Changing strat saddles

munckee

I realise I should know this but what measurements do I check to make sure replacement saddles fit a strat, is it just the width of the current saddle?  I have a squier standard strat which has apparently a bridge which there are no after market replacements for from what I can tell, but I want to change the saddles for vintage style.

GluedtoMusic

Width and also check the new set you buy has the intonation screw in the same place (centre or offset).

Funkfingers

munckee said:

I have a squier standard strat which has apparently a bridge which there are no after market replacements for from what I can tell, but I want to change the saddles for vintage style.

A-ha. The two pivot thing, found on numerous Crafted In Indonesia guitars. (No points for guessing who builds those.) Narrow, Metric width saddles. Central intonation screw.

Pay attention to the hole through which each string passes. This can foul the string path and make string changes more difficult than they need to be.