YEAHH!!! volume swell problem solved :)

[Rialas]

Well after my other post, regarding being unable to reach the volume pot for swells on my recently purchased jp6 bfr, I ended up buying another musicman. Can't wait to get her home. But I need a cup of tea first.

Brand new Albert Lee, one of 25 in the UK personally signed. Owner won it from andertons and kept it boxed.

Craftsmanship on this thing is a work of art.

 

[mikeller]

Congrats - yeah, that will do it for sure!!!! Good buy!

We need pictures!!!

 

[Rialas]

Thank you, I'll post some soon. As I'm new my links need authorising from moderators.

 

[Rialas]

Still has the cellophane protector on the scratch plate.
I love ebay.

 

[Rialas]

Luckily has the wammy bar, as a lot are fixed bridge.

 

[xjbebop]

You lucky dawg...... I rarely get jealous, but....

 

[Rialas]

You lucky dawg...... I rarely get jealous, but....

Thanks friend. Two days ago I was looking to custom my jp, then decided to check ebay yesterday for a strat like setup, and today she's home.

Anyhow, I'm new to musicman, and I don't think I'll be playing another guitar again.
Time from some practice.
Thanks all.

The best bit was it was only 15 mins from my home.

 

[banjoplayer]

wow...one of those - very nice !!
congrats!

 

[BrickGlass]

Hell of a guitar there.

 

[lock-ny]

Wow I remember those...beautiful!

 

[Rialas]

Good morning. Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

Did my first mod... and it'll be the only one ...added Schaller strap locks as I'd be pretty upset if it feel to the floor.

I think I need to do some adjusting to the bridge. It's against the body so no upward bends at the moment.
I'm guessing, raise the two posts (after loosening the tension of the strings), and drop the saddles to compensate the action.

I want lighter strings, so may as well do it all in one go to set the correct spring tension.
Is there anything to be careful with?

Do the bridges come flush against the body from factory? Would have thought a little float would be a desirable setup.
Cheers.

 

[sanderhermans]

The albert lee comes off the factory with the trem flat against the body. If you want it to float, just loosen the springs at the back, the trem wil tilt foreward. You will need to adjust intonation and mayabe sadle height.
This is how the luke models are set up and it works great.
You dont want to adjust the 2 trem posts, they are set correctly.

 

[Rialas]

The albert lee comes off the factory with the trem flat against the body. If you want it to float, just loosen the springs at the back, the trem wil tilt foreward. You will need to adjust intonation and mayabe sadle height.
This is how the luke models are set up and it works great.
You dont want to adjust the 2 trem posts, they are set correctly.

Great. Thank you.
I'll give it a few days, then change the strings to a lighter gauge then loosen the springs. Take it from there. I'll not touch the posts.
Regards.

 

[xjbebop]

The albert lee comes off the factory with the trem flat against the body. If you want it to float, just loosen the springs at the back, the trem wil tilt foreward. You will need to adjust intonation and mayabe sadle height.
This is how the luke models are set up and it works great.
You dont want to adjust the 2 trem posts, they are set correctly.

This^^
My AL HH is 'decked' (stock setup, dive only..), but I set my mm90 to float like the Luke.
The main thing about setting up float is balancing the string tension while in tune with the spring tension (adjusting the claw screws) of the trem. You'll likely need to go back & forth a number of times to achieve the amount of float you want while in tune.
There's a good chance that after you finish this process that you might not need to adjust the saddles for height and/or intonation. At least very little...
Just be patient, make small adjustments at a time, and you'll get it...

 

[Rialas]

^^ ok thanks.
Do I have the option of turning the pivot bolts by half a turn clockwise to compensate for the height increase? Save me the hassle from messing with the saddles.

 

[Rialas]

The e now bends up by a semitone
The b by a tone
The g by a minor third.

Not sure if the angle looks to steep though.

 

[sanderhermans]

Looks good to me, similar to the setup i ise on my luke and albert lee.

 

[sanderhermans]

^^ ok thanks.
Do I have the option of turning the pivot bolts by half a turn clockwise to compensate for the height increase? Save me the hassle from messing with the saddles.

If you lower the pivot bolts of the trem, the frot of the tremmelo wel dig into the body of your guitar when bending down. Not advised

 

[xjbebop]

Use your ears, not your eyes.....

 

[Rialas]

Thanks everyone. Great forum.
I managed to set her up quite nicely now.

First thing 9 gauge strings. I no longer have fingers for 10's
I dropped the posts by half a turn, but the bridge was way too close to the body for my liking. So went back to original plus a quarter turn anticlowise to raise enough to fit a business card between body and bridge (as seen on another post). Then loosened the springs a little more to compensate for the lighter gauge strings.
Dropped the saddles a little by the same amount to preserve the factory setup curve, and hey pesto, a comfortable action for bends. The bridge now floats back a semitone on the E string as I'd like.

This guitar has a Stratocaster vibe as well as a Twangy Telecaster.

Next few months I'll be chicken pickin, and volume swelling lol.

Thanks again everyone for the tips.