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Majesty set up

Evening all,

I am looking for some advice on my EBMM Majesty setup.

Changes made during setup:
  • Neck relief set (pretty much flat)
  • Bridge mounting screw height adjusted
  • Minor adjustment on 6E saddle height to remove fret buzz
Result:
  • Action good.
  • Consistent string action.
I then checked the bridge baseplate angle with the body and the treble side is parallel.

However, the bass side is sunk beneath body (2.5mm at the back of the baseplate).
The bridge is noticeably lopsided when viewed from the back of the bridge.

I only a made minor change to the height of a single string saddle. The string action is consistent throughout, so equal with neck radius. I presume that the bridge must have been lopsided when saddle heights were first set up for me not require adjusting multiple saddles to achieve consistent action.

I don’t have any tuning instability and the guitar plays well. Is this lopsided setup likely to cause me any issues in the long run?

Options:

A) Do nothing - no current issues

B) Reset bridge with top of bridge baseplate level with body. Adjust individual saddles to give consistent action

Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers
 

DrKev

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Ideally, yes, the bridge should be parallel with the guitar top, bass side to treble side. BUT it's not the end of the world. If the guitar plays well and the correct setup to your liking is achieved, you can deal with it, or not, at your leisure.
 

tbonesullivan

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Is the bridge baseplate still in the groove on the bridge mounting screw? You would need to have really lowered the screw to get the bridge plate that low.
 
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