[Haunted Cereal]

so, i'm sick of the high action on my cheap rg and am switching out the lame trem and sticking on a fixed bridge. i can stick it on so that the scale length is the same, but heres my question: if i stuck the bridge on farther back near the strap pin, other than increasing the scale lengths, what would be the effect and is this generally a feasible idea or should i just trash my old beater and spend 800 on something with a baritone neck?

[Stitch]

You'll need a new neck, because if you move the bridge further back on the body then the distance from nut to the twelfth fret doesn't equal the 12th fret to the bridge which is essential for basic intonation.

It won't work and there is no way to make it work without a new neck. OTOH, a new neck can be created that doesn't need the bridge to be moved.

[MerlinTKD]

How bout this?
Baritone Conv. Stratocaster® Replacement Neck

As an aside, I'm loving this, wish I could get it:
Bari 7 with Jet Black Ebony Board

So, how exactly do you go from a trem to fixed bridge? I'm assuming you fill in all that space, yes?

[TomAwesome]

Originally Posted by Haunted Cereal

so, i'm sick of the high action on my cheap rg...

You should be able to fix that without getting new hardware. And yeah, unless it was only very slightly further back, it would mess with the intonation. A far easier (and cheaper) way to fix your tremolo woes would be to get a Tremol-No. Just lock the trem down where the action is good, and bam, it's a hard tail.

[arnoroth661]

Originally Posted by TomAwesome

A far easier (and cheaper) way to fix your tremolo woes would be to get a Tremol-No. Just lock the trem down where the action is good, and bam, it's a hard tail.

+1

[soldierkahn]

^^^^ very true, because with a trem you have 2 advantages:

1: First you adjust the trem for the right ANGLE at which you want the trem tilted (i prefer my saddles on my lopro to sit perfectly parallel with the body)

2: Now you adjust the actual height of the trem, and it keeps your desired angle.



reason why im so picky with my trem angle is that changing the intonation point slighty makes a world of difference when it comes to the tone of my palm muted notes. well, at least i noticed the difference, but again this is coming from the guy who also feels a tension difference between an Ibanez S and an Ibanez RG.

[JJ Rodriguez]

Originally Posted by Haunted Cereal

so, i'm sick of the high action on my cheap rg

Then you probably need to get it setup properly.Instead of going through the enormous hassle of trying to get it converted to a hard tail bridge you might as well just buy another guitar.