Problems with JP Sterling bridge

[rj200]

My brother wanted me to take a look at his JP Sterling because after he restrung it, the action went way too high. (it was his first time restringing it and cut all the strings at once). at first I noticed the bass side was higher than the treble side so I tried adjusting it and it had a lot of resistance and made this "kachunk" sound. Now the bass side is WAY high. Is there a way I can bring it back to how it was before restringing or is it time to go to a guitar tech?

 

[GWDavis28]

Take off the back cover, and look at the springs.

Glenn |B)

 

[DrKev]

Honestly, I think that if you are not familiar enough with how this works, take it to a tech now and have them fix it. I see a few potential issues here which would take too longer for me to type out to explain to you than for a decent tech to diagnose and fix. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

In the last photo it looks as though the body bushing/threaded insert has come out of the body.
--- I have seen this happen several times over the years, and performed the repair a handful of times.

Take it to a good repair shop.

The trem unit will need to come out first, and then the inserts need to be fully removed. The holes in the body need to be measured and compared to the diameter of the inserts. If the holes are oversized enough that the inserts won't be tight (looking at the angle at which the insert is exiting the body, I believe this is the case for your guitar) the holes will need to be doweled and re-drilled to fit the inserts. A good glue is a must, but simply filling a large hole with epoxy is not the right way to perform the repair.

Good luck!

 

[tbonesullivan]

In the last photo it looks as though the body bushing/threaded insert has come out of the body.
--- I have seen this happen several times over the years, and performed the repair a handful of times.

Take it to a good repair shop.

This. If they took off all the strings and let the full spring tension work on the tremolo plate, it could definitely have pulled out the bushing on a floating tremolo.