Highwood saddles? Callaham block and saddles?

[Rex_Rocker]

Anybody tried these? How are these? Are the good for adding a bit of zing or attack over block steel saddles?

Thoughts? Opinions? Review?

Thanks!

[solspirit]

What are they, do you have a link?

[Rex_Rocker]

Callaham are really hard steel supposedly extra mega bright:

https://www.callahamguitars.com/strat_catalog.htm

And Highwood are a different saddle design so that the adjustment screws don't stick on top and they have grooves for the strings, but are not as hard as Callaham, so they're warmer:

https://www.highwood-guitarparts.com/

[RanchManSandy]

I put some Highwood saddles in a Mexi Strat a few years ago. Didn't notice any sound difference, but they were much more comfortable and felt more stable.

[jeremy]

ive never tried the highwood, but ive heard good things. i have a callaham hard tail strat bridge and i would absolutely get one again. never had another bridge on that guitar so cant directly compare it tonally to anything

[Rex_Rocker]

Man, the Highwood saddles rule! Stratiness for days without being flimsly, wobbly, and uncomfortable like the horrible stock Fender saddles.

[jeremy]

did you get a set?

[Chistopher]

Highwood for my money

[Rex_Rocker]

did you get a set?

Yes! I love them. They're definitely brighter and janglier than the cheapie block steel saddles (which for some reason were barely magnetic, so I suspect not the best steel ever) that I got off Amazon. And they're way sturdier, they fit tighter together, and are more ergonomic than the stock Fender bent steel saddles.

[GuitarDoc]

I've been a fan of Highwood ever since I first heard of them many years ago. Can't understand why Leo never came up with this 70 years ago

[jeremy]

Yes! I love them. They're definitely brighter and janglier than the cheapie block steel saddles (which for some reason were barely magnetic, so I suspect not the best steel ever) that I got off Amazon. And they're way sturdier, they fit tighter together, and are more ergonomic than the stock Fender bent steel saddles.

cheap **** off amazon is usually ****. the highland are a good design though

[Rex_Rocker]

Honestly, I suspect that if I had tried these earlier, I wouldn't have needed to go through so many pickups on this guitar.

But now that it's got the Nazgul with these saddles, it sounds just the way I want it to.