Tele Bridges and Saddles question.... what are the pros using?

wierdOne · February 29th, 2008, 04:35 PM

Piecing together my backup tele... i've come to an interesting crossroads.... tele bridge choice....

I've held Brent Mason's guitar... I know he's using the 6 saddle configuration.. not sure on the bridgeplate.... but.... he's basically defined the tele tone in popular music for the past 20 or so years....

Redd's using Glendale products... as do I right now on my number 1..

What are all you other pro's/semi-pro's using? (not calling myself a pro.. but i do get paid... from time to time...

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are any of the major "tele guys" using Graphtech saddles? Callaham products? Stock fender stuff? Joe Barden bridgeplates?

inquiring mind wants to know.

danocaster · February 29th, 2008, 07:28 PM

in MY experience , most "pros" are nowhere near as cork-sniffing as most forumites

They often play vintage pieces with "player modifications" or stock fender stuff - maybe swapping pickups for fralins , duncans - something very readily available

I'm not saying there arent tons of exceptions - but stock guitars and Boss pedals are more common than tweaky bridge plates and Hamel pickups

Just goes to show you - if you have time to tweak - more power to you. If you dont , play and sing well and nobody but you will care about the extra 6% of tone you get from your amp ( which is then lost in the P.A. )

my 002

Mark Davis · February 29th, 2008, 07:34 PM

The majority use stock bridges and saddles.

February 29th, 2008, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
wierdOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Downtown Pensacola Florida... :) Age: 31 Posts: 967	Tele Bridges and Saddles question.... what are the pros using? Piecing together my backup tele... i've come to an interesting crossroads.... tele bridge choice.... I've held Brent Mason's guitar... I know he's using the 6 saddle configuration.. not sure on the bridgeplate.... but.... he's basically defined the tele tone in popular music for the past 20 or so years.... Redd's using Glendale products... as do I right now on my number 1.. What are all you other pro's/semi-pro's using? (not calling myself a pro.. but i do get paid... from time to time... ) are any of the major "tele guys" using Graphtech saddles? Callaham products? Stock fender stuff? Joe Barden bridgeplates? inquiring mind wants to know. __________________ 4 Amps, 3 Acoustics, 2 Tele's, 1 Beautiful Baby Girl Go play a Smith Custom Amplifier... you won't be sorry. www.whowell.org http://www.myspace.com/who_well Last edited by wierdOne; February 29th, 2008 at 05:08 PM.

February 29th, 2008, 07:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
danocaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 526 9 Photos	in MY experience , most "pros" are nowhere near as cork-sniffing as most forumites They often play vintage pieces with "player modifications" or stock fender stuff - maybe swapping pickups for fralins , duncans - something very readily available I'm not saying there arent tons of exceptions - but stock guitars and Boss pedals are more common than tweaky bridge plates and Hamel pickups Just goes to show you - if you have time to tweak - more power to you. If you dont , play and sing well and nobody but you will care about the extra 6% of tone you get from your amp ( which is then lost in the P.A. ) my 002 __________________ Louder isnt better - it's just louder ( and better )

February 29th, 2008, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,871	The majority use stock bridges and saddles. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.