Action on JP12 is messed up after Re-Stringing

[unclerico]

Hey guys,

So I was playing a set at church and broke a string on our last tune (Gotta love when that happens). I thought, no biggie. When I bought the guitar I looked up on the site what the stock strings were, so I bought 9's. Well when I began to re-string the guitar I noticed that my action was completely out of whack. The strings were a lot closer to the fretboard and everything was much "snappier". I'm assuming I used the wrong string gauge on. Do I have to completely reset up my guitar because of what happened, or can I just put 10's on to fix it?

 

[Guitardom]

I believe they come stock w 10's.

The brand of string can also create problems. I find DR's to be one that always seem to have more tension than balls even at the same gauge size.

 

[DrKev]

Loosen the truss rod. Or change to 10s.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

If you break a single string then the bridge will angle backwards which causes the other strings to move closer to the fretboard. Replace the string and while tuning to pitch press on the trem bar to hold the trem level (parallel to the body). Once pitch is reached, release the bar and make any necessary fine-tuning adjustments.

The JPs are currently shipping with Hybrid Slinky strings, 9-46.

 

[TNT]

easy enough!!!