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I changed the strings on my Jackson Dinky JS11. Normally I use light gauge, but this time I went with medium. After tuning it and noticing the difference in thickness, the bridge is on a sharp angle, and the whammy bar couldn't even swivel past the volume knob.

I tried loosening the two bridge screws which helped a bit and raised it to be less sharp of an angle, but it also raised the action considerably. At least the whammy bar can swivel freely. But the amount I can "wham" seems less than before, too. (Pictures are after this adjustment)

Is there a way to get the back end of the bridge downward so it is more "even"? That would reduce some of the action and give me more whammy room?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

These. And yeah I found that odd, too. If this is medium I would hate to try heavy.

[–] DarkInspiration 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's medium, for jazz

13s on your dinky might be a little too much if you want to play on E standard.

Pretty decent if you want to play in C ou D Standard, though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm trying to play some death/doom metal type stuff. Should have mentioned this is tuned to D standard. Maybe I can get away with tuning lower to compensate though. Thank you

[–] DarkInspiration 2 points 1 year ago