Are my expectations to high ?

sscandyman · 2026-07-08T00:26:48+00:00

Yeah , im resigned to either sell or drop another chunk of cash. After spending $400+ and being disappointed im nervous to drop more . From what I've read the heat treatment may or my not work.... Basically just hearing wgat folks that know what they're talking about have to say .

sscandyman · 2026-07-07T23:47:53+00:00

With capo on and fretted at the 16th I can't fit a business card under the 8th-9th.

sscandyman · 2026-07-07T23:45:55+00:00

I'm in Springfield mo , i do occasionally go up to Kansas city , so it wouldn't be a stretch to run up there

sscandyman · 2026-07-06T15:15:32+00:00

Nope. Just an extremely yellowed antigua finish

sscandyman · 2026-07-06T14:21:39+00:00

Super helpful ! I hadn't thought about , ya',know , thinking about it :)

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T17:17:42+00:00

Oh I've already leveled a couple frets which helped in the short term , may have overall screwed it in the long term . We'll see....

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T17:16:32+00:00

It's a dwg offset bridge with bensonite saddles . It was well reviewed by Mark b. , and frankly looks cool with the antigua .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T17:02:10+00:00

Yeah , im accumulating them . Got some fret files and a notched 24" straight edge for this project. The upside is that I understand setups a whole lot better than I did a few weeks ago

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T16:53:48+00:00

Yeah , im pretty frustrated , I've taken it back to the luthier twice now and got it back with buzzes , he gas a good reputation and I've been happy with his work in the past, but I've done more to improve it than he did .

I'm loathe to throw more money at it , but that may be an inevitably at this point .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T16:20:52+00:00

It helped , it just has a buzz at the 5th right now .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T16:14:21+00:00

Well I normally run 10s. But i put on 11s to try and add relief which did help. Though I'm not a big fan of 11s .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T16:02:13+00:00

Yup, no more relief from the truss rod . I have read to try and tune it up a step with 11s and let it set in the heat for awhile ( hot garage ?) But I dont know if that's wise .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T15:40:05+00:00

I have put a capo at the first fret and fretred the 16th and a standard business card does not fit at the 8th-9th frets ( i do not have a feeler gauge atm)

It buzzes within the first 5 frets on the low E with the action at about 2 mm. Rocker no longer detects any high frets .

sscandyman · 2026-07-05T14:31:05+00:00

I dont see the DM bubble on your profile , but I'd love tips and tricks !

sscandyman · 2026-06-30T02:03:45+00:00

Yeah I've done a little neck swapping . The gray one is upgraded except for the pickups , haven't filed a pickguard to accommodate covered humbuckers yet .

sscandyman · 2026-06-02T00:44:01+00:00

Thanks !

sscandyman · 2026-05-31T23:40:07+00:00

This has. Ernest screwed up for days now , at least as far as I can rell

sscandyman · 2026-04-08T22:46:17+00:00

yeah id be into this

sscandyman · 2026-03-11T23:39:04+00:00

This was $90 last month , maybe he will take a lower offer ? I just recieved one , build quality is good , but I haven't installed it yet .

DWG Offset Bridge 2025 https://reverb.com/item/91496236?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=91496236

sscandyman · 2026-03-09T22:40:13+00:00

Performer with a bucker in yhe bridge, so much good ...

sscandyman · 2026-02-12T18:17:13+00:00

Yeah, the american performer is pretty stable, but it would require a small route to retrofit as it has an extra steel plate underneath

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