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Post subject: Fender Stratocaster bridge saddles loose/move around
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:53 pm
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My problem is that the all of the bridge saddles have movement in them and it's most apparent on the high E where it moves a lot. It seems like the screws might be a little big for the saddles but I'm not sure. I would think this would affect the tuning stabilty with all the moving going on. It's a MIM vintage body.


Here's a photo where you can see the high E bridge saddle seperating from the rest of them.
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:59 pm
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It's perfectly normal, all vintage saddles do it. I've never paid enough attention to the modern saddles to see if they do it or not.

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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:18 pm
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That's great to know, thank you! A guitar tech was trying to convince me to replace the entire bridge assembly because of it but I didn't think that was right. It hasn't caused any problems, it sustains well and mostly stays in tune so I was just wondering if it happens with other vintage strat saddles.


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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:49 pm
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Yep that's normal. If you think about it the only thing holding them in place is the screw at the back and the tension of the string pressing on them.

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