Graphtech TUSQ Jazzmaster saddles

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:30 pm

Mustang style and with height adjustment screws. I might be tempted, any tried? Thomann are selling and seem quite reasonable.

More info - http://www.graphtech.com/product-173-2/

Thomann - http://www.thomann.de/gb/graph_tech_tus ... master.htm

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:30 pm

johnnyseven wrote:

Blue box?

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:32 pm

Pic wouldn't work so I removed. Nice pics on the Graphtech and Thomann sites though.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:34 pm

Haha I waited a good 20 seconds thinking the picture was loading.

Looks an interesting idea and would look dead quirky but I imagine it'd take a lot of the twang away wouldn't it?

Post by **Doog** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:35 pm

BAM

Do not want, looks like a hearing aid or something.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:36 pm

Good work Doog.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:59 pm

Isn't it a cheap way of getting intonatable, height adjustable saddles that fit Mustang/Jaguar bridges for cheap, though? Paint them silver!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:15 pm

I think Grpahtec have all kinds of science and graphs showing their products increase sustain twang clarity mojo stuffs. No idea if it's true however!

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:19 pm

i once was using graphtec saddles on a tele and it surely did increase twanginess.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:38 pm

ekwatts wrote:Isn't it a cheap way of getting intonatable, height adjustable saddles that fit Mustang/Jaguar bridges for cheap, though? Paint them silver!

That was my idea, not the painting part though.

avj · Post by **avj** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:22 pm

riotshield wrote:i once was using graphtec saddles on a tele and it surely did increase twanginess.

I have them on my Telecaster and I've noticed no appreciable difference.

The only thing to consider with Graph Tech saddles is that some of them are not electrically conductive. I noticed when rewiring my CP Jazzmaster that the bridge is where the string ground is picked up; if your Jazzmaster is wired the same and these saddles aren't conductive they would isolate the strings. To remedy this problem you'd either need to ground the tremolo plate by making an almost-impossible hole to run a wire into the trem cavity.

If you can find a place with a nice return policy, you could order them and test them yourself with a multi-meter before installation.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:26 pm

Dave wrote:I think Grpahtec have all kinds of science and graphs showing their products increase sustain twang clarity mojo stuffs. No idea if it's true however!

If they have a graph then it must be good!

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:29 pm

avj wrote:The only thing to consider with Graph Tech saddles is that some of them are not electrically conductive. I noticed when rewiring my CP Jazzmaster that the bridge is where the string ground is picked up; if your Jazzmaster is wired the same and these saddles aren't conductive they would isolate the strings. To remedy this problem you'd either need to ground the tremolo plate by making an almost-impossible hole to run a wire into the trem cavity.

I'm pretty sure my Sunburst Japanese JM has wire that goes through from the cavity where the electronics are through the body into the tremolo cavity, I assume this is the grounding to which you are referring.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:29 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:
Dave wrote:I think Grpahtec have all kinds of science and graphs showing their products increase sustain twang clarity mojo stuffs. No idea if it's true however!
If they have a graph then it must be good!

or even a Grpah!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:50 pm

Dave wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:
Dave wrote:I think Grpahtec have all kinds of science and graphs showing their products increase sustain twang clarity mojo stuffs. No idea if it's true however!
If they have a graph then it must be good!
or even a Grpah!

Grolphgrophl!

avj · Post by **avj** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 4:50 pm

johnnyseven wrote:
avj wrote:The only thing to consider with Graph Tech saddles is that some of them are not electrically conductive. I noticed when rewiring my CP Jazzmaster that the bridge is where the string ground is picked up; if your Jazzmaster is wired the same and these saddles aren't conductive they would isolate the strings. To remedy this problem you'd either need to ground the tremolo plate by making an almost-impossible hole to run a wire into the trem cavity.
I'm pretty sure my Sunburst Japanese JM has wire that goes through from the cavity where the electronics are through the body into the tremolo cavity, I assume this is the grounding to which you are referring.

Rad, you're all set then. Time for some rubber saddles!