Another Gibson acoustic in for a setup. Note how low the saddle extends out of the bridge. This guy is just about ready for a neck reset.
![2003 Gibson Hummingbird [4.7 lbs] :: setup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1487711179266-OF1NXV9ULHME1T625LCE/20160929_2003_Gibson_Hummingbird_bench.jpg)
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![Ovation Celebrity CC057 [4.6 lbs] :: setup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1472265408834-8MZUUUUCH75BEKHLKX4M/20160719_Ovation_Celebrity_CC057.jpg)
What should have been a straight forward setup was complicated by the undersaddle pickup design. This Ovation's saddle is machined into the pickup so I could not just remove material off the bottom like usual. The material had to be removed from the top of the saddle in order to lower the action. Ideally I would have liked to disconnect the pickup and re-profile the top of the saddle but that would have taken longer than the time allotted to this while-you-wait setup (she had an upcoming gig). The saddle is made of a softer synthetic material with significant string bite so I treated it like a nut and filed the grooves deeper.
![2015 Fender Stratocaster [8.6 lbs] :: setup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1471030990016-7SZBLLPV1XF21426180X/20160715_2015_Fender_Strat_body.jpg)
A new Strat in for a setup. The player does not use the vibrato bar so the bridge adjusted flush with the body similar to a hard tail. One bummer was that the truss rod nut seemed to be a little stripped from either the factory or music store. Making adjustments was a little sketchy as it was tough to get a solid bite with a standard Allen wrench.
![Prefab graphite nut :: 2014 Gibson SG Special [6.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1465218549911-BSWFWP6PEGVZM97BE0H1/20160606_2014_Gibson_SG_Special_horns.jpg)
Here's another 120th Gibson anniversary SG to come across my bench recently. A player picked this up with an aftermarket graphite nut pre-installed and the slots were way too high. The previous owner must have swapped out the original nut and never adjusted the string heights over the first fret. A quick session with a set of nut files greatly improved the action on this fella.
![2010 Martin OOO-28EC Eric Clapton Signature Model [4.2 lbs] :: nut adjustment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1462640724780-0GAF9WKXCHZSWB6NI9LY/20160507_2010_Martin_OOO-28EC_body.jpg)
A Martin Eric Clapton signature model in for a basic setup adjustment. The player even supplied Eric Clapton's signature Martin phosphor bronze strings (Martin #MEC12)! I took these photos before the owner stopped by and we decided to replace the stock plastic pins for bone. Check the video below from the daily vlog for the initial setup.
