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What Faber® Bridge Saddles Should I Get?

What Saddles Should I Get?
So, you’ve decided on your new bridge but now you are unsure of which type of saddle to choose. Faber offer saddles in a range of materials:

• Nickel Plated Brass
• Aged Nickel Plated Brass
• Natural Brass
• Aged Natural Brass
• Titanium
Faber also offers all saddles as unnotched allowing the installer to cut their own string slots. We recommend this is carried out by a professional luthier to ensure accurate alignment.
All Faber bridge saddles are best guitar parts for direct replacement and will fit any Faber bridge with removable saddles except for the Wraptonate model. All saddles are sold in packs of 3. 2 packs will be needed to re-saddle an entire bridge, each pack of 3 saddles includes the retaining clips. Retaining clips and bridge saddle screws are also available separately if replacements are required.
Notched Vs. Unnotched
All Faber guitar bridges come pre-installed with notched saddles. This means you will be able to install your new bridge on your guitar and play away. The notches are considered “starter” notches and are dead center on the saddle. This means, they will be perfectly functional for your plain strings, however, you may wish to widen these with a small file if you want the wound strings to sit deeper in the saddle. The wound strings will still sit perfectly on the bridge without this widening taking place, but if you use a heavy gauge of string it’s something you may consider doing.
What Faber® Bridge Saddles Should I Get?
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What Faber® Bridge Saddles Should I Get?

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