Music City Bridge
Groove Master Saddles
Groove Master Saddles
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Groove Master Saddles
What's Included in your purchase:
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3 Groove Master Saddles – Precision-machined for a perfect fit.
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3 Springs – Ensuring secure installation and adjustability.
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3 Intonation Screws – For accurate saddle positioning.
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Height Adjustment Screws (2 short, 4 long) – The short screws are designed for the outer strings.
Get 25% off a bridge plate when purchased with a set of Groove Master Saddles.
Product Background and Description:
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.
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 configure your saddles:
Fitment: The Groove Master Saddles are a direct replacement for any Telecaster (or T-style) barrel saddles, ensuring an easy installation with no modifications required.
Note: We are able to substitute a Stainless Steel Groove Master Saddle for one of the Brass Saddles for an additional $5.
Customer Reviews
Before the Groovemaster saddles, I was never able to get a Tele 3 saddle bridge intonated properly. I was very curious when I saw the ad,being familiar with Joe Glaser,I gave it a try. WOW this is really great!! Better than advertised, I'm so happy!! Everybody should have these.No more intonation issues, incredible sustain at a great price. Thank You very much!!
Having read so many positive reviews on the Groove Master Saddles I decided to upgrade my 1983 Squier JV Tele as well ... and it proved worthwhile: Intonation no longer a problem and I think the acoustic unamplified tone has improved too. Delivery from the US to Germany was unproblematic, direct, no additional taxes on the German side. Thanks to MCB!
Pleasure doing business with Music City Bridge. Saddles arrived timely and as advertised. Thanks for the excellent customer support!
The saddles droped right in my Telecaster and intonated perfectly. Fit and finish is spot on. Give them a try if you're having tuning issues.
Nice bridge my only problem was the intonation screw threads would hang up on the hole with the height adjusted up for my action , I had to lower the saddle so the threads could slip past the edge of the hole. I could use a chainsaw file to open the three holes top and bottom a bit…
Tele’s are works of art, no question. That being said, the bridge saddle design is less than ideal. These saddles are awesome, and remedy some common problems with string placement and intonation. Well done!
Really enjoying playing this setup so far. Highly recommended to others.
Very good parts
It’s an absolute challenge to reinvent the wheel but Joe and his staff seem to have found the formula. Real players finding real life improvements to electric guitar components that have been around for over half a century. The Groove Master Saddles are nothing short of innovative. I will be upgrading many of my guitars with MCB products. Can’t wait for their take on a next generation ABR-1.
★★★★★