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Originally Posted by davebelcher98
That's not my only concern, though. I should be getting better intonation than a traditional vintage saddle setup, but the B/high E saddle (the one I had to back the screws out of and flip) does not angle as much as the low E/A
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Check whether the intonation adjustment screws, especially the outer two, are pointing straight down the neck. It's hard to tell from an angled picture, but I think your saddles are a little too wide for each other, causing the outer two to splay out. This would reduce the angle of the the saddle for the 1st and 2nd string and increase the angle of the saddle for the 5th and 6th string.
If that's the case, you can file, grind or cut some material off the ends of the saddles that touch each other to reduce or eliminate this problem.
I've had that problem, and solved it that way, both with the brass compensated saddles from Stewmac and with the brass compensated Joe Barden saddles on the JB bridge made for American Standards. When I do that trimming, I like to take off a little at a time so I can adjust the angles of the ends and have the ends "face" each other more squarely and along a line parallel to the strings.
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Originally Posted by davebelcher98
Boris,
Any recommendations on better saddles that won't break the bank -- i.e., other than Glendale or Callaham's? Should I have gone with the StewMac's? What of the Wilkinson compensated saddles? Thanks.
dave b
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I'm not Boris, but I think the
RS Guitarworks saddles are a good value. You can get them in brass, steel or aluminum. They are shaped like the non-adjustable Wilkinson compensated saddles. I prefer steel saddles, like that shaped design, and appreciate their low cost; so they are a natural choice for me. Callaham has some with that shape too, one of these days I want to try them, but as you have noticed they aren't cheap.
As I noted, I find the Stewmac saddles to need some trimming of the ends. If you don't mind that work and prefer the angle-drilled round type over the shape of the RS Guitarworks, they are a reasonable value, but cost a little more than the RS Guitarworks last time I checked.