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eddiewagner · February 6th, 2008, 04:48 AM

messieurs, i am meditating the idea, of putting my hipshot unit to a guitar with six saddles. i am not making any progress with that idea, because i see no way to do it. has it been done before? eddie

jussishow · February 6th, 2008, 01:57 PM

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jussishow · February 6th, 2008, 01:58 PM

The Fender Nashville B-Bender has a six saddle bridge ...

Dogbear · February 6th, 2008, 07:45 PM

Putting a bender on an non-American six saddle bridge requires that you replace the saddle with one that has an offset intonation screw and slot the saddle. After drilling a second hole in the bridge for the offset intonation screw and slotting the saddle, the B string passes through the existing hole and onto the slotted saddle. On an American six saddle bridge, you simply need to drill a second hole for the string and slot the saddle. Every once in a while you will see the slotted saddles advertised on Ebay. I'll try and post a picture later on.

Dogbear · February 6th, 2008, 07:57 PM

bendecaster · February 6th, 2008, 09:43 PM

I put a Hipshot G-Bender on my P/W B-Bender equipped Tele, and it has 6 Graph-Tech/Mike Christian piezo offset saddles. It works just like Dogbear's P/G, except I cut a notch in the back of the bridge instead of the hole. It worked just fine!

eddiewagner · February 7th, 2008, 05:07 AM

i guess it will not work, because my saddles are not offset at all. no big deal, the hipshot sits fine on another tele. thanks for the infos gentlemen. eddie

Dogbear · February 7th, 2008, 07:14 AM

Eddie, yes it will. The procedure is just reversed. Since you have center tapped saddles, one would replace the B saddle with an offset one. It would require that you drill another hole for the offset intonation screw and use the existing hole for the string to pass through. The saddle would be slotted the same. It should look the same as the picture, but; all the other saddles would be center tapped. Sorry, I don't a picture of that installation.

February 6th, 2008, 04:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
eddiewagner Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,096 27 Photos	hipshot on a tele with six saddles messieurs, i am meditating the idea, of putting my hipshot unit to a guitar with six saddles. i am not making any progress with that idea, because i see no way to do it. has it been done before? eddie __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

February 6th, 2008, 01:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
jussishow Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norway. Age: 38 Posts: 533 16 Photos	blank ... __________________ B-bender, HW1 Texas & CS Thinline relic ... :-) + a bunch of other stringed instruments ... Pictures (family album...) in gallery

February 6th, 2008, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
jussishow Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norway. Age: 38 Posts: 533 16 Photos	The Fender Nashville B-Bender has a six saddle bridge ... __________________ B-bender, HW1 Texas & CS Thinline relic ... :-) + a bunch of other stringed instruments ... Pictures (family album...) in gallery

February 6th, 2008, 07:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	Putting a bender on an non-American six saddle bridge requires that you replace the saddle with one that has an offset intonation screw and slot the saddle. After drilling a second hole in the bridge for the offset intonation screw and slotting the saddle, the B string passes through the existing hole and onto the slotted saddle. On an American six saddle bridge, you simply need to drill a second hole for the string and slot the saddle. Every once in a while you will see the slotted saddles advertised on Ebay. I'll try and post a picture later on. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

February 6th, 2008, 07:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	__________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

February 6th, 2008, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
bendecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: maine Posts: 1,176	I put a Hipshot G-Bender on my P/W B-Bender equipped Tele, and it has 6 Graph-Tech/Mike Christian piezo offset saddles. It works just like Dogbear's P/G, except I cut a notch in the back of the bridge instead of the hole. It worked just fine! __________________ The Demented 7th

February 7th, 2008, 05:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
eddiewagner Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,096 27 Photos	i guess it will not work, because my saddles are not offset at all. no big deal, the hipshot sits fine on another tele. thanks for the infos gentlemen. eddie __________________ My Drum/Guitar-Duo: www.myspace.com/captaintwangandhisrhythmcat

February 7th, 2008, 07:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	Eddie, yes it will. The procedure is just reversed. Since you have center tapped saddles, one would replace the B saddle with an offset one. It would require that you drill another hole for the offset intonation screw and use the existing hole for the string to pass through. The saddle would be slotted the same. It should look the same as the picture, but; all the other saddles would be center tapped. Sorry, I don't a picture of that installation. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

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