trust key / setup bridge

For help with setups and other technical issues.
Post Reply
User avatar
cyber7unk
PAT PEND
PAT PEND
Posts: 8
Joined: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:26 pm

trust key / setup bridge

Post by cyber7unk » Thu May 30, 2019 10:35 pm

hi , i buy jazzmaster blacktop hs mim, great insturment, but i don't have key for neck (trust), and i don't now how settings (setup) bridge. What key you use for neckM and how you setup bridge ?
Top
User avatar
timtam
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 2739
Joined: Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:42 am
Location: Melbourne

Re: trust key / setup bridge

Post by timtam » Fri May 31, 2019 12:28 am

Usually for headstock adjustment truss rods, the allen key for MIM is 3/16", MIA is 1/8" and Asian imports are 4mm.

Saddle / bridge height allen key is 1.5mm for Asian imports ... and usually for MIM as well. MIA is 0.05" (1.27mm).
"I just knew I wanted to make a sound that was the complete opposite of a Les Paul, and that’s pretty much a Jaguar." Rowland S. Howard.
Top
User avatar
alexpigment
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 870
Joined: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:02 pm

Re: trust key / setup bridge

Post by alexpigment » Fri May 31, 2019 5:57 am

I have a bag of probably 20-30 allen wrenches / hex keys that came with all the guitars I've bought over the years. To this day, I just always find the right one by trial and error. I never even thought about there being some rule of thumb about the sizes since it always seemed somewhat random which guitars would used which wrenches.

And then timtam comes along with this expert knowledge and I feel totally enlightened. Excellent post!
Top
User avatar
hwestman
PAT. # 2.972.923
PAT. # 2.972.923
Posts: 494
Joined: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:42 am
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Re: trust key / setup bridge

Post by hwestman » Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:41 pm

"Trust key" would be a good band name!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Tech/Setup”