Guitarbilly wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:48 pm
Also nice job putting the bridge WHERE IT BELONGS. Every Star these days (including my Jackson) has the bridge too far up in the body, which does not look "right" to me.
The original placement is the ONLY place I like the feel of the Star. The later era, Desolation series for example) added 24 frets which def made the upper fret access better, but it put the first fret way further out from the body in playing position. And the bridge was moved inwards which left very little real estate in that area, cause the body thins out the width there, and the anchor of my picking hand was all wrong.
This feels like a strat when sitting down. And standing you have good anchor for your pick hand. Cause it’s also basically a V feel with the upper “back” horn. The OG does not have the best upper fret access. I added a few tweaks to get a little easier. But myself and the guy it’s going to are more riffers than Weedly types, and this is the perfect feel for banging out riffs..
And I’ve said it before but the Star is a really great shape for playability. If you like to sit like a Strat would, you can. If you like the classical position, like when using a V, you can! It has both positions perfectly situated where either feels normal.
