Question 2014 ebmm stingray hh saddle screw size ??

[Suffer man]

Hi there,

Just bought a stingray from sweetwater..
And wanted to lower the action a bit, everywhere I look people have said to use a 1/16th or 1.5mm Allen key
But with my bad luck these sizes don't fit, they are just a bit small to lock in to the screw
Has anyone any idea what size I should use ??

Thanks

 

[sanderhermans]

Ive searched a long time for this over here in europe. We only use 1.5 or 2 mm but the musicman wrenches are about 1.7mm because its inch sised wrenched. Im not sure of the exact size tough. I just bought the ebmm toolkit, it has mm and inch sized hex wrenches

 

[OldManMusic]

A 1/16 hex works best for me. A 1.5 mm hex would work but it feels like it might strip the inside of the hex screw. Anything smaller just spins inside the hex screw. Could the end of your Allen key be messed up a bit? Maybe you can try another one.

 

[Suffer man]

I've tried a few different keys size 1/16" they're all too small.
I went and purchased the ebmm tool kit, I need all that stuff anyway.

 

[sanderhermans]

I would not recomend using the 1.5 you will both mess up you wrench and the screws. I once had a 2nd hand guitar with a floyd rose on it and the previous owner always used a smaller wrench then required but it worked for him. I ended up selling the guitar because all the screws where rounded in the midle and even a decend wrench wouldnt work annymore.....

 

[Golem]

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Sounds like the hex hole is abnormal. If so, you
need a new screw or screws. Assuming that the
screws actually turn [not seized] you can still set
them, the tedious way. BTW, are you trying to do
this under the full tension ? If so, slack the string
and try again. The tedious method also involves
slacking the string ... all the way and then some
so that you can grip the bottom end of the screw
when you flip the saddle onto its side.