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String Saver Saddles for Strat & Tele
Anthony Pace
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
Really good saddles. They do what they’re designed to do. Still looking for more ways to eliminate friction from my Fender Player II Stratocaster, but these saddles have definitely improved the tuning stability.
Firas R.
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023
I bought these saddles to replace the stock ones on my Squier Affinity Strat 2021 guitar along with Graph Tech Ratio Tuners and a Graph Tech Black TUSQ XL nut. Easy to install, look great, the strings sound great and tuning is very stable now (only minor tuning adjustments on one or two strings).
WBC
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2022
I bought a vintage Peavey T-60 and thought the stock chrome saddles looked cheesy. These black saddles match the guitar better, in my opinion. The Peavey T-60 is about 2.1/8" string spacing, so I bought the narrower 2.1/16" spacing saddles after careful measurements. The saddles themselves fit, but both sets of screws and the springs are too short. I was going to buy new stainless steel screws, but thought that would look off on an older guitar combined with the aged stock springs. I ended up using the stock Peavey screws as they are the same size and thread for these saddles. I'm still working on intonation and final adjustments, but I think they work great. As far as if they have improved sound or sustain, I couldn't tell you. While the strings were off, I did a bunch of electrical work so it was a totally different sounding guitar compared to when the stock saddles were installed. I'm happy, so that's all that matters.
Moe
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020
I recently bought a used Fernandes Strat copy to make use of its sustainer system, and while it got the sounds I wanted, the guitar wasn't in the best condition. Among other problems, the saddles were very worn down, and the guitar wasn't holding tune well, so I decided to take a chance on these Graph Tech saddles, and I am noticing some improvement to the tuning. Ultimately, I think the tuners need to be upgraded, but these are helping at least. Moreover, the previous saddles were really a bit of an eyesore, so if nothing else, these saddles improved the overall look of my guitar, and I had no problems installing them. It might be my imagination, but I think the guitar even sounds a little bit better with the new saddles. The one oddity I will mention is that they use a different screw from most saddles, but it does come with the appropriate Allen wrench, so it's a minor gripe. I would definitely recommend these for a quick and easy upgrade on your Strat or other S-style guitar.
Mike H.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020
The saddles seem pretty good so far aside from some fitting issues on my Fender Player Series Tele. The saddles are shorter in length so the springs that come with it are too small and even the original springs don't work so they are held in place entirely by string tension...which is weird and not how they're designed. I risk intonating flat by moving it too far much further. Other than that one of the threads on the saddles is very hard to turn and flexes my allen key so that's concerning for a $40 guitar investment considering with my old fender saddles were arguably just fine being so new. I will absolutely obsess over it until I find springs that fit! Lastly, I bought these to match the TUSQXL nut which is absolutely killer.
robert stonecipher
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018
I bought these for my Ibanex rgt42dxfx and they fit perfect and my guitar seems to play faster and they sound more articule and warmer with more body They look cool on my guitar cuz its flat black these are a good in vestment if your sick of breaking strings and they stay in tue better becuse they are super slippey would buy again mine were a good set and it took about 2 hours of playing to get them to break in I do notice more sustain if you want new saddles buy these you wont be sorry I love them they realy did improve my tone seems to have more body of over all articulation the only thing I didnt like about this is they give you longer screws for more flexability for differant insterments placement of the saddle plate and i had to use the longer screws the problem is they dont give you longer springs to go with them and I had to use the springs from another set I had laying around that fit for the job they need to include longer springs for the longer screws
StormJH1
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2013
I picked up these GraphTech saddles for a project guitar I was rebuilding, mainly because I was VERY pleased with the quality of their string nuts and trees. I paid about $34 for them (shipping included), which is a little expensive for what they are, but still reasonable.I don't consider this to be a necessary upgrade given that you can buy steel saddles from GuitarFetish or other providers for as little as $13. Either the steel saddles or the GraphTech set are an upgrade over the stock zinc/pot metal ones that come with many cheap guitars and tremolo sets.However, I should be clear about what bridge saddles will do and won't do for your guitar. The tuning stability is DEFINITELY improved, however, I believe this has more to do with the GraphTech nut and saddles I installed at the same time. Still, there's no denying that these saddles are very well made, easy to install, and the material is extremely anti-friction, which prevents both tuning issues and string breakage. Even if the saddles aren't the sole cause of my improved tuning, it's hard for me to complain about them in any way!Then there's the issue of "improving" tone. I do think that bridge saddles are an important component in tone quality, since they are one of the key contact points for the string. That being said, you aren't going to notice a dramatic "improvement" in tone quality just by changing the saddles. Steel saddles work very well (and obviously have a more "vintage" appearance you might be looking for). I've heard that steel trends toward "brighter" tones, while the GraphTech warms up the tone a bit, and there might be some truth to that.So, if you're having issues with tuning, string breakage, or feel like your guitar is too bright, those might be some reasons to try these out. You certainly won't regret it if you do.
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