Anyone else notice on the fender bridges that they scrath the hell out of your palm.American made and mexican had this problem at my guitar center.Its funny though the squires didnt have this problem.They had the cheaper bridges but they were smooth to the touch.

I don't see a single sharp edge on that bridge. I know the vintage trem on my new MIM isn't sharp at all.

The sharp edge is where they curve up.Im knot saying they all are sharp but the ones at my center seemed to be.

my Squier bridge is very smooth. love it

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If I flip the switch, I go into Killzone mode, which means these two center coils become active, and whenever I shred, I kill people instantly.

The saddles on my HighwayOne are not sharp but the allen screws that stick out a little bit are.

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No those bridges have always been a little rough on the hands especialy if you play a lot with the palm on the bridge.

Ooops - Double post

I don't find any bridges sharp (Squier, MIM, or MIA) -- HOWEVER, the above post I do agree with. I find "block" saddles more comfortable
than the bent-metal saddles due to the screws. It is is not a huge deal. But there is a difference to me.

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Hi all: assuming it is indeed the allen screws we're talking about, not sharp edges to the bridge or saddles themselves...

What some people do is count how many threads each screw comes out the top of the saddle by, and then file that number of threads off the bottom of the screw, finishing by filing it to a nice gentle round tip again at the end. Then when the height is reset the top of each screw will be exactly flush with the top of the saddle: no more palm scratching.

Alternatively, I seem to recall that you can buy shorter allen screws too, for this very reason.

Might be of help to someone...?

Cheers - C

Figure it like this: Just like when one has to develop callouses on one's fingers to play guitar, one has to develop a callous on one's picking hand to play Fenders.

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Yep. Callaham's sells them. Short, medium and long.

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I like the block saddles better too! Much more comfortable.

Ha! Hop, so do I! But in these "vintage" inclined times we're both out of step, it seems...

- C

I know Ceri ! My favorite guitar has the vintage 6 screw bridge and trem system! It's also my most costly!!

Luckily, my hand doesn't go too near the bridge except for a bit of light palm muting now and again. But I have a couple of guitars with bent steel saddles: like the sound - don't like the scratchiness!

Vintage be blowed: give me comfort!

Hey, by the way, has anybody tried these slacks with the elasticated waistband...?

Cheers - C