Saddles on Brad Paisley's Paisley

TheGoodTexan · December 19th, 2003, 11:49 AM

There's a new Guitar Center here in Nashville now...(yea!...

)...

I confess that I dropped by yesterday, with my wife, for the grand opening. They actually weren't opened yet, so we didn't get in, but they had pictures out front of several artist, about 4 feet by 3 feet, including one of Brad Paisley with his Paisey Tele. So I got a real close up look of it.

He's got a vintage brass saddle for the low E and A strings.

THEN a single brass saddle for the D string.

THEN a single American Standard style saddle for the G string.

THEN a vintage brass saddle for the high B and E strings.

I'm not sure when this picture was taken, but there was no bender system in that I would tell. Really cool idea non the less.

tomtheguitarguy · December 19th, 2003, 12:07 PM

Brad uses a G-Bender - hence the need for a single saddle on the G string (and the D string). He uses a Glaser & McVay bending systems which don't require the extensive routing that the Parson/Green or Parsons White systems do.

Hope this helps.

tomtheguitarguy

Zac · December 19th, 2003, 01:17 PM

His 68 has Steel on the E-A and E-B saddles. The guitar has a Brass saddle on the D string, and a Glaser G-Bender. Is the new GC in the old Mars building? Zac

Whiteshoes · December 19th, 2003, 01:29 PM

Where is this place located??
Thanks in advance.

threadbare · December 20th, 2003, 02:37 AM

I know where my first stop will be next time I go to Nashville.

TheGoodTexan · December 20th, 2003, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zac

His 68 has Steel on the E-A and E-B saddles. The guitar has a Brass saddle on the D string, and a Glaser G-Bender. Is the new GC in the old Mars building? Zac

It's not in the old Mars building - it's in the old Cycle Sorcery building on the other end of 100 Oaks Mall.

Read my post titled "Amusing Salemenship" for a first experience feedback.

Zac - Small world - I was talking about Brad at work and a coworker says that his old roommate is Brad's tech - I said Zac? Yep.

threadbare · December 21st, 2003, 09:14 AM

There's a map to this new store on the guitar center website.

December 19th, 2003, 01:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Whiteshoes TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tenn Posts: 10	Guitar center Where is this place located?? Thanks in advance.

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tomtheguitarguy Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SoCal USA Age: 42 Posts: 242	Brad uses a G-Bender - hence the need for a single saddle on the G string (and the D string). He uses a Glaser & McVay bending systems which don't require the extensive routing that the Parson/Green or Parsons White systems do. Hope this helps. tomtheguitarguy

December 19th, 2003, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zac Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TN Posts: 132	His 68 has Steel on the E-A and E-B saddles. The guitar has a Brass saddle on the D string, and a Glaser G-Bender. Is the new GC in the old Mars building? Zac

December 20th, 2003, 02:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
threadbare Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 290	I know where my first stop will be next time I go to Nashville.

December 21st, 2003, 09:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
threadbare Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 290	There's a map to this new store on the guitar center website.