Anyone tried the Bensonite bridge yet?
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:40 pm
Thoughts, reviews?
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This is a combo that's known about in the tele world, but not exactly widely used. Brass saddles take away some of the bite compared to stainless steel. With a stainless steel E/A, you get back some of that bite so that you don't lose definition in the lower notes.lyair wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:41 pmJust checked this brand. Their offset bridge design looks simple and great, along with a reasonable price.
I also found that their tele saddle offers a combo of 2 brass + 1 other. Can anybody tell me about the point behind this design? Thanks.
https://www.bensoniteproducts.com/store ... ddles.html#/
Thanks!alexpigment wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:05 pmThis is a combo that's known about in the tele world, but not exactly widely used. Brass saddles take away some of the bite compared to stainless steel. With a stainless steel E/A, you get back some of that bite so that you don't lose definition in the lower notes.lyair wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 1:41 pmJust checked this brand. Their offset bridge design looks simple and great, along with a reasonable price.
I also found that their tele saddle offers a combo of 2 brass + 1 other. Can anybody tell me about the point behind this design? Thanks.
https://www.bensoniteproducts.com/store ... ddles.html#/
It's an "all things being equal" situation regarding metals and their effect on tone. I suspect you went from Fender non-compensated saddles, where the string goes over a smooth curve over the saddles (which would dull the attack of the string). The Gotoh In-Tune - which I am a big fan of - are compensated and have a bit of a 'point' in the groove for intonation, and that will affect the tone. Sometimes a change in saddles means your new "sweet spot" on your tone knob is 7 rather than 10. I also like the titanium ones from Gotoh, but I've never done a comparison on the same guitar to really tell the precise tonal differences in the two.lyair wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:57 pmIt seems I had some misunderstanding on brass saddles, because I've installed Gotoh In-Tune Brass Tele saddles before and found them very bright, bitey and harsh comparing to Fender stock saddles(although also brass). That's a strange experience. Maybe I'll try these Bensonite ones in future along with their offset bridge.
alexpigment wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:53 pmIt's an "all things being equal" situation regarding metals and their effect on tone. I suspect you went from Fender non-compensated saddles, where the string goes over a smooth curve over the saddles (which would dull the attack of the string). The Gotoh In-Tune - which I am a big fan of - are compensated and have a bit of a 'point' in the groove for intonation, and that will affect the tone. Sometimes a change in saddles means your new "sweet spot" on your tone knob is 7 rather than 10. I also like the titanium ones from Gotoh, but I've never done a comparison on the same guitar to really tell the precise tonal differences in the two.lyair wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:57 pmIt seems I had some misunderstanding on brass saddles, because I've installed Gotoh In-Tune Brass Tele saddles before and found them very bright, bitey and harsh comparing to Fender stock saddles(although also brass). That's a strange experience. Maybe I'll try these Bensonite ones in future along with their offset bridge.
Ah I see - as much as I love the Mastery and it seemingly never needs adjustment, I always keep on eye on new(er) offset bridges to see how they compare but it sounds like this could be similar to the Halon bridge where it's taking away top-end rather than leaving it as is compared to the stock bridge, or adding a little on top.
Thanks for the heads up! I had not heard of Bensonite.