Vintage Tele Saddles

[VikingAxe]

Does anyone know about any good replacement saddles (besides callaham) for a vintage style tele?

 

[drunkinminer]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

Try all parts or even Fender replacement parts

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

If you want standard non conpensated the Duncan Antiquity saddles are really hard to beat but they cost a pretty penny, for compensated saddles the Callahams are nice, IMHO the Glendale saddles are nicer but those pretty costly too, I actually use the plain old Stew-Mac saddles...they are compensated, un polished and full size solid brass and cost like 12 or so bucks a set...I love them!

 

[MikeS]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

I've got the compensated set from Stew-Mac as well. As stated, they are solid brass and quite affordable.

 

[ES350]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

The Fender brass works fine for me...

 

[mrfjones]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

the fender ones have been great for me too. Didn't really care for the compensated saddles I tried. I might try bud's saddles one day.

 

[Rich_S]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

Or, you might just want to swap the whole bridge. I highly recommend the Wilkinson:

A mere 30 bucks at GuitarFetish.com.

 

[ibanezrocks]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

Or, you might just want to swap the whole bridge. I highly recommend the Wilkinson:
A mere 30 bucks at GuitarFetish.com.

+1. I'm not sure how much it appeals to people looking for something vintage styled, but it still has brass saddles, and it's a well made bridge. I'd definitely recommend that to just about anyone.

 

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

I put the Stew Mac compensated on my Hwy 1 Tele. Work great, don't cost much!

Nice tone improvement over the Fender stock saddles on that particular gtr.

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

I've got the Graph Tech compensated saddles on mine:

 

[FretFire]

Re: Vintage Tele Saddles

I highly recommend the Glendale stuff, very nice!