j mascis squeir jazzmaster - low e string keeps slipping off

iblastoff · Post by **iblastoff** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:37 am

anyone know how to properly address this? only happens when i play hard live but really annoying. its been recently set up at a guitar shop already. regular 10-46 gauge strings.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:09 am

Either file the groove a little, or...

Get a buzz stop

(I was wanting to express the sound Bob makes more than the picture so I hope you're familiar)

I think the buzz stop may be most effective in fixing your problem, but I could be wrong.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:24 pm

Buzz stop is the lazy instant fix.

I say this as a user of the buzz stop. It works.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:17 pm

Is that bridge on backwards? This was happening oddly enough on my J Mascis Jazzmaster (Purple Sparkle) and I had the bridge backwards.

Here is a pic of my guitar when I had the bridge backwards and you can see the Low E is popping off the bridge. Might be worth considering.

Just look and see if the grooves on the two E saddles are different sizes.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:26 pm

turning the bridge round may help i guess, but overall i think it may be due to a lack of break angle to the bridge, which yeah, a buzz stop would fix, but so might a shim. i dunno tough call.

filing the groove deeper would definitely help but knock off the radius a bit

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:28 pm

George wrote:turning the bridge round may help i guess, but overall i think it may be due to a lack of break angle to the bridge, which yeah, a buzz stop would fix, but so might a shim. i dunno tough call.

filing the groove deeper would definitely help but knock off the radius a bit

I know it's a little different with the Squier model since the tremolo is closer to the bridge.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:11 pm

try heavier strings perhaps? I use like 11s or 12s on my jag/jazzy and they have the same bridge. I have my Tom really high on my jazzy and have the neck shimmed.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:09 pm

Josh wrote:try heavier strings perhaps? I use like 11s or 12s on my jag/jazzy and they have the same bridge. I have my Tom really high on my jazzy and have the neck shimmed.

This