https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:49:49 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345535 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:50:23 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345535 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345520 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:32:44 +0000
Many thanks for the quick feedback - I do have 9's on there. But I followed your advice, got a very fine file and gave the notch a very small amount of filing and it's done the trick. Many thanks for your help...

Cheers

Andy]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance champ72 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345520 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345310 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:19:21 +0000
I bought the Gotoh bridge too as an upgrade, but sold that particular instrument - if you don't know already, for no reason, just because somebody wanted it, my Gold Top.

It seems that those saddles want light strings, 9's to be exact, or you could easily try a hybrid set, from 9 - 46 if you like thicker uppers. :shock: That would be Ernie Ball Slinkys, which will bend like rubber, and thereby put less stress on the string's take-off point.

Your real mechanical option is to file the nut slot - have a go at it, and ruin an inexpensive nail file if you want. Just rember to keep a nice burr-free, clean V, and dont file too deep. Just a few microns is enough.

Problems are common, you can see in this stock enlargement, how G-B-E strings tend to slide and can reseat themselves - there are 2 grooves per saddle as a result.

You could also steal a B string saddle from another bridge, and sub it in.

]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-345310 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-38110 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:27:57 +0000
I have a relatively cheap electric guitar that I got hold of in order to strip the guts out over time. It looks like a Les Paul but is completely hollow..anyway is a fun project to try to get it to sound the way I want. I have an interesting problem I haven't seen before. I upgraded the bridge to a Gotoh ABR-1, and the grooves for the strings on each saddle are very small compared to other bridges I've seen. It's not a problem on any of the strings exept the 1st string. If I bend up more than half a step anywhere above the 6th or 7th fret the string falls out of the saddle. It's a major pain. Any tips on how to fix it?

Cheers

Andrew]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance champ72 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/1st-string-falling-out-of-saddle-when-bending/#post-38110