3-Barrel Saddles + Wound G

[capt_kurk]

Hello!

I'm somewhat new to the forum, though have been playing guitar for a while, and find this forum interesting and at times quite inspiring to play and learn!

Moving along from the lackluster introduction, I have an awesome Squier CV 50s tele. I'm looking forward to trying some flatwounds on it, in hopes of lowering some of the excessive brightness and twang.

That being said, is there anything anyone has had to do intonation-wise when moving to a wound G string when their guitar has 3-barrel saddles? When I got the guitar, it required little adjustment on the intonation when I switched from the factory 9s to 11s.

Comments and opinions are appreciated, thanks

[PTChristopher]

The wound G will be far easier to use with your bridge than a plain G. You will not have the severe compromise needed on the middle saddle that you have with a plain G.

I use T-I JS112 strngs on my Tele with three brass saddles. It would be just fine stock, but with a little file work, the compensation is optimal for the strings.

"It's a guitar, Jim - but not as we know it." (OK, now that must be confusing to non-US folks - or the rather young.)

Chris

[capt_kurk]

Originally Posted by PTChristopher

The wound G will be far easier to use with your bridge than a plain G. You will not have the severe compromise needed on the middle saddle that you have with a plain G.

I use T-I JS112 strngs on my Tele with three brass saddles. It would be just fine stock, but with a little file work, the compensation is optimal for the strings.

"It's a guitar, Jim - but not as we know it." (OK, now that must be confusing to non-US folks - or the rather young.)

Chris

LOL true indeed...unless it's a reference from Star Trek

But that's great to know. I can't wait to try some out! Thanks!

[lpdeluxe]

The three-saddle bridge was designed back when all string sets had a wound G, and an .011 was a banjo string! It should work fine.