any suggestions for bridge saddles?

fender510 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:49 pm **Posts:** 16

I own a MIM fat strat and I'm thinking about raplacing the bridge saddles with something that would give me a bit more sustain and tone as well as minimize string breakage. Any suggestions?

StratTone · **Joined:** Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:51 pm **Posts:** 185

You need to update the bridge block for more sustain. Good nonpot metal bridge will get you where you want. You can always go with graph tech for your non string breakage needs.

belphedeus · **Joined:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:59 am **Posts:** 406

+1 for the Graph Tech bridge saddles....

cyclingjar · **Joined:** Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:21 pm **Posts:** 90

2 thumbs up for graph tech, i think there is one called graph tech string saver.

peterp · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:42 am

Yep, I changed the saddles on my old MiM to graph-tech's and they were a great mod!

Miami Mike · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:18 am

Graph Tech FerraGlide saddles work well for me.

fender510 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 10:49 pm **Posts:** 16

Thanks! to all who responded to my question regarding saddles. Good suggestions and will be taken into consideration.

oldguy · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:19 am **Posts:** 24

Graphtech saddles will stop the string breakage but the tone won't be as
bright as steel (I use them on my Blackie & they are great). Callaham makes hardened steel strat saddles that won't get grooves & burrs (that is what breaks your strings). They also make a machined Trem block & that is what you need for that better sustain you are looking for.

For now, when you change strings, polish out any rough spots on the tops of the saddles with a very fine grit sandpaper & that should help with the broken strings.

Oldguy

Strataholic · **Joined:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:28 pm **Posts:** 1956

I like the bent steel saddles from Callaham Guitars - just google it.

timski28 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:27 pm

+1 for callaham! vintage looks all the way :lol:

Strataholic · **Joined:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:28 pm **Posts:** 1956

timski28 wrote:

+1 for callaham! vintage looks all the way :lol:

And they sound great too!

kja · **Joined:** Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:59 pm **Posts:** 121

callaham all the way baby!! nothing else can compare in there price range, period.

triesteridder · **Joined:** Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:25 pm **Posts:** 2

fender510 wrote:

I own a MIM fat strat and I'm thinking about raplacing the bridge saddles with something that would give me a bit more sustain
nd tone as well as minimize string breakage. Any suggestions?

you should try graphtec string saddels,they will give you what you need,there black,cause of the carbon they use for them,it realy makes a difference

triesteridder · **Joined:** Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:25 pm **Posts:** 2

triesteridder wrote:

fender510 wrote:

I own a MIM fat strat and I'm thinking about raplacing the bridge saddles with something that would give me a bit more sustain
nd tone as well as minimize string breakage. Any suggestions?

you should try graphtec string saddels,they will give you what you need,there black,cause of the carbon they use for them,it realy makes a difference

the name is graph tech

FirstMeasure · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:30 pm

I put some Brass ones off of an old Hardail Strat Bridge I got from Ebay. I changed out the vintage style ones because the 1st tring would roll up the saddle when I'd bend it. It turned out that they really imrpoved Sutain and Bell Tone.

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