I had some problems with a buzzing mastery bridge and putting some adhesive tape on the pountings posts (so that It fit perfectly snug in the thimbles) seemed to solve it.
Now I'm wondering. Will the adhesive tape kill some of the resonance and would I gain something with buying the Mastery thimbles or will it not make that big of a difference?
Adhesive tape or Mastery thimbles?
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Re: Adhesive tape or Mastery thimbles?
The Mastery thimbles make a huge difference. I was always skeptical and never used them (when I had Masterys, I don't use them anymore) but finally ended up with a guitar that had them... bridge was way more snug and worked noticeably better.
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Re: Adhesive tape or Mastery thimbles?
Do you use the height adjustment screws or do you lock the bridge all the way down against the plate?Talesmusic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:08 pmI had some problems with a buzzing mastery bridge and putting some adhesive tape on the pountings posts (so that It fit perfectly snug in the thimbles) seemed to solve it.
Now I'm wondering. Will the adhesive tape kill some of the resonance and would I gain something with buying the Mastery thimbles or will it not make that big of a difference?
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I use the height adjustment screws
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Re: Adhesive tape or Mastery thimbles?
I'd get the thimbles, if only for peace of mind. You an also buy the stock Fender thimbles which are identical to the Mastery thimbles. They're like $10 on eBay. Depending on what guitar you have (Squier?), you might have to widen the thimble holes by an unperceivable amount using a rounded file.
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Re: Adhesive tape or Mastery thimbles?
Same here.adamrobertt wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:56 amThe Mastery thimbles make a huge difference. I was always skeptical and never used them (when I had Masterys, I don't use them anymore) but finally ended up with a guitar that had them... bridge was way more snug and worked noticeably better.