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Post subject: Deluxe Chrome Saddles
Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 9:02 pm
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I just got a new Tele Deluxe. It's a beautiful guitar. However, I find that the 6 chrome saddles result in a loss of tone. The tone of my 2000 American standard is much brighter with the stainless steel saddles.
Anyone else finding this?


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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:46 pm
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You can replace the chrome saddles. Go to www.guitarpartsresource.com, then bridge saddles, then tele, then genuine fender, same steel saddles as on your American Standard


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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 11:53 pm
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yes, I have considered this as an option. there is a noticable difference between the two. I really have to work hard to get a vibrant tone with the chrome saddles. They do look awfully pretty however.


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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:58 am
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Do you want to look at it or play it? Get the steel and see how they sound, if you don't like the new sound no great loss, throw them in the parts box....


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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:25 pm
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I'm new to all this so bear with me, but: How did you arrive at the conclusion that your chrome saddles were the cause of the tone difference? Your Deluxe and Standard Teles differ in a lot more ways than that. I would think that the SCN pickups in the Deluxe vs. whatever is in the Standard make a big difference.

For what it's worth, the discussions I've seen on the Stratocaster section have mentioned similar differences between Deluxe and Standard instruments, with the Standards sounding brighter due to their pickups.

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