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Post subject: Upgrading saddles on strat
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:58 am
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I thought for my next project I would upgrade the saddles in my MIM strat vintage style bridge.

I went to the nearest music shop and asked for some Graph Tech feraglide or string saver saddles and they recommended I not make the change as it would mess up and possibly deaden the guitars sound.

Any opinions?
Are they maybe kidding me because they did not have any in stock?
Something else better if the graph techs are not the way to go?

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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:46 am
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I think they're making fun of you.
Used them on my strats and they work fine. Better intonation and
more sustain, never broke a string at the saddles.
But i like the vintage look better on my MIM classic Series Strat.

Give em a try...Peter 8)


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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:37 pm
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I've had different experiences however. :? I tried some string savers from Allparts before. I can say that they did deaden my guitar. And I also broke more strings than I did with my older saddles. I pulled them off and put the old ones back on and realized that I really didn't need them in the first place. The guy at the shop talked me into getting some, the SOB wouldn't even give me my money back. I never bought anything from him again, LOL....that stupid idiot went out of business about 4 months later. :D


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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:17 pm
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:P I bought the Graph Tech saddles from another store that had them in stock, will install them next string change and see what happens :)

Am also looking around for a local store that has the Callaham Mexican Standard Premium Upgrade Kit for the bridge.
http://www.callahamguitars.com/upgrades.htm

Want to see it in person to decide if it might be a worthy upgrade. :D

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