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hi all,

im swapping all the hardware on my bass from chrome to gold, and as such have bought identical hardware so they make a perfect fit.

all has gone well so far - ferrules and machine heads installed ok.

now, ive just installed the new wilkinson bridge and it fits perfectly where the last one did, in the 5 holes. however, when im looking at the bridge now, the front end (nearest the fret board is slightly raised in the air by a few mm, rather than the whole bridge being perfectly flat to the body.

have it done something wrong, or tightened the screws too tight? does the bridge need to be flat to the body? or am i being paranoid, and theyre always like that?

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You'll probably find that once the strings are on and are under tension the front of the bridge will no longer be so 'raised'.

 

Although 'a few mm' sounds like a HUGE gap to me.....perhaps if it was a mm or less

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53 minutes ago, LITTLEWING said:

Make sure the bare earth wire is tucked into the little slot in the body before you screw down. I've done exactly that before!

Doh! Ive even done this before myself! I bet thats it. I'll take the bridge back off and see - chances are youre right. Thanks.

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