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I saw some of the hetfield guitars do crack at the neck pocket

I ended up with individual saddles after trying them all on my Squier custom 72. These and humbucker pickups work the best for me.

You already knew what guitar it was gonna be before opening the case. Unnecessary content and you know it. Please refrain from it

You sholul need to it talk about Neck relief

I have two fender Teles one MIA 1975 custom ans a MIM. The MIA has a fender ash tray brass plate with 6 individual barrel shape brass saddles that fender sold at the time that I replaced the original bridge with in the early 1980s. The MIM Tele has a Wilkinson similar as shown this clip but I also have a Wilkinson 6 individual saddle bridge as well which I may replace on the MIA Tele. I have always liked the look and feel of the ask tray bridge plate never particularly found the non ash tray bridge plates that appealing. I would suggest if wanting a more authentic Std Tele look of older models go for the compromise of the Wilkinson 6 brass saddle ash tray bridge or if you can find one a 2nd hand a brass fender brass one which were manufactured in the 1980s either way you get the best of both worlds of the look, but also the better intonation accuracy.

For what it's worth i was looking at the bridge on a guitar played by a pretty famous player, it had stock saddles that had been bent with vice grips

Sqiuer ?

sold one Korean tele many years ago and was searching frantically for one few months after as I realised the mistake.. got one and consider myself very lucky

I expect the body is poplar, with thin maple veneers. My 1996 Mexican Tele has this combination. It was sunburst until I belt-sanded contours and sprayed it red. I also fitted a six-saddle Gotoh bridge (all brass, chrome plated). The string spacing is 54mm, which suits the neck perfectly. When I played a new Nashville Player Plus model recently, the strings splayed out too wide the further up the neck they went, so I would be interested to know what its string spacing measures (I suspect it's 56mm). If I had that guitar, I'd fit a narrower bridge, and if I had a three-saddle bridge, I'd fit compensated saddles.

Yes, we do and not just somewhat. Every single video you make is valuable information and I always learn something, or reinforce what I've already learned. Plus your chill commentary is soothing. ASMR guitar! :)

Thanks for this video one of my strats is a little all over the place and i think the springs are too loose. im about to re string so ill go through this process

Chickenbacker....

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I just bought a Squier Tele baritone, which has a vintage style bridge that is not compensated. Being a baritone the intonation was horrible out of the box. Is there a drop in single string adjustable bridge for this? I think this might be a specialized bridge for baritone, but I am not readily finding what I'm looking for anywhere. Thanks for any info...

Glad to see a instrument repair person calling a re-spray by it´s correct name.

I prefer three brass compensated saddles. I also prefer the bridge to be able to go "both ways", although I always string mine, string through.

Loving the care you took with that bodywork mod ❤. I wish I'd known about you in 2020! I'll not name the store but my 79 Kimbara J-bass got butchered when they fitted a pair of Quarter Pounds for me. Fortunately the large custom pickguard I made covered the damage and still complemented the body shape.

3:47 Can’t put the original strap pins back in as you would damage these "auxiliary” sound holes.😝

What an amazing guitar in amazing shape(for it’s age) Steve. Another reason to love your job.🎶🎸👍

It's a tele and tele's need 3 saddles and the vintage raised sides. As far as type of saddles, either brass or threaded steel.

That's a beautiful guitar. I always knew Martins were quality but I was surprised when you said they started in 1833 so I went down a Google rabbit hole. Anyone interested, just read the wiki. Regarding the ghosting on the body, I'd guess it was a double pick guard.. not sure if I can post a link here but i'll try it sort of: just type this into google aa9019-1956-martin-d-21

what to do if the trussrod is tight and hard but still bowed up 

I have the same tidepool MIM strat, played for 18 months, frets are so heavily dented, needs new frets so ill probably go stainless. This guitar had the softest frets ive ever come across.

I have a vanzandt bronson which is duo sonic style,but it has a tele bridge, and I want Change It Into 6 saddle through body bridge !

I bought six brass saddles to replace the six steel saddles. The Korean made saddles had tighter thread tolerance for the intonation screws, very solid and tight.

I use Graph Tech String Saver saddles on my six saddle Tele. Not only do I never break strings, but the black looks really nice against the chrome. If they alter the tone at all I can't tell the difference. I'm an aging guitarist, my ears are shot.

Gotoh six-saddle bridge plates on both my Tele and my G&L ASAT. No perceivable loss of "twang" vs. the traditional flanged "ash tray" AFAICT -- e.g. Brent Mason.

Many people say the neck must be steam heated, so I understand there should be some humidity. Should I try your method with rice that had had been soaked before this process? Thanks for any advice!

A lot of the top Tele players still use the old style brass saddles, intonation on those saddles doesn't really seem to be a factor for them, they get around it. A question I would like to ask is, does it really make any difference to the sound or tone if the strings don't go through the body?

I buy the vintage six-post bridges with barrel saddles. These bridges have long machine screws and springs. I have been able to secure brass saddles separately which I use to replace the chrome and also drem-cut each of the long machine screws down so they do not extend far beyond the saddle after intonation. While I appreciate the traditional three-post saddles, my goal is to be as precise as possible with intonation, and you aren't going to get as close with the traditional 3-post--even with compensated saddles--no matter how much you want to.

modern all day

I like the six saddle yes the original is always great but why are you gonna make your job harder and should be easier with the saddle?

I have three teles with the 6 saddle bridges and 4 teles with the vintage. The vintage bridged teles have a feel to them, I don’t have the words to properly describe it. These teles also have vintage tuners. Lucky to finish a song or two without checking the tuning. I guess “personality” would be how I would describe them. They definitely have that

Not getting off the subject but I save 4 inches off of some strings for cleaning carburetor jets. I like both Bridges by the way . Just finished my walnut Tele project which wasn't a kit with the individual Bridge set up.. It took 3 weeks and turned out nice. It was my 3rd project. Nice video by the way. I used a satin bridge and tuners because I love the look.

I’m a tech who prefers the sound of three brass saddles. I feel it has to do with the amount of string pressure on each saddle. I’ve done a fair amount of comparison on my own Teles and always go with vintage style three brass saddles. With proper filing you can intonate them quite accurately.

I've got a 2009 MiM Tele and I have attempted to convert from the stock bridge to the vintage. But where I had an issue was the bridge pick up route is wider than the vintage bridge by just enough that you can see a gap. The vintage bridge I have might not be an authentic one as I got it from ebay many years ago, it's got Fender stamped on it but that doesn't make it a fender product! So I just kept the original bridge because as you mentioned, you have more adjustable option than on the vintage style. I keep toying with the idea of a Bigsby, but again you need to address the bridge because the modern style is not compatible, but the vintage style can slots cut to allow the strings to pass over the saddles...

Telecaster?

Wrap it up, I'll take it...What'd you say the price was, $175? Tell you what, i'll make it an even $200 because you are a nice guy.

If you want the traditional 3 brass saddle look, the Gotoh In-Tune bridge is the best out there. I can't stand the raised edges on the traditional bridge, so I vote for a modern bridge with 6 brass saddles.

You know that the stainless saddle screws can also vibrate and change your actions settings. It happed to me. The oil-coated screws have better grip. Replace your Stainless ones if you want your action settings to stay put.

I’ve got a 1965 Gibson J45….it needs some work - could I contact you about it?

No interest in anything made in mexico or Chi Nah. Why even bother?

Why not using roller bridge?

I'm gonna pet the cat backwards....modern!!!!! Why not one tuner for every 2 strings?

My tele has brass sadle I do like them will stay vintage

Modern with brass saddles.

You are so much better than most of the luthiers that try to explain this

This seems to be a common problem with Martin and it shouldn’t be. Total nonsense

I like the RSD bridge the most ❤

That is awesome! I have a Martin D15 custom. Freaking love it.