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The bridge saddles are raised to the top of their adjusting screws.
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Modern Fenders tend to be a little bit deeper.
What could I be missing in my setup that means the saddles are so high?
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A few quick sums:
24.4-15.9 = 8.5mm. Is the end of the neck 8.5mm above the body surface? (don't forget to account for plate thickness)
8.5+2mm for frets (*or actual fret height if you let us know that) = 10.5mm. IF you put a straight edge along the frets overhanging the body, is this height consistent all the way to the bridge?
add on double whatever you want your 12th fret action to be. i.e, 1.5mm at 12th needs 3mm at bridge. 10.5+3 = 14.5mm. This gives the height your saddles should be above the body plane, which is about right for most strats
Your saddles look to be well above that, so there must be some angle in the neck join. Either its not sitting properly, or it has some angle built in. You can check with a spirit level app on your phone. first put the guitar on a level surface, measure the angle on the body, hopefully zero. now measure the tops of the frets.
The other option is the neck isn't straight enough, but i really don't think that's the issue from what we can see here???
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https://i.imgur.com/TjOKrTx.jpg
I wonder if the two rear neck plate screws aren’t in right and are pushing the heal upwards? This creating an angle
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I never saw that. Neck removed and set properly and all is good