pick guards on a bluesbird?

[bluesypicky]

On bit of a veer, I'm on the hunt for an S-100 and was tending to favour the later models with the tail-stop closer to the bridge. I've read some comments that an E string can pop out of the roller bridge, but less so with the later ones. I also suspected that they might have a better feel for "bendy" playing.Clearly you have no issues with bendy playing, but have you ever had an E string pop off?

Well, I haven't had any pop off issue from the bridge side, but I do have a pop off issue (with the carved S-100 recently purchased) where the E string slides off the lower edge of the finger board and gets stuck under a fret!! I think the problem comes from the bindings that were replaced (probably after e refretting job and that don't really fit in place, so I guess I'll take that one to my local guy (since Tom - aka "fixit" is so far away ) and have him look at it.
Might also be that the nut slot for the E string is too close to the edge.
Thanks for the kind words, and good luck with your hunting! (that S-100 is well worth the hunt... :wink: )

 

[fearless]

And here's my '98 BB and my Blues 90 ...........

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That link didn't work, but I got your pm with pic, thank you. Very nice looking indeed. Why would anyone need more than one? You'd think this was a site for enthusiasts or something :wink:

 

[fearless]

On bit of a veer, I'm on the hunt for an S-100 and was tending to favour the later models with the tail-stop closer to the bridge. I've read some comments that an E string can pop out of the roller bridge, but less so with the later ones. I also suspected that they might have a better feel for "bendy" playing.Clearly you have no issues with bendy playing, but have you ever had an E string pop off?

Well, I haven't had any pop off issue from the bridge side, but I do have a pop off issue (with the carved S-100 recently purchased) where the E string slides off the lower edge of the finger board and gets stuck under a fret!! I think the problem comes from the bindings that were replaced (probably after e refretting job and that don't really fit in place, so I guess I'll take that one to my local guy (since Tom - aka "fixit" is so far away ) and have him look at it.
Might also be that the nut slot for the E string is too close to the edge.
Thanks for the kind words, and good luck with your hunting! (that S-100 is well worth the hunt... :wink: )

I had a Gibson 335 with a similar issue - it didn't get stuck under a fret, but did pop off the fretboard from time to time - not very musical. I noticed that it ran much closer to the edge of the fretboard than on my other guitars. I never thought of getting the nut re-cut, but that is a logical fix.
I am thinking of installing a compensated nut on the S-100 when I finally get one, and maybe also on my Strat. Just to be really in tune at the lower frets. I notice that Ernie Ball have stopped Earvana from making them due to patent infringement, but there is a UK eBay seller who hand-makes bone compensated nuts to order.
I've always wanted an S-100, but it was your youtube video that turned it from a latent desire into a full-on craving....