after market bridge assm.'s

[frederick j]

anyone using a older tele type bridge assm. i.e, three saddles , in place of the standard g&l 6 saddle. just curious as to what brand, and where there any significant changes in tone/sound/sustain??? also do they bolt on so to speak, or does one have to drill new mounting holes, and string holes?
looking to try maybe, on a custom classic model. thanks in advance

[blargfromouterspace]

I have a three saddle Glendale bridge on my Bluesboy. There are no noticeable improvements and it was a complete waste of money. The stock G&L bridge is very high quality. If you must try one make sure you get one with four mounting screws and not three. The pickup mounting holes should match up perfectly.

[frederick j]

blarg, thanks for the response. i guess i should leave well enough alone. chasing the tone thing happens every so often. i think you saved me some money. take care brother

[yowhatsshakin]

Hi Frederick,

I'm with Blarg here. I've tried it and went back to the original. Not that there aren't good 3-piece properly intonated bridges out there in the marketplace but the standard 6-saddle G&L bridge is just so much more versatile given that each string can be corrected separately. You can still do the experiment and see if it works for you; and I would encourage you to do so (in the trust but verify kind of vain). But don't feel too bad if it doesn't work out.

Hope this helps,
- Jos

[NickHorne]

I do fancy having one that's cut away on the treble side, though, just for picking freedom.
But, like everyone's saying, no reason to backtrack to 3-saddle.
Maybe we should just start cutting back G&L ones - right tools + patience + sympathetic plater = job done?