Help! EBMM JP6 2005 Questions

[nerdstradamus]

Hi guys! I've a third-hand owner of a EBMM JP6 2005 (w/ piezo option) and I do have some questions. We don't have MusicMan retailers / service centers in our country so even though some of the stuff I'll ask sounds dumb, I'll post them anyway. :-D

1. Is it normal to have the piezo output much higher compared to the magnetic pickups? Note that I'm not changing anything on the amp, I'm just flicking through the piezo/magnetic selector.

2. My low-E doesn't have a perfect intonation, it goes a bit sharp starting on the 12th fret going up. It's not a half step sharp, but still a bit sharp. I've tried adjusting the screws (clockwise as per the FAQ) and it seems like the screw is touching the string now, yet it's still a bit sharp. Any ideas?

3. Are the bridge springs supposed to be pulled evenly? I've noticed that when tuning from the low-E to the high-E, the lower strings (E-A-D) tends to go flat when getting the higher (G-B-E) strings up to pitch. What I did was adjust the the screws at the back of the guitar so that the lower strings (E-A-D) are pulled a bit more. Is this okay or am I retarded? :-D

Any help would be appreciated guys. Thanks a lot!

 

[Firesource]

Can't say for the others, but anyways:

3.
It doesn't matter if the springs on one side are tighter than on the other side, it's only the total amount of tension that matters.
Your bridge is floating, and the means that it is always spring tension vs string tension. This means that when you tighten the low E string, the springs in total will pull more in the springs, and the rest of the strings will go a little flat. Evening it all out might take a little time, but once it's there it will stay in tune, just make sure the bridge baseplate is parallel to the body.

 

[nerdstradamus]

Can't say for the others, but anyways:

3.
It doesn't matter if the springs on one side are tighter than on the other side, it's only the total amount of tension that matters.
Your bridge is floating, and the means that it is always spring tension vs string tension. This means that when you tighten the low E string, the springs in total will pull more in the springs, and the rest of the strings will go a little flat. Evening it all out might take a little time, but once it's there it will stay in tune, just make sure the bridge baseplate is parallel to the body.

Thanks for clarifying that. And yes, there just doesn't seem a way to have all strings in tune when I had the springs aligned they were before.