Staytrem sustain vs a Mastery or Halon?

[Maggieo]

I think this is more likely down to the specific guitar/neck and not the Staytrem.

Maybe. But I'm not the only one who's mentioned this quirk.

[Larry Mal]

The thing that bugs me about the Staytrem is how the saddles wind up being pushed to the back of the bridge.


2021 Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster, September 07, 2021 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

If you flip the bridge around, does that get you any more play?

[Maggieo]

The thing that bugs me about the Staytrem is how the saddles wind up being pushed to the back of the bridge.


2021 Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster, September 07, 2021 by Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr

If you flip the bridge around, does that get you any more play?

Nope, just moved the saddles to the other side.

[Larry Mal]

Nope, just moved the saddles to the other side.

Have you considered upside down?

[Maggieo]

Nope, just moved the saddles to the other side.

Have you considered upside down?

It works fine, so no harm, no foul.

[andy_tchp]

I think this is more likely down to the specific guitar/neck and not the Staytrem.

Absolutely. There looks like a lot of pickguard behind those thimbles compared to usual. And a stock bridge would have the saddles in the exact same location.

[tammyw]

I think it's also because of the slightly larger diameter saddles on the Staytrem. Since the strings are angling downward toward the neck, the string contact point is always slightly ahead of the center line of the saddle, but the larger diameter makes that even further forward than on a smaller saddle.