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- #32,216 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
- #34 in Acoustic & Classical Guitar Saddles
The PS-8501-00 is a great option to upgrade or replace the existing saddles in your post 2000 Gibson Nashville tune-o-Matic bridge. These are a drop in replacement making for a quick and easy install.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
High E saddle breaks every 12 months. I don't think breaking is very acceptable for a saddle.
Michael Davis
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
These look great on my Les Paul. Easy install. Seem to hold tune better so far.
D. White
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
One of the saddles on my Nashville bridge (specifically the 4th string D) had a tiny burr which caused a tuning issue. While the bridge itself was fine, I replaced the stock Gibson saddles with these pre-cut Graph Tech saddles. I play 09-46 gauge and the Graph Tech's fit perfectly. Naturally you will have to re-intonate your strings, but so far I'm pleased.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
I bought these for a 92 Gibson studio.It was a much needed upgrade for the old worn out saddles.They fit perfect and after readjusting the intonation and string height the guitar played and sound better than ever.
David Ballantyne
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
I dropped these saddles into a Schaller bridge for my P-90 Les Paul. They took a lot of the harshness out of the bridge pickup sound and gave me an all-round improvement in tone, sustain and tuning stability. Much smoother sound without losing any of the classic snap and bite of the P-90s.
Byron Schuetz
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2021
Awesome improvement over the stock saddles on my PRS Starla. All the harsh brittle high end is gone and nothing but sweet tone is left behind. Install was quick and easy I did it in about 10 minutes while watching tv and this was the 1st time I'd ever changed saddles. Just make sure you match up the code on the bottom of your bridge to the Graphtech chart & you're all set.
The Revisionist
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019
Ordered as a replacement for heavily worn saddles on my 1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty. Fit was perfect, though somewhat taller than original saddles, not an issue but required a full setup after installation (which I expected). Tone is great, tuning is stable, product is lasting well. One star off however because the edges are very sharp out of the box - I filed the edges down on mine to prevent cheesegrating my hand while playing.
Tim Burke
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014
Love these saddles, they are an upgrade from the normal Gibson sets. The material transfers harmonics and in my practical experience, fixed string break at the saddle issues, and are drop in replacements.What I have noticed is that longer term (i.,e. 6 months to a year), I can see depressions in the saddle where wound strings deform the material. I change strings every 4-6 weeks if I am playing heavy. My concern is that these depressions impact both the action, and could cause tuning problems due to binding. The prbolem is the material and the shape of the bridge being a knife edge. Like the saddles, wish the material was harder.
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