Hi buddy
I had an issue where i kept breaking strings on a PRS i brought many years ago. The shop changed the saddles for graphite ones and the string breaking stopped. I still use this guitar and its rock steady for tuning
Hi buddy
I had an issue where i kept breaking strings on a PRS i brought many years ago. The shop changed the saddles for graphite ones and the string breaking stopped. I still use this guitar and its rock steady for tuning
fixed bridge or whammy?
Big Bends Nut Sauce? Used by pro techs worldwide every time they change strings, and comes with a money-back guarantee.
fixed bridge or whammy?
whammy
Big Bends Nut Sauce? Used by pro techs worldwide every time they change strings, and comes with a money-back guarantee.
(best product name ever!!) i've tried that stuff, worked great on nuts but not on the saddle where the angle is much more significant, and metal on metal contact.
String Butler
String Butler
Another cool invention, but to recap, my issue is at the bridge end- saddle friction.
My nut-end is in order.
thanks
Display MoreHi guys,
any one replaced their guitar saddles with more "slippery" ones, ie graphite/graphtech/etc. or maybe even roller-type ones?
Reasons why and noticeable improvement?
I got a sticky G-string where the string is going out of tune when using whammy bar and it appears to be the saddle that is the point of fault.
thanks all
Graph Tech or the similar Tone Ninja, works great. Isn't it amazing that guitar companys still instist put on things that are not the best after so many years? I mean a sticky guitar nut. Not using noiseless springs for a whammy bar and other things .No we keep on doing it the same way we always have done. It's like with cars. They still insist put on side mirrors and you have twist the neck for the dead spot when you drive past a car. Just like they did for 50 year ago. It's just amazing some thing never change. 
… but to recap, my issue is at the bridge end ...
Oops, sorry 
Could you tell / show us what bridge / whammy type you're having trouble with?
I have GraphTech as well as bone saddles and any issues with the string 'sticking' is usually more due to a slot that hasn't been correctly adjusted for the string gauge. Changing saddles sometimes remedies this, since the new saddle might be cut better, but often all you really need is this inexpensive tool:
welding torch tip cleaner
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Weldin…-Metal-Case-/132296390176
hth
I have GraphTech as well as bone saddles ...
Looks like you fell into the same trap I fell in, hehe. He's talking about saddle/bridge instead of the nut. 
Oops, sorry
Could you tell / show us what bridge / whammy type you're having trouble with?
here's the offending item- retro style saddles
A photo of the affected bridge / saddles would be helpful.
I barely dare to say, but usually the problem still is the nut slot and not the bridge saddle
Graphtech saddles work well, and they offer three different tone options.
With issues on a strat type tremolo I would look for the nut, second string tree (if one exists) then tuners and string winding.
Physically there should not be "any"/ much moving of the string on the contact point at the saddle. Stretching, relaxation and movement of the string affects more the contact points at the nut and string tree.
If a strat type tremolo is set up for a wide enough range (like Jeff Beck or pre-Floyd Rose Van Halen), the strings can move on the bridge. With slippery nuts and locking tuners, the low strings on my Strats can go completely slack.
A photo of the affected bridge / saddles would be helpful.
I barely dare to say, but usually the problem still is the nut slot and not the bridge saddle
Im pretty sure its not the nut, though i understand that is quite often a common problem.
When the string goes "high" i can apply tension behind the nut and it returns the pitch. if the nut was sticky this wouldnt be the case, i think.
ps- i have locking tuners and no string-tree.
Im pretty sure its not the nut, though i understand that is quite often a common problem.
When the string goes "high" i can apply tension behind the nut and it returns the pitch. if the nut was sticky this wouldnt be the case, i think.
ps- i have locking tuners and no string-tree.
Smoothing the saddle (only contact area) with sandpaper 1000 grit maybe?
The reason why the Floyd Rose was invented. Eliminate the problem points.
