Tele bridge question

[palindrome]

BTW, speaking of saddles moving around, this is what the original bridge of my Yamaha actually looks like (after the guitar had been used by a local singer-songwriter hero for quite some years). If this an inherent issue common to all six-saddle designs, rather than specific to this Yamaha bridge, it might be wiser for me to go for a three-barrel bridge after all.

[palindrome]

Because this! Hooray for Mylar!:

Yeah, precisely!

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

I have to give a shout out for my G&L Saddlelock bridge. It's chunky, no sharp edges and the saddle don't go anywhere. Thanks, Leo!

[MaxTwang]

If you really want adjustable and 3-barrell there's the Wilkinson adjustable Tele bridge. You can also buy just the saddles for a vintage style bridge. John Suhr uses adjustable Wilkinson bridges on custom Classic T's and uses the standard intonated Wilkinson bridges on the Pro series and Vintage Antique Classic T's.

[entresz]

I'm sure I read somewhere about the ashtray cover that it was meant to add inductance to the bridge pickup, from what I understand the idea was for the Tele to sound kind of like a steel guitar.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

I like the explanation that it was the 1950's: they didn't need an excuse to add a big hunk of chrome.

[va3ux]

I've always liked the look of the ashtray cover. You dont see them very often though.

Some jazz guy used to play this

[lammie200]

I'm sure I read somewhere about the ashtray cover that it was meant to add inductance to the bridge pickup, from what I understand the idea was for the Tele to sound kind of like a steel guitar.

I guess that there is no need to add one to the Tele that I am building then

[Hammertone]

Fender made stamped-plate, 6-saddle tele bridges as an aftermarket part way back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
Hard to find:

[Hammertone]

I don't think these are Fender but they are cool. Maybe Mighty Mite?:

[MaxTwang]

I could see the ashtray acting to shield the pickup from electric interference/hum, P basses also had metal covers over the pickup. OTOH early Strats also had a bridge cover so it could just have been cosmetic to hide the bridge and to protect the hands from bridge adjustment screws. Or both.

[lammie200]

Fender made stamped-plate, 6-saddle tele bridges as an aftermarket part way back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
Hard to find:

I actually fit one of those back in '83 on a Telecaster that I bought that originally came as a top loader. I think it might have been the first year that they changed to a top loader as the American Std. model.

[jazzbow]

Kluson harmonic saddles are the shizz


Even though six saddles would theoretically give you better intonation a guitar plays out of tune anyways.


Flip the middle saddle for wound G.


And under the chrome its brass anyways.