What's the big deal with the VM Mustang Bridge?

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What's the big deal with the VM Mustang Bridge?

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I just got one of these bridges today to use with my modern player jag neck and I don't get why these things are portrayed to be so bad. I think the build quality is pretty damn good and the saddles are completely adjustable. I have no problems with it. I can't see the warmoth modified bridge being THAT much better.
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if it's anything like the jag/jazz ones the adjustment screws move even when the damn thing isn't being played. most likely after a couple of days your carefully set up bridge will be flat against the body, strings fretting out all over the place.
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stewart wrote:if it's anything like the jag/jazz ones the adjustment screws move even when the damn thing isn't being played. most likely after a couple of days your carefully set up bridge will be flat against the body, strings fretting out all over the place.
Clear nail polish does a nice job of keeping saddle screws in place.
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Well I could always use lock tight or different screws. Isn't the bridge made for 9.5 radius anyway? So if I take the screws out and just adjust the bridge by the two posts I should be fine.
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it's the post screws i'm talking about.
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stewart wrote:it's the post screws i'm talking about.
Hmm. Maybe ill take them out and use the small TOM posts.
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