This bridge is made of stamped steel combined with compensated brass saddles. The simple answer is less moving parts means more of the strings’ vibration is transferred to the body, improving sustain. Choose brass for traditional Tele twang or titanium for rich harmonic overtones and long sustain. Joe Barden compensated bridge saddle set for vintage Tele® Brass, 2-3/16" spacing. % BP-0537 Bridge Saddles for Telecaster® $24.00 Bridge saddles (set of 3) with springs and screws for Tele®, 2-3/16" string spacing. For our Modern Tele Bridge and other bridges with 2-1/8" string spread.. Use a 1.5mm allen wrench for saddle … About This Item. There are a few bridge types - brass saddles, threaded bar saddles, stainless steel and chromed saddles - and each has been argued to sound better than the six saddle Tele bridges. Chrome-plated brass saddles with steel screws and springs. The contemporary bridges drop right on to any traditional vintage specification Telecaster® converting it to an adjustable 6 (brass or steel) saddle intonatable bridge removing the need for compensated saddles. These superior quality bridges have a stamped steel baseplate and brass saddles. It truly shows superb built quality, which is why it is a great replacement and upgrades from ordinary bridges on tele guitars. We will get started with the Wilkinson Chrome Ashtray bridge for tele guitars. Unique grooves molded into these saddles move each string's point of contact for more exact intonation than traditional barrel saddles. Gotoh's In-Tune saddles fit any vintage-style Tele bridge.