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Got a mustang bridge from a local shop.( a Fender even )Put it on my
jap jazz .To bright .The mustang saddles are brass .The stock is
steel. The brass saddles cured some of the string problems but made
some other problems. miller
-- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> Gavin,
>
> Let's hope that was just a photo-distorto effect happening...I've
heard
> people like Jim Shine say there are differences in body shapes
between the
> Japanese and American (both reissue and vintage) guitars, but I
would hope
> it wasn't that dramatic. I have compared other pics of Japanese
Jags (from
> the 90's) and they seem more reasonable.
>
> I have resisted getting Mustang saddles so far, but I just won a
set on
> eBay, so I'll try them out for grins. I may just look for some
vintage
> saddles since they have 3 different sizes too. I don't get why the
American
> reissues didn't use different sizes; they were very accurate in all
other
> details.
>
> If I can find a set of vintage saddles and the Mustang saddles
don't work
> out, I'll try the Graph-Tecs. I've heard that they don't fit too
well side
> by side on the bridge (they aren't wide enough so they can
wigggle). Seems
> like it's always something...
>
> Thanks,
>
> BN
