Fender Vintage Style Bent Bridge Relacement Question

#2
Not really, but you can modify most bridges for more adjustment. Longer/shorter screws, or shorten/remove the spring. Some bridges appear to offer more adjustment, but then have big saddles that reduce the range of movement, or a threaded shaft the screw bottoms out in. You shouldn't need more than is normally available. With proper stringing methods, including setting you witness points, modern bridges offer more adjustment than necessary.
 
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Gotcha

My Mustang PJ bridge doesn't have enough adjustment on the E and A string for Rotosound 77's. I'll probably just remount it further back.

Here's what I had to do to get them to intonate..

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It wasn't just a bad string either. I bought another set and the result was the same.
 
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Different strings will intonate at different locations. It has to do with the mass of the string, its stiffness and foo-foo dynamics. It's folly to call it as a botched placement of the bridge - it's a compromise based on an average of the strings that user's might attempt to put on the instrument. Sometimes a user's preferred string is just not suitable for use on the instrument as it was designed. It might be your favorite, but you cannot blame the manufacturer for making an instrument that doesn't suit your preferred string choice. Had they done that, they would have ticked off someone whose favorite string was at the other end of the spectrum.
 
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