For many Tele Fanatics, one of the keys to sustain and full tone is the Three-Barrel bridge. Devotees point to the stability of the design, as well as the fact that each pair of strings rests on a common bar, as an important factor in getting everything possible from the guitar. Dave "Bud" Budzinski, a Tele Fanatic himself, while enamored of the design, was also frustrated with its limitations and set about to deal with them. The TripleThreat Tele Bridge Saddle Set is the result!
Here's what Bud says:
"I was always a huge fan of the Three-Barrel Bridge design, the sustain and the tone were just obviously so much better than the Six-Saddle models out there, but there were things I didn't like about them too. Intonation of individual strings was impossible, which made for having to compensate with your hands as you went up the neck, making for some pretty tricky chordal passages to say the least! I knew there were other luthiers who were "tilting" the barrels, basically twisting them so you could get an approximation of an intonated system, but I didn't like that idea much either. The intonation wasn't too close, and the twist of the barrels meant that there were uneven amounts of string contact in the sting slots, which lost tone and led to string breakage. Plus, with that system the set screws got in the way of the strings. I developed the TripleThreat so that each string was addressed, but still kept to the Three-Barrel system...if you look at a picture you'll see how I angled the barrels to accommodate the intonation. This setup works perfectly for an average string gauge, from 9's to 11's the differences are small. The brass bridge pieces are made here in the U.S.
This Bridge Saddle Set will surprise novice players and delight dedicated Toneheads alike...they're an easy and nondestructive refit to your original Tele Bridge...and for the price it's an amazing improvement to the sound of your Tele! Try a set and see.
Budz TripleThreat Tele Bridge Saddle Set: $50.00
Budz TripleThreat Saddles
Saddles in action on a bridge. TripleThreat Saddle Set.
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