I have a set of graphite saddles in the bridge of my Highway1 Strat. There were initially Graphtech units in there but those were replaced with the Allparts version you see in the pic above. Despite the former being the more preferred brand name for their graphite related replacement hardwares, I would urge fellow guitarists to try out other brand names which might not be as well known but offer a serious performance alternative. The Allparts products certain cost less...Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Graphite saddles
I have a set of graphite saddles in the bridge of my Highway1 Strat. There were initially Graphtech units in there but those were replaced with the Allparts version you see in the pic above. Despite the former being the more preferred brand name for their graphite related replacement hardwares, I would urge fellow guitarists to try out other brand names which might not be as well known but offer a serious performance alternative. The Allparts products certain cost less...
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I saw your review on the Guyatone OD2 and decided to get it for my hollowbody - it was excellent for blues! it had great chemistry and produced a great 60's bluesy tone! the only gripe I have is it begins to sound harsh as I increase the gain a little. Is there any way I can make it sound smoother?
hi bro- which version you got? OD2 or OD2+...?
OD2 bro.. thanks for the advice (:
both versions were made to manifest a wide range of overdrive intensity hence your experience with its raunchiness at higher settings. in this light, it could not be tamed, you need to look for something more polite eg: BOSS' OD3 perhaps?
thanks bro, I will look at the OD3! :D I thought the OD2 could be a standalone as I have an MXR micro amop.. my amp is a Marshall MG15, maybe it could be the problem too?
I have graphite saddles on my 1988 Strat Plus. The Strat Plus was designed with magnesium saddles, to reduce the chance of string breakage.
I find it odd that there is a market for saddles that don't break strings. I would have thought the electric guitar manufacturers would have solved this problem when they designed their products.
i am new to strats so i'm curious what the graphite saddles besides reducing string breakage
there are 2 outstanding hardwares in the guitar's physique that affect the instrument's resonance- the bridge & the nut. besides the average luthier's recommendations in keeping these parts selective so as to promote a more pristine tone, we need to be reminded that at the end of it all, the resonance here would be turned into amplified signals for the average electric guitar. we may or may not hear the incredible tonal contributions of our nuts & bridges/ bridge saddles...
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