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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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TO
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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L
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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J
perfect
My new squier telecaster CV 50 had some slight intonation issues. I bought the Gotoh bridge sadles to see if that could fix it. Replaced the sadles and placed them initially by best guess: half a saddle difference between each saddle. To my surprise intonation was directly spot on. So a good buy! Point of improvement: it is not clear how to place the sadles. One is slightly different. I placed that one in the middle. No manual or instructions and website is in Japanese😀
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DH
Massive improvement.
Even though my CS Tele came with the G.E. Smith Compensated Saddles, the intonation was still very much out above the tenth frets, especially on the high E, and B.
I fitted these exactly as they were positioned in the manufacturer’s box. Though it doesn’t give advice on where each saddle goes, I could see by studying each cam point on the curve of each saddle that placing them in the guitar the same way they come in the box is how it seems intended.
The intonation is now excellent across all six strings. I use a Strobe Tuner. I also heard a noticeable improvement in clarity of tone, it added more sweetness and ‘body’ to the tone.
I think they are worth the price.
I fitted these exactly as they were positioned in the manufacturer’s box. Though it doesn’t give advice on where each saddle goes, I could see by studying each cam point on the curve of each saddle that placing them in the guitar the same way they come in the box is how it seems intended.
The intonation is now excellent across all six strings. I use a Strobe Tuner. I also heard a noticeable improvement in clarity of tone, it added more sweetness and ‘body’ to the tone.
I think they are worth the price.
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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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