Help what do i do with this?

Question

ok i have a fender stratocaster and i tuned my guitar with some good strings and i dont want my bridge to be as high as i want it to be is there any thing i could do to have my bridge just be flat?

Answer 1

Hi!  Two things you can do.  First, take the back plate off the guitar, and tighten the floating-bridge spring retaining screws (clockwise, into the body).  This will both pull the strings tighter (raising their pitch) plus lower the bridge relative to the body.  Do this in small steps (important!), retuning as you go.  If the bridge is still too high after adjusting the springs as far as possible, you will need to add another spring.  The second technique is to lower the string saddles.  This may seem obvious, but many times the saddles are set initially too high (to avoid fret buzz) for players with a lighter touch.  Remember to adjust the intonation after you finish either procedure, since the bridge-to-nut distance will now be altered.  Best regards, Dana