oscarwao
Junior Member
Hello, long-time lurker here, first post. I recently purchased an old JS-II from reverb.com (this one: https://reverb.com/item/36928623-guild-js-ii-walnut-electric-bass-guitar-w-original-hard-case-1973) and wanted to see what experience other folks have had with this bass regarding the bridge, action and overall settings. I set up my own guitars and usually prefer what can be called low action on my basses. I usually shoot for about 5/64 at the 12th fret using .100 to .045 with very little relief, when possible.
The bridge height is currently as low as possible which means there is some visible space between the very front tip of the bridge plate and the wood. With the way things are set up right now, the action is 1/8" with no way to get it lower. The relief isn't to my liking either but I may need to make the compromise there. I have made an appointment to have a pro tech look at it but wanted to see if other owners of this bass here been able to get the action lower than what I'm describing here.
Also, has anyone been able to get the bridge to sit flush on the wood by removing what look like plates underneath? Thanks for reading.
The bridge height is currently as low as possible which means there is some visible space between the very front tip of the bridge plate and the wood. With the way things are set up right now, the action is 1/8" with no way to get it lower. The relief isn't to my liking either but I may need to make the compromise there. I have made an appointment to have a pro tech look at it but wanted to see if other owners of this bass here been able to get the action lower than what I'm describing here.
Also, has anyone been able to get the bridge to sit flush on the wood by removing what look like plates underneath? Thanks for reading.