American Standard setup?

[Dan Berkowitz]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

The Neck stand looks to be about 20mm or less give or take from this photo. 35mm - 38mm is more of what I see coming out of the better adjusted/made Basses today. This allows for more bridge height and with less pitch of the Neck which lessens the tension as well. This can help many Basses that sound choked from too much tension on the Top. Also, that Bridge looks on the low side (maybe 6" in the middle) and looks warped towards the Fingerboard.

Ken...thanks for making the extra effort to look up a pic of my bass. I just took the two measurements and you're real close...amazing!

The neck stand measures 25mm. The bridge center height is 6". String height is 9mm for the E and 5 mm for the G.

Perhaps it's time for a new bridge, given that it looks warped forward. The feet are seated nicely, so it's not just tilted. As you suggested, I'll see what shops I might check nearby. We're about 5 hours from Minneapolis, KC, Chicago and St. Louis.