Not only are brass 3 “barrel” saddle bridges the classic, traditional Tele setup, but they really sound great and are simple and stable.  But they had issues… originally, the intonation screw needed to be hand bent, and while this worked fine, there have been a number of versions from the last decade or so with built-in intonation compensation.  They work, they are all of equal quality and better than nothing, but one big problem endured.

What no one has addressed till now is that difficulty locating the strings side-to-side and keeping them in the right place, away from the height adjustment screws, which can cause many spacing and chattering issues.  

The Music City Bridge Groove Master Saddles solve all of these issues, sound great and are easy to install, set to height, and intonate.  They have a great array of micro grooves to secure the spacing wherever you prefer and a clear intonation line in a carefully tested profile to keep you perfectly in tune.  Fender used a fine steel “all-thread” around 1960 and ‘61, but threads sit at an angle on rod stock and they were prone to sitar.  The Music City Bridge Tele Saddles have grooves that are NOT angled for this very reason, so notes are clean. 

Every saddle has 2 usable sides, and they can be flipped to reverse the intonation pattern.  For instance, the b/e’ pair will have the opposite stagger from the D/g pair, using a plain 3rd string.

We offer these assembled in a traditional Fender steel ashtray bridge plate, or as a set of three saddles, screws and springs.  And because every detail matters, they feature American screws with that same superior 6-32 thread as the originals, and now stainless, so they won’t rust.  That’s everything!

How to confirgure your saddles: