Good Source for Intonation/Saddle screws?

[bowlfreshener]

Does anyone know of a good source for the intonation/saddle screws for a 6 saddle Tele style bridge? I've checked StewMac and Guitarfetish, and it seems like you can only get those screws buying new saddles. Sellers on eBay for those screws are charging outrageous prices. I don't need new saddles, I just got a guitar with a bent and nearly stripped screw making intonation impossible, and I was able to get another screw off an unused guitar, but would like to get some spares...

Or if anyone knows what size screw to look for at the hardware store, I guess that would work too...Thanks.

UPDATE:
Just found some at AllParts...I have never ordered from them before, so if anyone wants to share their experiences ordering from them, it would be appreciated...

[LocustPlague]

Most people seem to have had very good results from Allparts. You may go back a couple days to a thread by Hulk called "Allparts suck!!!" or something along those lines. Basically, he had an issue with a switch, but a whole lot of other people came back by saying they've had no problems.

[mellecaster]

I would suggest taking one of your old screws to a Ace Hardware, and find out the thread size and pitch...cause there are different types used on six-saddle bridges...you didn't state what kind you had ?

[bowlfreshener]

Originally Posted by mellecaster

I would suggest taking one of your old screws to a Ace Hardware, and find out the thread size and pitch...cause there are different types used on six-saddle bridges...you didn't state what kind you had ?

Its just the stock bridge on an SX STL50, which looks similar to a Squier Tele bridge (5 mounting holes)...

[TheBear]

I had a hard time finding these as well and eventually went with www.guitarnucleus.com

Decent prices and just about any screw you will ever need for a guitar as well.

[PJ]

+1 Mellecaster....Ace Hardware. I found all the correct lengths with slotted heads at my local Ace store, in one of those plastic screw bins Ace is famous for. 20 cents each or something like that.

[boris bubbanov]

The SX is gonna be metric, probably M3 but there is a larger size than might be M4 but is not the common M4 70 pitch.

Your issue will be 10mm or 6mm height screws. Nothing inbetween is readily available. So I tapped every last useable 3 barrel Tele saddle out to 6-32 and I get my 316 stainless hardware from McMaster Carr. The height screws come in 32nd increments from 7/32nds to 3/32nds.

Now I will in the future need some inexpensive springs, not made in China of course. Some springs that fit on the import saddles are a hair too small for 6-32nds.

[bowlfreshener]

I found some of these on eBay, and I might get some to see if they'll work...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=027

[mellecaster]

Originally Posted by bowlfreshener

I found some of these on eBay, and I might get some to see if they'll work...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=027

That thread pitch looks way to coarse to me...but you do what you want ?

[boris bubbanov]

Originally Posted by mellecaster

That thread pitch looks way to coarse to me...but you do what you want ?

I agree.

I'm sorry, I failed to see before that you wanted 6 saddle type screws, and not the height screws but the length screws. Try a hardware, they should have these.

[PJ]

You know, the other place I've found chrome plated screws, is the auto parts
store. The hardware stores tend to have stainless and tin-plated screws, but auto parts stores carry a lot of chrome screw types, with the same head-styles
Fender uses.

[bowlfreshener]

Thanks for all the suggestions everybody, but now I am thinking I may just get some new saddles for the bridge as some folks on the Agile/SX forum have some nice results with the stainless steel saddles they sell at Guitarfetish for $12 a set...decisions, decisions

[gtarman59]

http://stores.ebay.com/Angela-Instru...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

-or-

http://www.angela.com/