Fender Strat Question

[Hockey_MLnut]

I just put new strings on my fender Strat hard body and the bridge is lifting and will not go back in the normal position unless i remove the new strings. This hasnt happened to me so I was wondering if it has with someone elase and if i could get some info from you guys on what i should do.

Thanks

 

[Marshall Stack]

Hard tail bridge or whammy?

If it's a whammy bar bridge, you'll need to check the springs in the back. Typically, when using .08 or .09 guage, guitar players like to remove the inner two springs and leave the center one and the outside ones intact. It makes the arm less stiff and makes dive bombs easier to manipulate.

If you put a heavy guage set on your guitar, that would cause the bridge to lift and the arm to lower if the tension in the back isn't sufficient.

If ya got a hard tail bridge, you've got a serious problem. Changing guages will require you to reset the intonation for perfect pitch. Best to maintain the same guage of strings every time you replace 'em.

 

[a 1 player]

^^^^^^^

What he said.