Is there really any huge difference in tone between the two, or is it negligible? Mind you, pretty much everything that will be played on this guitar will be with a decent amount of gain.
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Hardtail Superstrat: Steel or Brass Saddles?
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There's a difference but IME it isn't night and day. There's some difference between bent steel and cast/machined steel, too.
Unless you already know this particular guitar leans toward the bright side tonally, I'd probably start with bent steel, the baseline norm.
You can always switch to brass later on if you feel that it could do with a bit more warmth.
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Brass is also softer, so it is pretty easy to eventually saw the grooves pretty deep over time.Administrator of the SDUGF
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I noticed a little bit of extra ping with steel saddles, not much, but it is there. The brass still has some nice chime, but a bit fuller. They both sound excellent.
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Brass is also softer, so it is pretty easy to eventually saw the grooves pretty deep over time.
Also, a bunch of saddles that are chrome plated are NOT steel. The diecast saddles are pot metal or a zinc alloy.
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I even like the warmer sound of String Saver saddles, which work well in a hardtail, too.Administrator of the SDUGF
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