Problem with jp6 bridge

[jandro]

Hi, hope everyones alright.

Reason for this thread is I'm facing a problem with my bridge i haven't seen before. Basically, the bridge refuses to go back to its original place (in level with the body) once i bend or use the arm to flat/sharp a note. So my guitar goes out of tune, and the bridge does not go back to its original position.

What could be causing the problem?? Is there a solution to this?? Any help would be apreciated. Thanks guys, I look forward to recieving your feedback.

 

[Ang3lus]

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[jandro]

Forgot to mention, my guitar is currently setup to .09-.46 string guage. Ernie ball slinky's, the orange ones. A luthier set the guitar up for me, since it had factory settings when shipped to me with .10-.46 string guage.

 

[Smellybum]

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[bkrumme]

Welcome to the forums.

The first place we will send you is to Customer Service. Contact them and let them know what's going on. They'll get you squared away for sure!

Secondly, it's sad to hear your JP isn't staying in tune. So, when you dive the trem, the guitar goes out of tune flat and when you raise the trem the guitar goes out of tune sharp?

If so, that's the first I've heard that one.

If that's the case, then I have a couple other questions:

How old are the strings on your guitar?
Has the guitar been set up properly? (If you set it up and are competent, that counts)

 

[jandro]

Thanks for the suggestion of contacting customer service, will give that a try.

bkrumme:
Yes, when diving the trem the guitar will go flat and go out of tune. Will also go sharp when raising the bar, yet It will only stray edit* 1 cm max. from its original position (at level with the body).

To answer your questions:
1.- It pains me to admit I have not changed the strings in about a month and a 2 weeks.
2.- Yes, It was setup properly. I do not have any formal training, yet I have setup plenty of guitars with fixed bridges, tremolos, and floyds. However, i chose to take it with a professional and was present while he was setting the guitar up for the string guage change.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Jandro - welcome.
It's awkward to comment on a problem like this.

Some techs are good some are .. well let's leave it at that!

I sincerely hope that he hasn't screwed the trem posts too far in - it has to float a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Let us know how it gets sorted?

 

[jandro]

Jandro - welcome.
It's awkward to comment on a problem like this.

Some techs are good some are .. well let's leave it at that!

I sincerely hope that he hasn't screwed the trem posts too far in - it has to float a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Let us know how it gets sorted?

Will do, kind sir. I'm quite optimistic on getting this fixed, I've seen some major guitar work blunders in my past and I'm not too concerned about this... yet haha. Thanks for the welcome guys.

 

[jandro]

SO.... i found the problem, i guess im just going to post in case it is ever useful for anyone.

turns out the "pro" that setup guitar tightened the lower end of the "saddle" with a thick allen wrench, causing the back side of the bridge to jam against the body. So... the bridge wouldn't go back to its original place because of the friction caused with the wood. (which there shouldn't be.. the bridge should be floating evenly between the walls).

I found out this morning after I thought about checking my spring tension and whatnot. After unscrewing the plate, to my dismay I saw the bridge jammed against the wood. My face: . Suffice to say, I tweeked it back with a thick allen wrench, adjusted the spring tension properly.. and the guitar couldn't feel any better. Not only does it stay in tune after using the tremolo, chord shapes actually sound pure and I lost a whole lot of string tension. Plays and sounds great.

I guess it was pretty obvious from the get-go, but I should have just taken the matter into my own hands earlier.

 

[koogie2k]

Glad you got it worked out.