I have a 20yr old LP Custom with a buzzy 3rd string and I'm pretty sure the cause the the overly-wide notch on the saddle
I suspect the guitar may have been fitted with some fairly chunky strings in it's life - all the notches for the unwound strings seem like they were cut for 12-13s
So which way should I go on this?
..is it easy to swap out the saddles on a wired ABR? ..should I get pre-notched saddles if I'm going this way? (I have nut files)
..is this a fools errand (I specialise in these) - if I can only hear it acoustically, should I leave it alone?
The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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..any definitive way to tell or way to prevent it from buzzing?
So I don’t think it’s the spring in this instance, but if I go down the new bridge route, I’d get one without
But back to saddles - easy to swap on an ABR with a retaining spring and should I get pre-slotted or cut my own where the strings line up?
If so you can get pre-cut. If not, go for the unslotted ones.
if you have nut files the world is your lobster. Choose the saddles you want
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I've got one Faber abr bridge left in stock at £22 delivered. (£38 rrp)
No wire, centre slotted saddles.
Only gold Faber stuff I have left are tailpiece studs (locking and non locking) and some abr studs and thumbwheels.