Like many people I use bolt bridges. however recently I've been concentrating on finger picking and find that, quite often, either of the G strings will slip across the threads. My current bridge has quite a deep thread, M8 Now this may be due to my inexperience of string plucking, but it does put me off practicing. other than changing the bridge, does anyone have any suggestions?
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+1 on slotting
Hi, with my saddles I try not to have to slot the saddle as this can cause buzzing, but at times I have to due to the materials used or the design used.
Two things I keep in mind: one is to have as straight a line as possible for the string between the saddle and the tailpiece, and the other is to have the correct size groove for a particular string. The grooves in a bolt are all he same so will not suit all strings.
As a guide, in a fingerboard nut the string sits a third of it's diameter down in it's slot, I would aim for the same at the saddle.
And as mentioned down pressure on the bridge is important [called break angle] as it stops the strings moving, rattling and "loads" the bridge helping to produce better volume and tone.
Cheers Taff
Thanks, I’ll just have to experiment with different bridges
I've had the same problem with string hopping out of place when trying to finger pick.
Some times its seems to have been a lack of enough down pressure on the saddle/bridge. Mine seem to do better when the saddle sits a quarter inch (or more) higher than what the strings come off or out of. - Mine usually come out of a metal home made tail piece. Coarser threads on the bolt seem to work better too.
Good wishes on getting that worked out.