I've got a 2001 American Standard Stratocaster and the saddle on my high e's allen key screws just said fuck it and gave up on me. So, needless to say, I have to replace the saddle for that one string. They're offset saddles, so the spring screw's a little to the left as opposed to right in the middle, and I'm having difficulty figuring out if I should replace all six of the saddles or just one. I'm figuring it'd be ultimately better for the guitar and its resale value if I were to just replace the whole set. Should I replace them with: These? http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/ ... sku=305804 These? http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/ ... sku=305102 Or these? http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/ ... ID=2221397
The third choice, I believe, is actually the set that came with the guitar. They worked, but I'm thinking I might wanna upgrade to one of those fancier ones. Is it worth the extra dough? I'd take it to one of those stupid fucking repair places, but they'd probably charge me like 300 bucks or something completely ridiculous. And I'm fully capable, so.. fuck it
I'm pretty much thinking of spending somewhere around 60 bucks for a decent set of saddles that aren't too radically different than the ones that are on there now. It's a beautiful guitar, and if it were up to me I wouldn't change a thing about it.. But the high e is fucked... so
I guess I'm asking.. Will changing the saddles to something better (or worse..) make the guitar worth less or make it harder to sell? I don't imagine it makes much of a difference, but I'd rather just know. I have to do it anyway
I don't think people pay a lot of attention to saddle upgrades when determining value. It may even detract. Just get the stock Fenders and pretend like nothing ever happened.
I just bought one of those puppies for $610, so I wouldn't worry about resale value for a few years.
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