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Top quality as always from Gotoh
I've never understood why the Tele purists insist on those nasty three saddle bridges. I would personally have preferred all Telecasters to come with six individually adjustable saddles. Unfortunately the Telecaster I wanted (because it sound amazing and looks gorgeous!) had the old school three saddle bridge.
For acceptable intonation on a 3 saddle Telecaster there's really just two options: Either bring out the files and compensate the saddles yourself or buy compensated saddles like these ones. I felt a bit lazy and I know Gotoh always provide top quality products so in this case I decided on the latter. To be honest I'm not sure I saved that much time. I could probably have compensated the stock saddles in the time it took to change to these Gotoh saddles. Of course you will need specialist tools to compensate saddles so unless you do a lot of guitar repairs it will probably make more sense to buy compensated saddles like these ones, rather than spend more money on files. There is of course a learning curve to compensating saddles too and you may not get it right the first time.
The intonation is still a tiny bit off but close enough for any practical purpose. It's certainly a lot better than the stock saddles. Personally I don't see the point of brass saddles but I don't mind them either.
I guess one could argue than the poor intonation of stock 3 saddle Telecasters is a part of the Tele sound but if you want decent intonation on a 3 saddle Tele these compensated saddles are as good as it gets.
Highly recommended!
For acceptable intonation on a 3 saddle Telecaster there's really just two options: Either bring out the files and compensate the saddles yourself or buy compensated saddles like these ones. I felt a bit lazy and I know Gotoh always provide top quality products so in this case I decided on the latter. To be honest I'm not sure I saved that much time. I could probably have compensated the stock saddles in the time it took to change to these Gotoh saddles. Of course you will need specialist tools to compensate saddles so unless you do a lot of guitar repairs it will probably make more sense to buy compensated saddles like these ones, rather than spend more money on files. There is of course a learning curve to compensating saddles too and you may not get it right the first time.
The intonation is still a tiny bit off but close enough for any practical purpose. It's certainly a lot better than the stock saddles. Personally I don't see the point of brass saddles but I don't mind them either.
I guess one could argue than the poor intonation of stock 3 saddle Telecasters is a part of the Tele sound but if you want decent intonation on a 3 saddle Tele these compensated saddles are as good as it gets.
Highly recommended!
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MC
Good replacement for any vintage style Tele
Put these on my Baja telecaster, solid improvement over the stock saddles.
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MM
Great value
I bought these Gotoh brass saddles to put on my new Harley Benton TE-62cc LPB Telecaster, because many people suggested to use brass saddles. I am surprised by the quality finish on them and it was easy to put on the guitar. The sound does make a diference , compared to the regular saddles that come with most guitars. I recommend them !
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Great saddles, replaced a set of Fender compensated brass, and overall improvement in sound and feel: better sustain, the lighter strings don't have a "zing" and sound fuller/bigger and better feel/less tension maybe.
Great upgrade to your Tele, for a great price
Great upgrade to your Tele, for a great price
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I'm quite happy.
Well made, looks good on the guitar, sounds good. It doesn't need much more than that.
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J
Great and Affordable upgrade!
I recently bought these for my TE-62CC and they fit perfectly. The intonation wasn't bad with the original hardware but these definitely help, especially while playing higher up the neck. They look awesome on the guitar as well, which is also a massive plus. Installation was a breeze. Highly recommended!
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Perfect match for Harley Benton TE-62CC
I have used this for my HB TE-62CC which i have converted to have a bigsby.
First i have tried the ABM VCS-Saddles which fit the bridge but are meant to be used in a string through configuration, so they were too shallow for the bigsby.
Then i tried the Allparts Compensated T Brass Saddles which didn't fit the original HB bridge (the screws were too big for the holes).
Then i finally gave these a chance, and they work as i expected them to.
First i have tried the ABM VCS-Saddles which fit the bridge but are meant to be used in a string through configuration, so they were too shallow for the bigsby.
Then i tried the Allparts Compensated T Brass Saddles which didn't fit the original HB bridge (the screws were too big for the holes).
Then i finally gave these a chance, and they work as i expected them to.
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Brings the spank to your tele!
I was doing a lot of upgrades to my tele.
But these saddles were by far the best upgrade I made to this guitar.
It gave the guitar a better attack and the tele spank that you expect!
But these saddles were by far the best upgrade I made to this guitar.
It gave the guitar a better attack and the tele spank that you expect!
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Perfect product; it won't give you perfect intonation of course, but as close as a tele should get. Keeps the vintage aesthetic and brass tone while also giving you the grooves, which I prefer. Especially useful for toploaders (tele strung through the back of the bridge instead of through the body) since they don't always have sufficient break-angle over the saddles to keep the string firmly in place.
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Top quality
They are Gotoh so expect the usual top quality.
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