didn't believe me, they said you can intonate ANY tuning with it which of course you would know is physically impossible unless the mastery doesn't operate under the laws of physics!!! The guitar is originally designed in a time when thicker strings were the norm and Fender just hasn't bothered fixing the issue because some sod would cry foul about messing with the "vintageness" of it. I know what the hell I'm talking about dude and am no teenage novice! Personally, I've never had a single problem with a reasonably well set up AVRI unit, and it's not rocket science to make them work. Products must be returned in their original packaging.). Surely if you are to purchase a jag/jazzy you would be familiar with the problems of the trem/bridge so you'd pay a visit to a site like this to improve it. But yeah, I will let you guys know. This is a forum where guitarists, from novice to experienced, can explore the world of guitar through a variety of media and discussion. Then I moved onto a Mustang bridge when I got my AVRI, which was even better. The Fender Custom Shop has a new offset bridge, if they work as well as the Mastery then I'll get that. Post spacing, post size, bushing size and tolerances vary greatly on these mostly Korean made bridges and we do not make threaded style mounting posts as they do not function as well as standard USA style thimbles with our original post design. The montage was really easy, the setup instructions are easy to follow and with a little bit of knowledge of the principles involved and the feel in the fingertips its easy to get the right setting (back) after swapping to the Mastery Bridge (*please see the update below, with the help of John W/Mastery Bridge I was able to get more out of the bridge. AOM/TOM style bridges were not originally designed/intended for use on Offset style guitars with vibratos. It does have the intonation design flaw though and is pretty expensive, they are my only complaints about it. The bridge is now on my Jazzmaster for about three months, and Im sure it will stay there. If you want something that sustains like a bitch go and buy a Les Paul. The screws and springs and moving parts are very well fit and the finish looks also top-notch. You could try shimming the neck and raising the bridge up higher to stop them jumping out of the saddles. B5's I think. please comment below). IMO the stock mustang bridge is perfect (well not perfect but close) for the mustang and a TOM is just as good if you like narrower string spacing like me. I had the same bridge on a Jazzmaster and wanted to replace it, so I got one that gets used on the CP Jazzmaster/Jaguar model, which had the same radius 9.5 and the problem was solved. BTW,to install a TOM you don't wreck anything if you use the Gotoh Nashville type, installation requires zero permanent modification to the guitar. I've not got the experience of using these guitars like what Fran has but i'd be prepared to work with them. (these prices annoy the hell out of me). JavaScript is disabled. Due to the fixed string-spacing, the guitar feels a bit foreign to me (see update below*). If you need assistance replacing or installing our thimbles, please contact your local luthier. My advice, try the guitar first, and get it setup properly. I'm building a couple of Jazzmasters right now and have gone round and round with this very issue. M1: Mastery Bridge for your American-made guitar I used to have a rather spread-out spacing with the original bridge, esp. The neck is screwed on it won't go anywhere when you switch out a bridge. Its really subtle, but it has a different voice. So it wont play properly? I don't use them because I don't see what the benefit is. At the very least I am going to run up to the manufacture some time this week and see one installed on one of their in house guitars. The M1 Mastery Bridge and its mounting posts fit vintage Fender guitars. Woody (the man behind the bridge, so to say) took his time to respond to the issues mentioned above, offering some tips and suggestions how to further improve my experience with the bridge. Is there a secret to easy threading of strings with a top-loading bridge? Maybe due to the different distance to the treble-pole-piece, maybe due to the increased sustain, maybe due to the combination of both, the guitar sounds different, especially on the neck pick-up. Copyright Mastery Bridge 2022 | All Rights Reserved. Try thicker strings before jumping right into replacing the bridge. There are plastic washers inside of the thimbles on these guitars. Our USA spec size, unplated solid stainless thimbles fit the inside diameter of our M1 bridge perfectly but are not drop in replacements for guitars previously fitted with AOM/TOM bridges as AOM/TOM bridges are a completely different design. In fact, if you have a certain combination of bridge- and saddle-height, chances are that you cannot have the correct string position on the original bridge, because the intonation-screw will contact with the string exactly in this position causing buzz or making it unplayable in that position. Vintage style thimbles found on this model are fairly easy to replace. Mustang bridge, Mastery and Staytrem all have deeper slots for the strings so they will stay put.
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