Jun 9, 2010 #3 Do yourself a favor and check out the Rutters saddles...killer. They are very cool saddles. ). Well I got them on and I am very impressed, setting the intonation was an absolute breeze (I went with the ones that are notched compensated) and the tone was just a touch brighter than the stock ones but this was a good thing because the stock saddles were a bit dull in my opinion. They're straight but laser … I had tried Callaham saddles in the past but they didn't really work for me, had a bit of an issue with intonating them and ultimately went back to the stock three saddles on my Custom shop Nocaster and said good enough but it still niggled in my mind occasionally that I was missing the intonation that I get on my Strat's. The annual Supporting Member Giveaway is on. Messages 2,555. JavaScript is disabled. Tough call between the Glendale and Rutters for me. I ran across someone else here on the gear page who said he went with Marc Rutter's saddles and never looked back so I went for it again here just a few days ago. Lee Dickson's firing situation with Clapton. I am think the Broadcaster saddles are round whereas the other ones are flat on the bottom. For a guitar that sets up high (a Baja for instance or a backshimmed minimal neck relief Tele) the Rutters saddles seem the best medicine. Machined from cold roll steel plates and stripped down to the absolute bare minimum. Same as the full Bridge but cut in half. There are many fans here. Includes your choice of the “Rutters straight comp saddles”. Discussion in 'Telecaster Discussion Forum' started by tedro, Apr 9, 2018. Happy hunting. Guitars Available Guitar Gallery Previous Guitar Gallery Hardware Bridges Saddles Plates Knobs Tips Everything Else Custom Hardware Order New products; Rutters Guitars, Perfectly re-created vintage and custom guitars from the 1950's "Home of exquisite hand-crafted guitars and vintage hardware." Do tonewoods really matter in building a guitar? I'm looking forward to purchasing from him again. Low carbon cold roll steel and nickel plated, machined to original “Broadcaster” specifications. I love the Rutters on my '52 RI. Cut to vintage 2 1/8'' string spacing. The Broadcaster are steel (cold rolled) and the screws are slotted whereas the other sets (various metals depending on your choice) have Allen head screws. Nickel-plated steel slotted height adjustment screws with the correct angle. Another Rutters fan here. $0.00. I ran across someone else here on the gear page who said he went with Marc Rutter's saddles and never looked back so I went for it again here just a few days ago. I am think the Broadcaster saddles are round whereas the other ones are flat on the bottom. I love Rutters saddles and bridges.. the notches are great. Individual, discrete grooves provide for correct intonation and eliminate "string wandering" while maintaining the vintage straight look. Compensated brass saddles machined to the original 1953 Telecaster ® specifications, with step notches under the E strings. TDPRI, short for Telecaster Discussion Page Reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for Telecaster guitars. Just wanted to give someone the piece of mind knowing they will more than likely be just as happy as i am with them. The saddles were impeccably made but just didn’t do it for me tone-wise. Win a Broadcaster or one of 3 Teles! I can recommend Rutters saddles. Well I got them on and I am very impressed, setting the intonation was an absolute breeze (I went with the ones that are notched compensated) and the tone was just a touch brighter than the stock ones but this was a good thing … To enter. That's it, I'm out. I can play complex chords and I don't have to overlook the intonation problems that I know are inherent with guitars generally, but amplified with the three stock saddles. Rutters Vintage Cut Bridge. There is only one difference between this set and the originals: they are compensated…. Callaham is top notch and pretty affordable. $60.00. Both great IMHO. In other words, the Broadcaster are meant to be a compensated versions of the original 50’s saddle and the other ones are 50’s style but with tweaks for modern sensibilities.