Are PRS Tremonti SE saddles made of brass ?

[JMP/HBE]

Not much info on this.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

As far as I know, the PRS SE bridges are the same design, but the metals are not nice like the USA versions, which I believe are steel for the baseplates and brass for the saddles.

I'm 99% sure the stuff on the SE line is Zamak. I belive so because people complain about the bridges on the S2 being the same as the SE and often upgrade to the Mann stuff.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Thanks buddy. I ordered some brass saddles.

 

[JMP/HBE]

The brass roller saddles really bring this to life.
The stock SE zinc alloy saddles are pretty crappy by comparrison.

 

[solspirit]

Where did you get them?

I've been swapping out the nut and the saddles to brass on most of my guitars, except. My Jazzmaster and my matte black S-type. Which are both getting Graph Tech black TUSQ or Proline graphite.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Where did you get them?

Amazon, like $26 plus ship & tax $35-ish. The Mann-made & PRS brass saddles are $130 bucks.

 

[solspirit]

Thanks man. I use Amazon and Walmart for almost everything. If you told me I would be shopping at Walmart for guitar stuff, I would have laughed at you. But they've got almost everything.

 

[Masta' C]

Wow, those look great!

I've never had a problem with the stock Zamak (zinc-alloy) PRS saddles on the SE/S2/CE24 lines, but that seems like a decent upgrade for the price.

There are also complete machined brass trems available for $60-$70 that I've used to replace SE trems with good luck. Can't imagine ever spending "Mann-made" money on something like that.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Thanks man. I use Amazon and Walmart for almost everything. If you told me I would be shopping at Walmart for guitar stuff, I would have laughed at you. But they've got almost everything.

Thats a big 10-4. Ebay has been my go to for 20 yrs, then reverb. Now its like i go to those 2 first and say wonder if this is on Amazon. Then yep more items & selection, better price and usually better shipping.
Some folks bash China stuff but alot of times they're your best hope.
They sell ESP Lynch guitars on Amazon. Just sayin.

 

[JMP/HBE]

Just ordered my favorite an SH-5 Duncan Custom for the Tremonti.

 

[JMP/HBE]

 

[JMP/HBE]