Baja Tele Bridge Headache

[zenzeypher]

Hey dude, three brass saddles like the Baja will intonate right on one side per barrel it's the norm for these.

it is part of the vintage charm, but as mentioned above you can get compensated saddles but what you're experiencing is normal..

if you're after that vintage vibe that the baja encompasses so well (it's like a half modern 52ri) then keep the saddles if not get some compensated barrels

[JHarp]

Well, try the compensated saddles then. Axerus do them for £7.50 delivered. You'd be daft not to try at that price!

If you're still not happy, then get a new 6-saddle bridge.

Thanks for the advice. Will do.

[JHarp]

Hey dude, three brass saddles like the Baja will intonate right on one side per barrel it's the norm for these.

it is part of the vintage charm, but as mentioned above you can get compensated saddles but what you're experiencing is normal..

if you're after that vintage vibe that the baja encompasses so well (it's like a half modern 52ri) then keep the saddles if not get some compensated barrels

Yeah, I know it's part of the charm of the thing. I'm just struggling to find it charming! Thanks for the advice. Will try some brass compensated saddles as a half-way house solution and see how that goes. Do you own a Baja too? I love how this thing sounds. It's a tough little guitar!

[A5D5E5]

I have a baja tele and changed the bridge to the wilkinson compensated one. Looks the same (except really close up), sounds the same (to any meaningful definition of "the same") and works better. Don't know why anyone would not do it to be honest.

[monquixote]

I've got a Wilkie compensated on my CV50's sounds the same but intonation is better = WIN!

[zenzeypher]

Yeah, I know it's part of the charm of the thing. I'm just struggling to find it charming! Thanks for the advice. Will try some brass compensated saddles as a half-way house solution and see how that goes. Do you own a Baja too? I love how this thing sounds. It's a tough little guitar!

I do indeed it was my main gigging axe till I got me a La Cab - It's a solid built guitar and satisfied my lust for a nocaster/52ri - the neck took very little time getting used to it as was used to clawing down on slim necks, but this is damn comfy.

I had to adapt my playing style a little to fit it with jumbo frets and a thick neck, the sound this thing makes - awesome.

the intonation never bothered me as most of my teles were 3 saddles and I just kinda got used to it before I knew any better, although the La Cab is 6 saddles, gigging and jamming it out I can sometimes hear the difference but ahh whachagonna do.

[JHarp]

I have a baja tele and changed the bridge to the wilkinson compensated one. Looks the same (except really close up), sounds the same (to any meaningful definition of "the same") and works better. Don't know why anyone would not do it to be honest.

Cool. Placing an order for the part this evening.Was easy to fit?

[thermionic]

Do you really need to buy a complete bridge? I fitted my 50s Classic with compensated brass saddles on the original bridge. Mine are plain brass barrels but with the adjusting screw holes drilled at an angle so the three barrels end up slanted - they look more like the original saddles rather than the ones which have machined, staggered profiles like the Wilkinson.

[A5D5E5]

Cool. Placing an order for the part this evening.Was easy to fit?

Restringing it afterwards will take longer. Unscrew the old one, screw in the new one. It was an exact replacement.

[koneguitarist]

Do you really need to buy a complete bridge? I fitted my 50s Classic with compensated brass saddles on the original bridge. Mine are plain brass barrels but with the adjusting screw holes drilled at an angle so the three barrels end up slanted - they look more like the original saddles rather than the ones which have machined, staggered profiles like the Wilkinson.

thats what i did as well.works fine for me .