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Glendale Guitars "Intone" Compensated Brass Saddles
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Sun March 25, 2007
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$39.50
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8.0
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bpoe
Registered: March 2003
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 271
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Review Date: Tue May 10, 2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $35.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Accurate, high quality, attractive fit
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none!
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I met Dale Clark through his Glendale Guitars venture. Besides building guitars, he's starting to sell some newly designed compensated brass saddles that came out of his wish to improve the function and form.
They intonate perfectly (installed with 010/013/017/027/039/047), and the ends are angle-cut so that they are parallel to the adjacent saddle. The height-adjustment screws are widely spaced so that they don't interfere with the string, and the ends are rounded and polished for a solid non-gouging interface to the bridgeplate. Additionally, the height-adjustment screws are tilted so they don't interfere with the bridgeplate screws, and they do not extend above the saddles, so they can't scratch my palm (at least on my installation).
The saddles came with the necessary length-adjust screws and springs. They look pretty cool too!
http://www.glendaleguitars.com/gsaddles.jpg
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Fendermojoman
Registered: September 2005
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 84
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Review Date: Sun February 5, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $44.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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quality & Intonation excellent
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Bridge is expensive
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I called Dale up to ask if he made product for Left hand Telecasters. He was very friendly and helpful in phone and email correspondence. His product is very high quality and intonates perfectly! I can recommend without hesitaion his saddle products.I did feel the bridge pricing was a bit steep so I opted for a Fender bridge plate instead.
Sound wise- the sustain is far greater than te original 6 saddle setup that Fender supplied. You can look at the quality and see he uses only grade A materials. The installation is a "Set it and forget it" operation. Mine are the "Twanger" set with 2 brass and one titanium or stainless A and low E saddle. The fit well and work well, what more can you ask for?
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FenderMoJoMan
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Arlo
Registered: July 2006
Location: Maine [in a van down by the river]
Posts: 2322
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Review Date: Mon July 31, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Tone and Twang, Twang and Tone
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Cons:
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None
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I own 3 Glendale Bridge and Saddle sets. Everyone is consistently rich in tone and craftsmanship. A product to be proud of Dale.
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 My music? It is free for my friends.
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got_twang?
Registered: August 2005
Location: Canton, PA
Posts: 55
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Review Date: Sat January 27, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Perfect Intonation, improved tone
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None
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Well it's about time I got around to posting my experience with these wonderful saddles.
I bought the "Twang" set from Dale around December 2005. I installed them, along with a vintage-style bridge plate on my Standard Tele. Installation was a breeze - and I don't consider myself an expert in this depart at all.
The first thing I noticed was the quality & fit of the saddles - perfect! Getting perfect intonation, which is really why I made this purchase, was no problem. What really floored me though was the sound! This was not just a subtle difference, but a MAJOR improvement. My tele has never sounded so rich & lively.
I intend to install these saddles on every one of my tele's.
I highly recommed these saddles to anyone considering making enhancements to their tele.
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Fender Standard Tele (Blue Agave)
Fender Lite Ash Tele
Dr. Z MAZ 38 Sr. 2x10
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dpote
Registered: June 2006
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Posts: 113
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Review Date: Sun March 25, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Improved tone and intonation.
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Cons:
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None
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I installed these on an '03 Highway One Telecaster. Intonation was a breeze, and all the spank my guitar was missing had arrived. I have the 'Twang' set, with aluminum for the E/A, and the rest are brass.
Dale is a very good person to deal with and I'm hoping to do more business with him.
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