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Originally Posted by Earl49
The intonation of the low strings got noticeably worse with the 56's. The pinless bridge means that heavier strings don't bend over the saddle as well as light gauge. I usually put a bend on the low E and sometimes low A when using bridge pins, but that is harder to do with the pinless bridge. Because of the 45° entry angle, you almost have to (somehow) put the bend in after the ball end is seated, then the available space is quite limited.
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The intonation can’t be affected by anything happening behind the saddle. It’s pretty much set by nut and saddle position, and how well the frets are placed, all of which is independent of string gauge.
Nut slots might need some tweaking with a drastic change in string gauge, and if you’re super-sensitive to such things, the saddle compensation might need some fiddling, but it doesn’t have anything to do with what’s going on with pins vs. pinless.
Just my NMNSHO
