FenderParts Bridge Assy Non Tremolo

I bought these to fix an intonation problem with a tremelo type bridge. I only needed the saddles, so for 20 bucks I wasn't loosing much if they didn't work. The OEM fender tremelo saddles priced at around 60 bucks, had inconsistencies in regard to how they were made. The area of the saddles where the strings pass over them had a raised ripple in the bent bar stock used in production and caused intonation to be impossible. My father, who is a guitar builder discovered this with a magnifying glass after a lot of trial and error on my part over more time than i appreciate. The string spacing was the same at 1/16" so I thought I would give these a try. They are heavier and longer than the ones being replaced (only by a few millimeters) but I didnt know that until I received them as the description is sparse. In spite of the differences these saddles did fix my issue and this Amercan made Fender Stratocaster will tune and stay that way even when using the tremolo bar. Many have said it and now I will say it too...the largest guitar maker in the world needs to get thier QC/QA issues under control. People like me who have supported this guitar maker (for 30 plus years) deserve better quality. If they don't get a grip their customers will go somewhere else. I spent a hundred hours going over every inch of a beautiful instrument just to get it to tune up properly. I won't do that again and will return it instead. And, who would have thought that telecaster saddles would fix a stratocaster...the irony is not lost on me. The fact that this long shot worked is unexpected and quite honestly, very wrong. Thanks to my dad for figuring this out...as many guitarists and builders/artists know, tuning issues are sometimes hard to diagnose and sometimes, there is no solution due to bad quality. It's a shame that $500 to $1000 guitars made in Inonesia, Phillipines, Japan (Japan is making the best guitars in the world right now) and even China are made better and have more features than a $2400 guitar made in USA. That's my rant! Hope you enjoyed it!

Nice stuff

Just needed one saddle but this was a snip to buy, so hey, I have 5 spares now ha ha.Typical Fender quality which translates to brilliant! Love Fender, (love Gibson too by the way).

Keinen Schrauben! Now I gotta find some screws by myself. A a a a a a a a a a

Hardtail strat, worked perfectly.