Do the brass saddles make a big difference?

tele_jas · March 20th, 2006, 12:36 PM

My new lite ash tele is quite a bit "brighter" sounding than my other guitars and I was wondering if I can attribute that to the brass saddles? It has the standard 3 barrell bridge with brass saddles where my Paisley has the stock 3 barrell chrome saddles.

If it does make a big difference and I want to match the two guitars a little more evenly, should I go to all chrome ones or put the brass ones on my paisley?

Scotland · March 20th, 2006, 12:54 PM

Actually, steel saddles are normally brighter than brass ones. There are a lot of factors involved in making up the final tone but in general, brass smooths out and rounds the tone more than steel.

PhatTele · March 20th, 2006, 01:29 PM

The ash is probably making your guitar sound bright. You can use the brass saddles to warm the tone up a bit or get slightly hotter or overwound pickups to tame the highs and add a little more midrange into your tone.

tele_jas · March 20th, 2006, 06:38 PM

I may swap out pickups later down the road for some Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups since I like them so much in my Paisley tele...... Maybe that'll give it more "umph" like the paisley.

March 20th, 2006, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
tele_jas Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Springfield/Mt.Vernon, MO Age: 36 Posts: 486 12 Photos	Do the brass saddles make a big difference? My new lite ash tele is quite a bit "brighter" sounding than my other guitars and I was wondering if I can attribute that to the brass saddles? It has the standard 3 barrell bridge with brass saddles where my Paisley has the stock 3 barrell chrome saddles. If it does make a big difference and I want to match the two guitars a little more evenly, should I go to all chrome ones or put the brass ones on my paisley? __________________ *Dr. Z Stangray & Z 2x12 cab Genz Benz Black Pearl * 2 tele's * pedals * ect...** Good deals with: tweeddeluxe, Lwilliams, Sunkidd www.markchapmanband.com www.myspace.com/themcb www.guitartest.moonfruit.com

March 20th, 2006, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 54 Posts: 6,514 3 Photos	Actually, steel saddles are normally brighter than brass ones. There are a lot of factors involved in making up the final tone but in general, brass smooths out and rounds the tone more than steel. __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

March 20th, 2006, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
tele_jas Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Springfield/Mt.Vernon, MO Age: 36 Posts: 486 12 Photos	I may swap out pickups later down the road for some Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups since I like them so much in my Paisley tele...... Maybe that'll give it more "umph" like the paisley. __________________ *Dr. Z Stangray & Z 2x12 cab Genz Benz Black Pearl * 2 tele's * pedals * ect...** Good deals with: tweeddeluxe, Lwilliams, Sunkidd www.markchapmanband.com www.myspace.com/themcb www.guitartest.moonfruit.com

March 20th, 2006, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
PhatTele Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 744	The ash is probably making your guitar sound bright. You can use the brass saddles to warm the tone up a bit or get slightly hotter or overwound pickups to tame the highs and add a little more midrange into your tone.