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New jag saddles options
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:15 pm
by scienceman
I just got a vm jag and wanna swap the saddles out. I want a height adjustable mustang setup. As far as I know the only options for something like that is the warmoth modified mustang saddles and the graphtech tusq saddles. But I'm not sure which one to get. I also have seen the string savers but have heard really bad things about them so I think I'm gonna avoid those.
Do any of you who play a jag have a opinion between these two saddles?
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:41 pm
by PetZounds
Mastery bridge?
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:27 pm
by Gone Fission
On the Tusq saddles, I think I've read that the VM Jag and Jazzy do string grounding through the bridge, so if you go that way you'll want to relocate the ground wire to the tailpiece.
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:32 am
by KNaB
Staytrem?
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:45 am
by Mike
I have this on my VMJM:
http://darrenriley.com/store/fender-jaz ... 081239001/
And I have this on my VM Jag:
http://search.ebay.com//search/search.d ... 1033699177
The Fender part is far superior. Don't bother with the knock-off, if you decide to go with one of these.
The problem I have found, though, is that the standard Mustang bridges do not have the correct string spacing. The Mustang bridge has 55mm string spacing, while the JM/Jag work best with 52mm string spacing. A lot of people seem fine with this, but I hated it, with the high E string often falling off the neck above the 12th fret.
For mine, I filed the inside saddles slightly to bring the strings together. You don't have to take off much-- fractions of a millimeter-- but you do need to be precise. The tension of the strings pulls the saddles together.
You still do need to lock the bridge with nail polish, teflon tape, or loctite, to prevent buzzing or gradual loosening.
Mike
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:40 pm
by scienceman
Im trying to keep the cost under $50 otherwise I'd go with mastery or staytrem. That sucks to hear about the tusq saddles. I guess I'll stick with metal.
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:24 pm
by frigid midget
scienceman wrote:Im trying to keep the cost under $50 otherwise I'd go with mastery or staytrem. That sucks to hear about the tusq saddles. I guess I'll stick with metal.
You mean you could get a Mastery bridge for $50? If so, feel free to pm me if you could maybe hook me up too
Re: New jag saddles options
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:35 pm
by PetZounds
frigid midget wrote:scienceman wrote:Im trying to keep the cost under $50 otherwise I'd go with mastery or staytrem. That sucks to hear about the tusq saddles. I guess I'll stick with metal.
You mean you could get a Mastery bridge for $50? If so, feel free to pm me if you could maybe hook me up
No, unfortunately he means he's trying not to spend for than $50 so he can't conceivably get a mastery.