Music City Bridge
Groove Master Saddles
Groove Master Saddles
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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 configure your saddles:
Groove Master Saddles – Complete Package
What's Included:
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Groove Master Saddles – Precision-machined for a perfect fit.
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Springs – Ensuring secure installation and adjustability.
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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.
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Bridge Plate (Optional) – Available if selected at checkout.
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.
Customer Reviews
Product and Shipping is great
Machining of the grooved saddles and screws is excellent. Allows for more accurate intonation, playability, and markedly improves tone on my late sixties maple cap Telecaster.
Easy to install and intonate.
Didn't try it yet, but looks good quality
Set my Esquire straight . Thanks Bob
If you don't mind the tone characteristics of the modern Tele with six bridge pieces, this product is not for you. Personally, I don't care for them and have always installed an ashtray with 3 brass bridge saddles. Not perfectly in tune, but in my opinion way better tone. I'm 70 years old so I've been playing out of tune telecasters for about 50 years. I saw the video about these saddles and I was impressed so I ordered some. They arrived and I installed them in about an hour, reintonated the guitar, and these things are dead nuts perfect! I don't mean really really close. I mean absolutely perfect. These guys have done such a service to Telecaster players everywhere with this product. I cannot overstate how thrilled I am to finally be perfectly in tune after all these years.
If I had the option, I'd give you guys 10 stars for these saddles. I put them on a Custom Tele and the first thing I noticed was the acoustic sustain got louder and longer. The rest has all been a joy. I love these things. You guys did an amazing job. Many thanks!
All the best, Michael G.
Nice upgrade to my Tele. The intonation is much improved over the standard Fender saddles. Keep making great products right here in America.
Great product and would expect nothing less from Joe Glaser and the MCB team. I aged them with vinegar vapor so they aren’t as glaringly shiny and blend in with my ‘66 Tele a bit better
The saddles work very fine on Tele as it should be though most Tele saddles are not so good. Also I love its looks. Very clean and neat.
