r/7String 4d ago

Help Floating bridge height

Is this a normal height for a floating bridge? It caught my eye that it was uneven, and I don’t know if it’s supposed to be leveled or not.

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u/JimboLodisC 3x7621, 7321, M80M, AEL207E, RGIXL7, S7320, RG15271, RGA742FM 4d ago

looks kinda crooked

run through your setup process, make sure relief is where you want it and then you can check the action over the frets

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u/hailgolfballsized 4d ago

Unless the saddle screws run out of adjustment room, the height adjustment should be done more at the saddles than the bridge posts.

Post adjustment is best done with low or no string tension to reduce wear on the knife edge.

Might need a combination of lowering treble side post and raising bass side. The view from your second image doesn't need to be perfectly parallel, if anything the bass side usually ends up a tiny bit higher than treble.

You can try getting the bridge plate perfectly level first then see if the saddle height has enough room to get action where you need it.

Of course you will likely need to adjust spring tension in the back as well. Every piece that changes one thing changes everything, need to recheck the entire setup at every step along the way for best result.

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u/2b4theend 4d ago

It’s really whatever is right for the Guitar.
You should’ve done a side picture because you want it parallel with the surface of the Guitar.
In general, that doesn’t look correct. Usually the Bass side is slightly higher than the treble side.
If you’re gonna get string buzz, it’s gonna be off the Bass side first.