This Is Just Plain OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!

Bill Hullett · June 17th, 2005, 04:01 AM

I get the biggest charge in life when I see someone re~invent the wheel ...so to speak....ie: take a work~a~day product and create the "Dream" version of said product...

Thats exactly what Dale has done at Glendale guitars ...He took the problimatc three piece tele bridge and made it state of the art...not only does he angle the adjustment screws (like everyone else has started doing) he's taken it a step further to completion....Each saddle has a different angle !!!!! so the bridge has to be put on right (its clearly marked on the bottom of the bridge pieces) but the results are really stunning....

I'm able to play the dreaded "E"chord to "G" chord (as well as many others) all are in tune!!!!! The best part is they cost about $36 and IMHO they are worth twice as much!!!!!!!

Bill Hullett http://www.glendaleguitars.com

undafonk · June 17th, 2005, 04:09 AM

This may just be what I need for my MIM Esquire.

Thanks for the tip, Mr Hullet, I'll inquire with Glendale about availability.

Roel from Holland · June 17th, 2005, 08:15 AM

I received my set two weeks ago. The best saddles on the market I think.

GuitarJonz · June 17th, 2005, 09:55 AM

Bill, I notice that he has a few different sets. The one he recommends is the Twang set, which has an aluminium saddle for te loe E and A. Did you get that, or the straight brass set? I notice he also has a Rockabilly set too. Who knew that choosing a set of saddles would get this complicated?? :D

GuitarJonz · June 17th, 2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarJonz

Bill, I notice that he has a few different sets. The one he recommends is the Twang set, which has an aluminium saddle for the low E and A. Did you get that, or the straight brass set? I notice he also has a Rockabilly set too, with steel for the low E/A. Who knew that choosing a set of saddles would get this complicated?? :D

0le FUZZY · June 17th, 2005, 11:12 AM

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{no welds in the corners}

Shucks !! That means mine ain't no good?

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We are very close to having production bridge-plates

Why'd yew come in here lookin li kat ?

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If it doesn't sound good unplugged, it is not going to perform to it's potential electronically.

MMMMMMM !

Onlee way tew fine out iss tew fetch won when they git in purr-duck-shun I reckon.

Wunner iffin ats the same feller that drug iss here won in a few years back.

0le FUZZY

Redd Volkaert · June 17th, 2005, 11:22 AM

I got some too! I got a set of each, and mixed two brass. and one alluminium on the E&A.

They work perfectly. Not only are they accurate. The alluminium seems to sound a little less midrangey which helps a bit on low strings.

I love em' !!!!
Redd

0le FUZZY · June 17th, 2005, 11:32 AM

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The alluminium seems to sound a little less midrangey which helps a bit on low strings.

I hate ta be a stick inna mud but years ago (20) I tried luminint rods fer poles and knott onlee did they turnt my palm black but they grooved from the string both whore-a-zon-tally as well as vertigo and sounded as flat as them crapite wonz.

These yew speak of muss be sum kinna luminint alloy HEE! HEE!

Like I say, the proof iss inna puddin.

Iffin Redd and Bill both like em I betcha we will tew.

0le FUZZY

Bill Hullett · June 17th, 2005, 11:38 AM

I got a set of brass ones and aluminium ones...I've put the brass ones on one tele and I will try the aluminium on another this weekend...I don't know that I'd be in to mix and match, ( only because I'm so set in my ways!!

) but I very was curious about the aluminium too....they intonate percectly with a strobe....I mean they are really dead on.....I'm very excited about em!!!!!

Bill Hullett

PS hey Fuzzy....I think that Dale is using Billet aircraft Aluminium as opposed to just work a day stuff...its much stronger...the stuff they make hot rod wheels out of....

nasonm · June 17th, 2005, 12:07 PM

I'll have to add them to my wish list...

I love the idea of mixing and matching saddles!

bpoe · June 17th, 2005, 12:40 PM

I have the "twang" setup right now. The aluminum set on the E/A string really brightens the sound from those two strings, while keeping them bold. I was skeptical that there would be any difference between aluminum and brass, but there is a huge difference in tone.

teleclarkster · June 17th, 2005, 12:55 PM

I just installed a set of these on my guitar and really like the improvements. The Glendale saddles are very well made and the intonation is dead on! Also, Dale said that the bridge plates should be available in about 4 weeks.

Geo · June 17th, 2005, 02:44 PM

Now this is cool. Lots of choices there.
I'm leaning toward trying the stainless for a '62 RI.
It has threaded steel now that seem to work well
with the deeper sounding Texas Special pickups.
So stainless looks like a go.

I have brass (not his) on 2 others already but......
may try some of the other Glendales later in place
or.....or...... :?

Geo · June 17th, 2005, 02:45 PM

Opps, musta been a chain reaction occurance.

Twangmeister · June 17th, 2005, 03:28 PM

Why'd ya have to go and do this? I was into year three of my love affair with Callaham bridges and saddles and now you parade this new, hot temptation in front of me!!!

The "Twang Set?"!!!!!

Must......not......give......in......to.....lure.. ...of.....greater........twangability.........

guitar_ed · June 17th, 2005, 04:15 PM

When I get home, I will be getting some. Probably 2 pair. Oh well......

Guitar Ed

Bill Hullett · June 17th, 2005, 04:42 PM

I forgot to mention that when I set the bridge up with the strobe , I would get it set for a given string and fully expecting to have to "cheat" a little when I checked the adjoining string.....In Each Case On All Three Saddles...The sister string was dead on perfect on the first pluck of the string....this is what floored me so bad....he has got these three angles DIALED IN!!!!!!! and then to sell them as reasonably as he does...well all I can say is THANK YOU DALE! and I hope he sells a million sets!!!!

Bill Hullett

Scotland · June 17th, 2005, 04:51 PM

Just fired him a mail asking for shipping to Scotland. I'm going to try the Twang set, sounds like a perfect match for my perceived sound.

PeterUK · June 18th, 2005, 03:38 AM

...which I'm hoping to install today.

They look and feel extremely well made and I'm keen to try them on my Jimmy Bryant replica which has a Vintique bridge and the famous/infamous Vintique saddles. I've never been too happy with this set as the D/G seems to produce a real thing open G so I'm looking for an improvement in this area.

Scotland, mine arrived in less than 5-working days, so Dale can turn them around very quickly.

:D Peter

Scotland · June 18th, 2005, 05:26 AM

Ordered my Twang set last night, should be interesting.

Bill Hullett · June 18th, 2005, 01:47 PM

Well I used them last night , and really put them thru there paces in a real world senario...

Let Me qualify this first by saying, half my life has been spent really trying to get a tele in tune great and keeping the three way bridge on it...and not to brag but I felt like I was really really good at doing this because I never got grief here in town on sessions etc etc...

Last night , it was almost like I wasn't playing a tele....Every chord, every position, any wacky inversion , everything rang true as if I were playing the chords on a piano!!!! Because of the rich way that the chords ring, it feels like the guitar has more sustain. (its just the chords ringing clear as opposed to not) But I can easily say that its the biggest bang for buck investment I've EVER SEEN for a tele....(heck...its 1/2 as cheap as one normal aftermarket pickup)

By the way.....I put the aluminium saddles on an Esquire and played that one also....I had the same great set up experience and they do sound different than the brass..I Like em as well.....but to my ears I think they made this Esquire sound more P~90 like....Which was very cool...I want to play the aluminium ones a little more though before I go saying too much about them tone wise, cause I just didn't play them as much as I did the brass ones....

Dale is batting 1000 on these!!!!

Bill Hullett

Ron Garson · June 18th, 2005, 03:46 PM

I gotta get me some!

If they're good enough for you Bill, and Redd as well, then they are well in excess of what I need, but I do need all the help I can get! :)

JohnnyAtomic · June 18th, 2005, 05:35 PM

i've had mine for over a month now and i think they're great. the machining is about the neatest i've ever seen. and i like the fact that the height screws are angled so they don't interfere w/ the bridge plate mounting screws, nobody else is doing that. the only minor thing i don't like is i like flat head height adjustment screws better than allen, oh well guess you can't have it all.

he didn't even over a twang set when i ordered :evil: .
oh well he's a good guy, guess i get to give him some more money

i'm definitely getting more. i want stainless steel for B and Lil E for my bender. so i guess i want Aluminum, Brass and SS

BrianF · June 18th, 2005, 06:49 PM

Johnny ...that combination might just be THE ticket for B bender Teles..

June 17th, 2005, 04:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,217	This Is Just Plain OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!! I get the biggest charge in life when I see someone re~invent the wheel ...so to speak....ie: take a work~a~day product and create the "Dream" version of said product... Thats exactly what Dale has done at Glendale guitars ...He took the problimatc three piece tele bridge and made it state of the art...not only does he angle the adjustment screws (like everyone else has started doing) he's taken it a step further to completion....Each saddle has a different angle !!!!! so the bridge has to be put on right (its clearly marked on the bottom of the bridge pieces) but the results are really stunning.... I'm able to play the dreaded "E"chord to "G" chord (as well as many others) all are in tune!!!!! The best part is they cost about $36 and IMHO they are worth twice as much!!!!!!! Bill Hullett http://www.glendaleguitars.com

June 17th, 2005, 08:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Roel from Holland Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Den Haag, Nederland Posts: 1,022	I received my set two weeks ago. The best saddles on the market I think. __________________ Proost, Roel http://www.telecastergallery.com

June 17th, 2005, 09:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
GuitarJonz Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Mass. Posts: 2,777 7 Photos	which set? Bill, I notice that he has a few different sets. The one he recommends is the Twang set, which has an aluminium saddle for te loe E and A. Did you get that, or the straight brass set? I notice he also has a Rockabilly set too. Who knew that choosing a set of saddles would get this complicated?? :D

June 17th, 2005, 11:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Redd Volkaert Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 423	Me Too!! I got some too! I got a set of each, and mixed two brass. and one alluminium on the E&A. They work perfectly. Not only are they accurate. The alluminium seems to sound a little less midrangey which helps a bit on low strings. I love em' !!!! Redd

June 17th, 2005, 11:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,217	well actually..... I got a set of brass ones and aluminium ones...I've put the brass ones on one tele and I will try the aluminium on another this weekend...I don't know that I'd be in to mix and match, ( only because I'm so set in my ways!! ) but I very was curious about the aluminium too....they intonate percectly with a strobe....I mean they are really dead on.....I'm very excited about em!!!!! Bill Hullett PS hey Fuzzy....I think that Dale is using Billet aircraft Aluminium as opposed to just work a day stuff...its much stronger...the stuff they make hot rod wheels out of....

June 17th, 2005, 04:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
undafonk Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 534 47 Photos	This may just be what I need for my MIM Esquire. Thanks for the tip, Mr Hullet, I'll inquire with Glendale about availability.

June 17th, 2005, 12:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
nasonm Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bangor, Maine Age: 31 Posts: 1,713 16 Photos	I'll have to add them to my wish list... I love the idea of mixing and matching saddles! __________________ "i have learned to just grit my teeth, change the subject, consider their deep total ignorance, fondle the thumb picks in my pocket and go on my way" - bender-freak It's been lonely in the saddle since my horse died

June 17th, 2005, 12:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
bpoe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	I have the "twang" setup right now. The aluminum set on the E/A string really brightens the sound from those two strings, while keeping them bold. I was skeptical that there would be any difference between aluminum and brass, but there is a huge difference in tone.

June 17th, 2005, 12:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Bay, CA Age: 54 Posts: 641 10 Photos	I just installed a set of these on my guitar and really like the improvements. The Glendale saddles are very well made and the intonation is dead on! Also, Dale said that the bridge plates should be available in about 4 weeks.

June 17th, 2005, 02:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,484 15 Photos	Now this is cool. Lots of choices there. I'm leaning toward trying the stainless for a '62 RI. It has threaded steel now that seem to work well with the deeper sounding Texas Special pickups. So stainless looks like a go. I have brass (not his) on 2 others already but...... may try some of the other Glendales later in place or.....or...... :? __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

June 17th, 2005, 02:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,484 15 Photos	Opps, musta been a chain reaction occurance. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

June 17th, 2005, 03:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Twangmeister Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lost Angeles, CA Posts: 1,251	Awwwww, dudes.......... Why'd ya have to go and do this? I was into year three of my love affair with Callaham bridges and saddles and now you parade this new, hot temptation in front of me!!! The "Twang Set?"!!!!! Must......not......give......in......to.....lure.. ...of.....greater........twangability......... __________________ "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." http://www.myspace.com/jeremendelsohn

June 17th, 2005, 04:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
guitar_ed Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bankrupt State of California Age: 47 Posts: 711 16 Photos	When I get home, I will be getting some. Probably 2 pair. Oh well...... Guitar Ed __________________ Piss off a politician, register to vote. When you complain about the government, remember that you ARE the government. Voting is the ultimate act of civil dis-obediance. AIM - guitar_edg Skype - guitar_edg (had to change on 5/16/06)

June 17th, 2005, 04:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,217	well actually..... I forgot to mention that when I set the bridge up with the strobe , I would get it set for a given string and fully expecting to have to "cheat" a little when I checked the adjoining string.....In Each Case On All Three Saddles...The sister string was dead on perfect on the first pluck of the string....this is what floored me so bad....he has got these three angles DIALED IN!!!!!!! and then to sell them as reasonably as he does...well all I can say is THANK YOU DALE! and I hope he sells a million sets!!!! Bill Hullett

June 17th, 2005, 04:51 PM	#18 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,512 3 Photos	Thanks Bill Just fired him a mail asking for shipping to Scotland. I'm going to try the Twang set, sounds like a perfect match for my perceived sound. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

June 18th, 2005, 03:38 AM	#19 (permalink)
PeterUK Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: . Posts: 2,830	I've got a brass set ...which I'm hoping to install today. They look and feel extremely well made and I'm keen to try them on my Jimmy Bryant replica which has a Vintique bridge and the famous/infamous Vintique saddles. I've never been too happy with this set as the D/G seems to produce a real thing open G so I'm looking for an improvement in this area. Scotland, mine arrived in less than 5-working days, so Dale can turn them around very quickly. :D Peter __________________ .

June 18th, 2005, 05:26 AM	#20 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,512 3 Photos	Peter Ordered my Twang set last night, should be interesting. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

June 18th, 2005, 01:47 PM	#21 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,217	Put To The Test.... Well I used them last night , and really put them thru there paces in a real world senario... Let Me qualify this first by saying, half my life has been spent really trying to get a tele in tune great and keeping the three way bridge on it...and not to brag but I felt like I was really really good at doing this because I never got grief here in town on sessions etc etc... Last night , it was almost like I wasn't playing a tele....Every chord, every position, any wacky inversion , everything rang true as if I were playing the chords on a piano!!!! Because of the rich way that the chords ring, it feels like the guitar has more sustain. (its just the chords ringing clear as opposed to not) But I can easily say that its the biggest bang for buck investment I've EVER SEEN for a tele....(heck...its 1/2 as cheap as one normal aftermarket pickup) By the way.....I put the aluminium saddles on an Esquire and played that one also....I had the same great set up experience and they do sound different than the brass..I Like em as well.....but to my ears I think they made this Esquire sound more P~90 like....Which was very cool...I want to play the aluminium ones a little more though before I go saying too much about them tone wise, cause I just didn't play them as much as I did the brass ones.... Dale is batting 1000 on these!!!! Bill Hullett

June 18th, 2005, 03:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
Ron Garson Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 649 20 Photos	That's it then! I gotta get me some! If they're good enough for you Bill, and Redd as well, then they are well in excess of what I need, but I do need all the help I can get! :)

June 18th, 2005, 05:35 PM	#23 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,338	i've had mine for over a month now and i think they're great. the machining is about the neatest i've ever seen. and i like the fact that the height screws are angled so they don't interfere w/ the bridge plate mounting screws, nobody else is doing that. the only minor thing i don't like is i like flat head height adjustment screws better than allen, oh well guess you can't have it all. he didn't even over a twang set when i ordered :evil: . oh well he's a good guy, guess i get to give him some more money i'm definitely getting more. i want stainless steel for B and Lil E for my bender. so i guess i want Aluminum, Brass and SS __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

June 18th, 2005, 06:49 PM	#24 (permalink)
BrianF Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carlsbad, Ca Posts: 2,155 7 Photos	that might be the ticket Johnny ...that combination might just be THE ticket for B bender Teles..