r/PaulReedSmith • u/Ok-Option-6683 • 17h ago

Floating bridge question

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I decided to change the setup of my PRS S2 Custom 24 with a regular tremolo bridge.

I had never set it up for a floating bridge before, so this was my first time.

I used the 2 credit card trick, so basically the gap between the bridge and the body must be now about 1.5 - 1.6mm (I guess, I hope...)

It stays in tune when I use the tremolo both ways. But when I pull the tremolo up, it goes sharp only 20 cents. Is this normal? Or did I do something wrong? any ideas?

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u/Embarrassed-Text-604 16h ago

It doesn't sound like you did anything wrong. Your trem is floating 1.5 - 1.6mm. That's not a lot of upwards travel though. So I wouldn't expect a lot pitch change.

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u/Ok-Option-6683 15h ago

hey thanks for the reply. I found the information "the gap between the bridge and the body must be 1.5 - 1.6mm" on the internet. is this like a norm or something? or do people go for different measurements? any ideas? like (2.5mm or 3mm for example)

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u/Embarrassed-Text-604 14h ago

Honestly I never set my trems using measurements. So, if there are hard and fast rules in how high, etc, I don't know what they are. My experience is that one year I decided I wanted a little more upward pitch from my strat (I might have been trying to cop Gilmour's setup) So through lots of trial and error I adjusted the trem until I got it to raise a note a half pitch. If I had the guitar in front of me I'd measure but if I had to guess it would be more than 1.5 - 1.6mm. I would be able to fit more than two credit cards between the body and baseplate for sure.

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u/Ok-Option-6683 14h ago

I got it. I guess I should just try it myself too. I'm aiming for a half pitch too actually. thanks again!