Telecaster saddle help please :S

huxleyrittman

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OKAY. SO.
I wanted to raise the height of my low e string on my American Fender Telecaster, so I went to play with the saddle. But, then I realised that the screws to adjust the saddle height were rusted due to singapore's shitty humidity. I even tried using pliers to grasp the screw and turn it, but to no avail. This shit is stuck. It looks like I'm going to have to buy a new set of saddles.

This is where my question comes in

Will any set of saddles work on my telecaster?
For example, would these work?
http://www.tymusiccenter.com/virtuemart/raw-vintage/pure-steel-saddle/64-146

If not, if I have to buy a tele-specific saddle, where would I go to buy it?

Thanks :)
 
There are specific tele saddles, and even those may have slightly different sizes. TY should have several options, Graphtech worth checking out as well.
 
Yeah, well as an experiment, I removed a saddle from my old peavey guitar (never use it anymore) and tried putting it on my tele. I mean, it worked, but its obviously not made for a tele. Its a bit crooked on the tele, but at least it raised the action of the string which is what I wanted originally. I'll make do with it until I buy new saddles
 
I would suggest you getting the graphtech black tusq saddles.
Really good, but it'll make your tele a bit brighter. (which is what they advertised anyway)

their 3-saddled ones fit my American Special Tele just fine.
No fitting issues.
 
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