What's shown in the pic above?
It's a saddle swap; only the bridge saddles were replaced, not the entire bridge. In this case non-metal saddles (graphite) were chosen.
Any effect to this swap?
Yes.
- Non-metal bridge saddles do not feature potential sharp edges so they don't cut the strings during tuning & breakages could be avoided
- Non-metal so they won't rust
- The screws in the non-metal saddles here are not protruding out so they won't jab the picking hand while playing
- Non-metal material manifests a mellower tone (makes perfect sense to counter those bright single coils) but unless you are monitoring this closely through headphones, you won't hear the real difference
Do you need a tech to do this?
No, if you have any experiences with a screwdriver at all, it's a DIY thing. However, you need to re-intonate your guitar thereafter.
How much, where & what are the brand names to look out for?
The saddles are sold in a set, so a set of 6 would be about $40/-, available at guitar stores offering replacement parts. I've had good experiences with Allparts/ Graphtech.
2 comments:
The Black TUSQ in my 3-saddle tele made it spanky,bright, and more resonant though.
That's because plastic don't get in the way of (natural) harmonics, it also lets your string material manifest its 'true' self. If you read the TUSQ packaging, chances are, they will say all this :-)
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