![]() A new nut can also iron out any string alignment issues you may have. However, I would get the nut looked at first before making any decisions about the bridge. If you're really crazy about intonation then this setup won't be for you, if you're playing super clean chords with lots of open strings then it may drive you crazy, but if you're using drive and fuzz and are happy to make the slight shonkiness work for you and your band then it can be a good thing! I do it a really bad way, I just tune to certain chords that I use a lot, then back it off so it sounds more or less in at the 12th fret, then after a while you start automatically adding vibrato or bending the dodgy strings to compensate. Someone better than me can explain in writing, but I'll try and find a link later - just google "tempered tuning for wraparound bridges". If major thirds sound out then that is a classic symptom for the this kind of bridge and it can be tempered. What most people do is to temper the entire guitar by tuning the 3rd and 4th strings slightly sharp so that certain positions which are more vulnerable to the ear sound more "in". You could always try a wound third, which was what the design was intended for. There's always a degree of compensation with these bridges, luckily the guitar and "guitar music" can cope with minor discrepancies and with the standard bridge you should be able to get it playing in tune, with only the G string suffering noticeably. If its just the G string thats out then thats normal for this setup, and it can be worked on, it depends on your OCD and what kind of music you are making! Think of it as similar to an acoustic. You'll probably need to define "out of tune" to get more detailed help - can you get it playing in tune along the first 5 frets and then it starts to drift out higher up the neck? If so, the overall intonation is out and the adjustment screws will need working on. ![]() I'd like to keep the look of the current bridge, so will probably go with one of the compensated bridge options. I know there are aftermarket bridge options that can help. I played it out of tune for a while just to see how it sounds and it seems like something I wouldn't mind putting some money into. I'm just posting to see if someone can share their wisdom with experiences with wraparound bridges. I'm going to try putting 11's on it today to see if that helps with the strings slipping off, and maybe the current strings are just old. I know that there is not much tension on the strings with this sort of bridge. Also, the e strings are slipping off of the fret board pretty easily. It did travel from Florida to Washington State. 1st off, it sounds way out of tune when playing chords, even though the individual strings are in tune. ![]() I've never had a guitar with a wraparound bridge and have a few questions. I just received a used Les Paul Special with wraparound bridge yesterday. ![]()
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