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Wouldn't an ABR1 type mounting mean the studs go deeper into the body thus giving more acoustic transfer through the bridge into the body? Is that how it works?
Here you can see how far up the posts are unscrewed from the body inserts, this is with a fairly low action.
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I slightly hesitate to say this since I know you've only just bought it, but it looks like there's something badly wrong with the neck angle on that guitar. Something you normally only see on Gibsons... and very rarely anywhere near that much.
You mentioned in another thread that the neck was dead straight but there was no buzzing. Could there actually be a back-bow? If so, that might explain why you need to have the bridge that high.
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What I was thinking, my bridge is raised by unscrewing the posts from the inserts where as this bridge can be raised but the posts remain screwed fully into the inserts, does that make sense?
Ive had another look at the neck and it seems that that's just the way it is, no sign of any damage or repair, neck is straight with no back bow, Im pretty sure it left the factory like that but I am by no means experienced in these things. Here are some pics incase you guys can see something I cant.
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I suppose the only way to tell for sure would be to measure the angle of the neck against the back of the body?
This is a 2012 LP.
A recent youtube vid on Dave's world of fu n Stuff talked about bridge adjustments and neck angles on les pauls. I guess the reason for such a large capacity to adjust is to cope with a range of neck angles.
get a spirit level app for you phone
I think the neck seems to be sitting a little high. Note that the neck binding never meets the body binding
there is not much you can do about it even if it is higher than normal, but it would put me off using skinny posts on the bridge
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I think the best thing to do is get the saddles sorted and see if that helps lower the bridge down a little. As you say there isnt much I can do about it even if it is a problem with the neck.