Kley De Jong | 1 decade ago

I start with the Fender Bent Steel saddles, then the Graph techs at about 2:30.

I've always been a believer that many small changes make a big change. I've heard tele masters talk about how essential brass saddles are to authentic tele tone, and so I thought I'd give it a shot with my strat. I originally had the graph tech saddles on this strat, but I swapped them for Fender Bent Steel saddles. To my ear I thought the graph techs were a little dull and rolled off some high end. They also have a bit of a different feel, especially when I dig in on the low strings. They are softer and have less bounce. I wondered if maybe that was just in my head, a placebo effect. Here's what I have to show for it.

In the end I will probably stick with the graph techs simply because the Fenders have very short legs and I can't get my action up high enough...weird