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jivetrain · March 15th, 2007, 10:42 PM

tele players always say the 3 saddle bridge gives better sustain and tone than a six saddle bridge. if this is true, why do you never see 3 saddle bridges on strats? obviously the tremelo would be an issue, but not every strat has tremelo. just curious...

mellecaster · March 15th, 2007, 11:26 PM

Makes ya Think...don't it ??????....

SixStringSlinger · March 16th, 2007, 07:12 AM

I've heard that 3-saddle bridges make fine intonation adjustment impossible, since 2 strings share one saddle. But hey, if it works, it works.

boris bubbanov · March 22nd, 2007, 01:50 PM

Strats can get their tone and sustain from a nice juicy trem block. Now, if you have a strat style body, with a face mount bridge (no trem rout) I think a three saddle bridge would be very helpful, and I've got a Squier project where I'll do that. If you position the bridge accurately, the articulated or compensated barrels, for example Callaham, will intonate fine.
The trick is forgetting the project guitar's original cost - the mods could exceed it easy.

Bubbanov

GDStone · March 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM

some folks here think a 3 saddle bridge on a Strat is cool
check it out at
http://www.projectconsultants.com/GT...HallofFame.htm
If you have the proper 6 saddles to start with, there are no mods involved.

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jivetrain Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: iowa Posts: 610 2 Photos	three saddle bridge on a strat tele players always say the 3 saddle bridge gives better sustain and tone than a six saddle bridge. if this is true, why do you never see 3 saddle bridges on strats? obviously the tremelo would be an issue, but not every strat has tremelo. just curious...

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March 15th, 2007, 11:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
mellecaster Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Desperadoville..USA Posts: 13,659	Makes ya Think...don't it ??????....

March 16th, 2007, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
SixStringSlinger Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 25 Posts: 1,283	I've heard that 3-saddle bridges make fine intonation adjustment impossible, since 2 strings share one saddle. But hey, if it works, it works.

March 22nd, 2007, 01:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 30,222	Strats can get their tone and sustain from a nice juicy trem block. Now, if you have a strat style body, with a face mount bridge (no trem rout) I think a three saddle bridge would be very helpful, and I've got a Squier project where I'll do that. If you position the bridge accurately, the articulated or compensated barrels, for example Callaham, will intonate fine. The trick is forgetting the project guitar's original cost - the mods could exceed it easy. Bubbanov

March 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
GDStone TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 78	some folks here think a 3 saddle bridge on a Strat is cool check it out at http://www.projectconsultants.com/GT...HallofFame.htm If you have the proper 6 saddles to start with, there are no mods involved.

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