Saving hand

It's not quite obvious here but the action adjustment screws in my Brian Moore i91 were protruding & jabbing my picking hand palm each & every time I play this guitar.

But I've substituted them for Graph Tech's FerraGlide saddles which are more palm-friendly as depicted above. Due to my picking aggression, those protruding screws tear up my palm every time I play so the FerraGlides help. However, after reading this entry, many of us would be interested in acquiring them in an attempt to address a similar issue but be informed that the FerraGlides were conceived to, first & foremost, counter string snapping at the saddle area- the reason for the graphite bits there.

Graphtech: Ferra glides

Since I'm at it, I might as well replace the bridge saddles of my Fender ST-72. I've had the Graphtech graphite saddles in two of my other guitars so it's time to try something different but I'm sticking to the Graptech brand name. This time, it's a set of Ferra Glides.

The Ferra Glides saddles feature a graphite insert between each individual saddle's action adjustment area (those small screws you see at the pickup end of the component). This would prevent string breakage & better response to tuning adjustments as claimed by the manufacturer. It would also mean each saddle weighs less than an average steel unit so there's an impact on tone while retaining the steel's brightness. However, I have not re-strung this guitar. Yet.