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2008 Jaguar HH Special bridge question

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:12 am
by FiberFrog
I have the all black and chrome Jaguar HH Special. It comes with a GOTH Adjust-O-Matic bridge, I assume that is the same as a Tune-O-Matic. My question is about setting string height. When I changed my strings for the first time after initial professional setup for LTHBs...I removed the bridge, and tail-piece to do a thorugh polishing. I made reference on a make-shift ruler as to the height of the bridge screws. The tail-piece screws are flush to the mount. Can I adjust the height by very slight amounts without messing up the intonation?

A side question:

Being this guitar is all black, it gets alot of small hase scratches in the clear-coat. GHS guitar polish does not seem to really help remove them. I know with a black guitar you should expect to have these. The internet search reveals a product claiming to remove these scratches from the clear-coat. Has anyone tried this? Or does anyone have any tips dealing with this issue?

Thanks,

Mike
(First offical post)

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:15 am
by wilrecar77
Changing the string height will cause a small change in intonation, but as long as it's in roughly the same place as before, it shouldn't be anything to worry about.

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:26 am
by TheBurbz
I used T-Cut to remove scratches on a Rickenbacker I had...I don't know what country you're in but it's basically auto polish with fine grit in.

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:36 am
by robert(original)
its true that the intonation will change, but it will all change the same so you won't really notice.
i.e. everything will be equally sharp/flat.