Threaded Brass Bridge Saddles?

[Bassatronic]

HI all,

Does anyone know if someone makes (P / J Bass Style) threaded saddles made of brass?

I had a quick look and the closest thing I could find was Wilkinson (brass??) or Guyker do a 3 thread saddle like the fender ones.

 

[Killing Floor]

Look at the Fender website under Accessories, bridge parts. Sometimes they have them.

Maybe Mojotone or StewMac?

 

[Bassatronic]

Look at the Fender website under Accessories, bridge parts. Sometimes they have them.

Maybe Mojotone or StewMac?

yeah not much there at the moment.

 

[fhm555]

I stripped the plating off a set of MIM single groove saddles and they were brass. I suspect the genuine Fender threaded saddles might be the same. All it takes is a set of nickel plated threaded saddles and a bottle of Birchwood Casey Brass Black. Drop the saddles in some boiling water for a few minutes to heat them up, then submerge them in a bowl of full strength Brass Black. Let them sit for a while, then take them out and scrub them with a stiff nylon brush. I use worn out toothbrushes for this. Once you get all the plating off you can buff them up to a high shine, or use a stiff nylon wheel to give them a brushed look. I prefer a brushed look myself, much less maintenance trying to keep them looking clean and shiny bright.

 

[logdrum]

HipShot makes a better one , called Vintage Bass Bridge. Threaded style.And you can specify the string spacing as well. Plate and screws are stainless and the saddles are plated brass .

Hipshot Vintage 4 String Bridge Non-String Through - Best Bass Gear

Hipshot Vintage 4 String Bridge Non-String Through - Fender 5 hole mounting pattern replacement bridge

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[Milo Spleen]

I installed a Vintage Bridge with threaded saddles on both my MIM Jazz and my MIM Precision.

 

[Bassatronic]

Thanks all!! I might check out the Hipshot ones and see.

 

[berticus]

HipShot makes a better one , called Vintage Bass Bridge. Threaded style.And you can specify the string spacing as well. Plate and screws are stainless and the saddles are plated brass .

Hipshot Vintage 4 String Bridge Non-String Through - Best Bass Gear

Hipshot Vintage 4 String Bridge Non-String Through - Fender 5 hole mounting pattern replacement bridge

www.bestbassgear.com

From the description:

• Standard saddles are plated brass with one string groove. Threaded rod saddles are plated steel

 

[tIANcI]

I’m curious. Do ‘better’ bridges make an audible difference to the tone? I don’t really care much about sustain as that can be kinda irrelevant (IMO) when playing in a band. TQ!

 

[Milo Spleen]

Threaded barrels were an "old school" way to adjust the string laterally on the bridge to line up with pickup magnets or center on the neck etc.

 

[Brian Patterson]

Seems like the threaded saddle point of contect would be quite small - and a sharp one at that, not transferring much sring vibration/tone to the body, etc..
Brass saddles seem to be the de facto design these days. I'm not speaking from experience, just what makes sense to me.

 

[logdrum]

From the description:

• Standard saddles are plated brass with one string groove. Threaded rod saddles are plated steel

Oh yeah I forgot to submit after I edited. I knew this because I have that bridge with the threaded saddles

 

[Old Fart]

Seems like the threaded saddle point of contect would be quite small - and a sharp one at that, not transferring much sring vibration/tone to the body, etc.....

I don't know why that would be a problem. Why would I want a saddle to transfer vibrations to the bridge frame and bass body, and why would threaded steel saddles not do that. They'd be harder than brass.

At any rate, I assumed StewMac could throw a handful of threaded saddles into my next box of toys but they don't have saddles at all (separately) and don't have any threaded saddles. Then I went looking, and I am still looking. They allow for fine adjustments in string spacing. I think Leo Fender bought thread rod and cut it up into short lengths. If anybody knows where to find these, please share:

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I don't know why that would be a problem. Why would I want a saddle to transfer vibrations to the bridge frame and bass body, and why would threaded steel saddles not do that. They'd be harder than brass.

At any rate, I assumed StewMac could throw a handful of threaded saddles into my next box of toys but they don't have saddles at all (separately) and don't have any threaded saddles. Then I went looking, and I am still looking. They allow for fine adjustments in string spacing. I think Leo Fender bought thread rod and cut it up into short lengths. If anybody knows where to find these, please share:

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Check with Allparts and make sure the dimensions are what you want. You can often use their part number and find the parts for less elsewhere online.

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www.allparts.com

They also have the whole bridge if that works better for you.

 

[Old Fart]

Thank you.

 

[walterw]

Does anyone know if someone makes (P / J Bass Style) threaded saddles made of brass?

i'd think the threads would get dented and beat up if they were too fine a thread like the steel ones

the fender americans with the finer grooves on the treble strings and wider grooves on the bass strings are brass; they're OK but they bug me because you can't get the strings truly evenly spaced, only sort of in the ballpark

if anything i wish they made entirely un-grooved brass bass saddles, that way you could file your own notches in exactly the right places for your bass

 

[Old Fart]

Yes, that would work.

 

[sissy kathy]

Seems like the threaded saddle point of contect would be quite small - and a sharp one at that, not transferring much sring vibration/tone to the body, etc..
Brass saddles seem to be the de facto design these days. I'm not speaking from experience, just what makes sense to me.

With a solid body, the last thing you want is string vibration to transfer to the body, that takes energy away from the string, and consequently the pickup, which results in volume loss as well as reducing sustain. It's a different story with an acoustic, where the body is the amp; there you want the string vibration to transfer so you can hear it, the trade off is loss of sustain.

 

[Turnaround]

With a solid body, the last thing you want is string vibration to transfer to the body, that takes energy away from the string, and consequently the pickup, which results in volume loss as well as reducing sustain. It's a different story with an acoustic, where the body is the amp; there you want the string vibration to transfer so you can hear it, the trade off is loss of sustain.

Many prefer to have string vibration transferred to the body because it creates tonal character. Volume loss is inconsequential. Some loss of sustain is desirable for those trying to get a double bass sound and those interested in a different envelope - it becomes an acoustic envelope filter.

 

[Milo Spleen]

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