I bet I've wasted time and effort comparing acoustic strings while unintentionally resting my arm on and off the body. Great luthier trick on the Epiphone, too.
@@TooLooze Thanks, some guitars really change with your arm resting in the top, and some are not as noticeable. It took me a few years to figure that out and also was changing strings a lot. Hope all is well! Jake
Wouldn't that have been an adjustable saddle with screws at each end to raise it? Is that why there's no break angle, with it fully down? I have a very similar Epiphone, and I replaced my saddle with a standard fixed height one. Same sketchy tuners too, and I might replace them.
@osliverpool the bridge is adjustable, but it's just designed wrong. I can't raise the saddle for more break angle without having high action. the bridge is thicker in the back than in the front, that really took a lot of break angle away too. It plays ok the way it is, but I plan on replacing the bridge eventually.
@@guitarhoarder1972 Ah, interesting. I'd read about some players not liking the Epiphone adjustable bridge, and it sounds like that's one of the reasons. Mine came with the saddle (and nut) missing, and some other repair work needed, so I was able to set it up with a fixed saddle with action that I liked. And yes, my bridge doesn't have that slope that your has.
I bet I've wasted time and effort comparing acoustic strings while unintentionally resting my arm on and off the body. Great luthier trick on the Epiphone, too.
@@TooLooze Thanks, some guitars really change with your arm resting in the top, and some are not as noticeable. It took me a few years to figure that out and also was changing strings a lot. Hope all is well! Jake
Wouldn't that have been an adjustable saddle with screws at each end to raise it? Is that why there's no break angle, with it fully down? I have a very similar Epiphone, and I replaced my saddle with a standard fixed height one. Same sketchy tuners too, and I might replace them.
@osliverpool the bridge is adjustable, but it's just designed wrong. I can't raise the saddle for more break angle without having high action. the bridge is thicker in the back than in the front, that really took a lot of break angle away too. It plays ok the way it is, but I plan on replacing the bridge eventually.
@@guitarhoarder1972 Ah, interesting. I'd read about some players not liking the Epiphone adjustable bridge, and it sounds like that's one of the reasons. Mine came with the saddle (and nut) missing, and some other repair work needed, so I was able to set it up with a fixed saddle with action that I liked. And yes, my bridge doesn't have that slope that your has.