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I stuck some on a Strat I once owned, and it sounded just as good after as before.
I went through a period of busting strings quickly, when I first started playing live. I don't know whether this was due to nervousness and hitting the strings too hard, sweating more or just not having as good a technique as I have now.
I don't often break strings now. Until this last month I was only taking one guitar out with me, and I don't hold back with big bends or vibrato.
I put a sintered steel saddle on the high E and titanium/unobtanium bent saddles on the others.
On a vintage RI strat, for me, NO. I believe that the whole vintage tone comes from the bent steel and spring and block. Remove the saddles and you change the chime.
The Callaham block is brilliant, mind you.
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To follow on from what I said earlier.
I don't have any on my current guitars, and don't intend to. I just don't need 'em.
The guitar is a '94 American Standard - so it was fitted with 'block' saddles from the factory.
The piezo saddles definitely dulled the 'zing' from it - which as its used for slide - which can sound a bit strident - or as a midi controller, is fine.
If the OP is after 'vintage' Strat tone, Graph Techs are not the way to go.
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