I was disappointed when I found out I couldn’t replace my American pro bridge with a standard but once I saw this video I bought the saddles and it made my playing much better! Thank you!
I put this in my otherwise brilliant (for the price) Aria TEG2 Tele. The one problem it had was intonation, and the Gotoh solved that nicely. As a bonus, it also improved the tone.
I never understood what's wrong with individual saddles. We are talking about a design, where saddles individually move in 2 dimensions and intonates in all situations, vs a super early design that we are trying to fix with all kinds of workarounds.
@@TeleCaster66 I'm not going to debate if there is a difference in sound, if you can hear it you can hear it. But if we are not AB-ing the 2, but you are trying to fit your sound in a musical context is it really worth the inconvenience?
There's a difference in tone, but it's really slight, to my ears. With a minor adjustment to amp EQ, it's even more slight. In a band mix... well... Plus, the average Jane or Joe in the audience will never say, "Sounds OK I guess, but if the guitar player only had a 3 barrel bridge... tsk." I used to be a strict 3 barrel advocate, but I've grown to really appreciate the intonation fine tuning available with the Gotoh Modern 6 saddle bridge. No offense to my 3 saddle friends out there, of course.
I like all the Gotoh tele bridges. I do like the offset drilled barrels. I've had them, they work great and look cool. Right now I have the Wilkinson with the beveled saddles. This is great too, but I have no need to hide the mods to the saddles. They're all clever and work great.
Good recommendation. I have Gotoh saddles on two Tele’s and agree with everything you said. Well, except for the traditional sides of the ashtray bridge on Tele’s 😊 The sides don’t bother me at all, but I can understand the appeal of the modern feature.
I am one of your Tele fanatics, so I'm excited for this bridge and the shootout video. Hopefully you find love and not suffering. Wire one with a 4-Way Switch for the great series/Humbucker like pickup combo.
Gotoh makes the best hardware on the market. Anybody can list 5 or more guitar hardware brands that are more well known (read: more expensive) and Gotoh stuff is more solid and reliable than all of them even without comparing prices.
Hey Aaron! These bridges are excellent, I currently have two Tele’s ( Both Warmoth builds too ). I’ve toyed with a handful of bridges and this ‘In Tune’ bridge is the one I went with on one of mine and specifically for it’s three barrel brass saddle and the low or no shoulders on the frame of it 🤙 Babisch also makes a nice one as well without the shoulders however that one has 6 separate saddle adjustments. Dig the videos man, please keep em’ comin!
The supposed extra "tone" that is claimed to be provided by the 3 saddles is in the category of "The juice isn't worth the squeeze." I don't like the possibility of being the slight bit off on stage because of intonation issues. I do like the idea of being able to check my intonation often and with ease between regular setups by my luthier. I use a six saddle Kluson bridge and it is heavier than my Gotoh but the tone I get from the 6 saddle one is awesome.
Forgot to mention that the Gotoh saddles stop the annoying string-wandering effect that afflicts many vintage style saddles. Rock solid intonation and string spacing with no guesswork whatsoever.
Who says you have to be all about "vintage" to like teles? I have jumbo frets and 12 and 14 inch radius on mine. The appeal of the three saddle bridges is that the fewer parts, the better the tone. Teles hav modernized just like all other guitars.
I have used this bridge and/saddles on a few teles and its a definite step up from the standard tele bridge but still not the best option IMOP. The wilkinson compensated bridge is less expensive and intonates even better than this one and maintains the look.
Now if only every 12 string bridge were also compensated for the lower 3 strings (upper 3 are the same, lower 3 an octave higher). I have made saddles for tune-O-matic's by hand so I could intonate them by filing in two peaks, intonating the low note by adjustment, and the high one with a file.
My trick- buy a left-handed bridge and flip it over for a right-handed guitar. Then the pickup is closer to the bridge on the bass string side which to me, sounds better and makes much more sense. I also do that on my Strat pickguards. I started ordering them from Warmoth way back in the day before it was an option. Then they started offering that option. Maybe I had some influence on that trend- probably with a lot of other people asking for the same thing. The angled bridge pickups never made any sense to me. I wanted a balanced tone from string to string, not a super bright sound on the brightest strings.
I did this on the Mahogany body from the tone woods video. I love it. Die hard tele fans with hearing damage won't dig it (between teles, twins, motorcycles and guns and the average age of such people it is not insignificant) but IMO it sweetens it a bit as you ascend the neck on the treble strings.
Not sure I agree. Electric guitar has been recorded since the 50’s. It’s now a sound from years past. Modifying a classic guitar sound to me is like wanting to modify a Steinway to make it sound better. The old Tele guitars had a cheap thin metal bridge and that’s part of the sound.
They aren't perfectly intonated, but real close. I can't seem to get the low E and A string to intonate perfectly. All the others are fine. The E is sharp, and the A is flat. go either way and one or the other gets worse. I have it set in the middle and it really isn't that bad, but the only way to get them as good as the others is to bend the saddle screw.
I have a deluxe chambered tele in violin colored top. It has the 6 saddle bridge, but I swear it is the best intonated, on tune anywhere guitar I have ever owned. No other guitar I've owned plays this well. I gave away my Les Paul because it was the worst intonated, never in tune guitar. I know, it wasn't the guitar, it was me but then why the tele???
Wouldn’t the 6-saddle gotoh GTC-201 be better than this one, from the measurements it looks like direct drop in replacement for 4 hole vintage tele bridge
@warmoth yes sir , I have one with the full ashtray & 3 saddles,and one with the flat bridge & 6 saddles.personally I strongly prefer the traditional setup.just old fashioned I guess.at some point I might switch to 3 brass saddles.best wishes & thanks for the reply.
We don't have enough "let's open a box and see what's inside" videos, now the we have to watch the people who make what's inside open the box to see what's inside? 🤪 I'll have to try one next time - my Mason Bender build wouldn't like this bridge.
This is an amazing bridge and would rule them all if only it were available in nickel instead of chrome, which is just tragic. Chrome can't be aged properly. Fortunately you can get an identical bridge in nickel then add the Gotoh In-Tune saddles for just about the same price (Phil. Luthier Supply).
Best thing about Fender guitars has always been form following function. Therefore, I like six saddles. Three is a tiresome affectation, akin to artificially "relic"-ed guitars. Just MHO...
Now way bro. Strats are. Tummy cut for comfort. Contour forearm area for better comfort. Fatter head stock for hanging better. 2 horns for better carrying. 3 pickups instead of two. And hendrix lol duhhh. Sure you can get a modded tele that's closer to a strats advantages but at that point you just have a hybrid tele or you should just get a strat.
I'll stick to my Wilkinson Bridge. It can be strung either thru-body or top mounted . The saddles are compensated plus can adjust forward and backwards plus with screw on top of saddles also adjusted side to side.
I have a vintage Tele body that has a neck cavity width of 2.2in (55.88mm). Anybody know a good provider or custom shop that could help me find a neck? Warmoth only makes standard sizes. 🤷♂️
@@Duncanlinc okay its not as spanky but it helps a little bit 😂 I'm just biased because I'm not the biggest tele fan but i have a custom tele with a strat style bridge and a bunch of odd layout choices lol
wish it didn't have that stupid "in tune" scribbling, its not something that rubs off. I think it used to have just "GOTOH" on there which is a lot more acceptable
I can attest that those Gotoh saddles make any Tele look vintage great but also perfectly intonated which, for me, it's a must.
YES!!! That is the one I purchased from you for my first Tele. Love the tone and ability for precise intonation.
A new warmoth video , wohoo! Thanks, Aaron, for all u do . Thx bud !
Damn you guys are KILLING it with these videos
I have a gotoh in tune bridge on my warmoth tele. Hands down the best looking, feeling and sounding bridge ever made
I was disappointed when I found out I couldn’t replace my American pro bridge with a standard but once I saw this video I bought the saddles and it made my playing much better! Thank you!
You are absolutely correct. It’s a well engineered and well made bridge. Those Gotoh saddles are also my favorite.
GOTOH has a lot of very well engineered stuff... ☺
Gotoh always makes really great parts.
Cutting the sides of the bridge down is a brilliant idea.
Shijie Telecasters use this bridge, it's a pretty great way of keeping the 3 saddle aesthetic and having good intonation.
I’ve used the Gotoh saddles on every Tele I’ve owned.
You can’t beat the performance for any price and still retain a three saddle bridge.
Like the Gotah solid brass modern bridges with the block saddles. Perfect. Put them on all my Tele builds.
I put this in my otherwise brilliant (for the price) Aria TEG2 Tele. The one problem it had was intonation, and the Gotoh solved that nicely. As a bonus, it also improved the tone.
I never understood what's wrong with individual saddles. We are talking about a design, where saddles individually move in 2 dimensions and intonates in all situations, vs a super early design that we are trying to fix with all kinds of workarounds.
Because they sound different from a 3-barrel bridge. Lots of Tele guys, me included, dislike the change in sound. Not wrong, just different.
I think it's superstition. There is superstition.
@@TeleCaster66 I'm not going to debate if there is a difference in sound, if you can hear it you can hear it. But if we are not AB-ing the 2, but you are trying to fit your sound in a musical context is it really worth the inconvenience?
There's a difference in tone, but it's really slight, to my ears. With a minor adjustment to amp EQ, it's even more slight. In a band mix... well... Plus, the average Jane or Joe in the audience will never say, "Sounds OK I guess, but if the guitar player only had a 3 barrel bridge... tsk."
I used to be a strict 3 barrel advocate, but I've grown to really appreciate the intonation fine tuning available with the Gotoh Modern 6 saddle bridge. No offense to my 3 saddle friends out there, of course.
this is an industry obsessed with superstition and myopia 😂
I like all the Gotoh tele bridges. I do like the offset drilled barrels. I've had them, they work great and look cool. Right now I have the Wilkinson with the beveled saddles. This is great too, but I have no need to hide the mods to the saddles. They're all clever and work great.
I have the same one on my fender with the comped brass saddles. a very good bridge.
I put one of those on my squier paranormal jazzcaster. Good stuff! Next step is replacing the neck and it'll be something special
Thanks Aaron!
Good recommendation. I have Gotoh saddles on two Tele’s and agree with everything you said. Well, except for the traditional sides of the ashtray bridge on Tele’s 😊 The sides don’t bother me at all, but I can understand the appeal of the modern feature.
I've had one of these for a couple years with titanium saddles. It sounds perfect.
How does titanium sound compared to brass of steel?
@@godzoo18 Better to me.
@@godzoo18 They sounded more titanium tbh
I love Warmoth!!!
Great video. Looking forward to the shootout video with the 3 tele bodies!
Already done. czcams.com/video/7IPWwFuposc/video.html
I thought the best saddles and bridge system was the Glendale stuff. The Gotoh looks great though. Fantastic video
It is.
I am one of your Tele fanatics, so I'm excited for this bridge and the shootout video. Hopefully you find love and not suffering. Wire one with a 4-Way Switch for the great series/Humbucker like pickup combo.
Oh, I love and enjoy anything to do with guitars. It's just that my preferences run towards more modern designs.
yep just built a warmoth guitar on my channel with the 4 way switch from lollar! plus it's great to support WA companies.
Thanks Aron!
This bridge is perfect with the Seymour Duncan Five-Two tele pickups.
Obviously have not seen the Babitz bridge!
Man, Mark Holcomb had quite a career change
I've never noticed the bridge sides getting in the way. Great now ima notice it lol
Gotoh makes the best hardware on the market. Anybody can list 5 or more guitar hardware brands that are more well known (read: more expensive) and Gotoh stuff is more solid and reliable than all of them even without comparing prices.
What about Kluson? They're not expensive, either!? (Don't know if they do Tele bridges, though 🤔)
Hey Aaron!
These bridges are excellent, I currently have two Tele’s ( Both Warmoth builds too ). I’ve toyed with a handful of bridges and this ‘In Tune’ bridge is the one I went with on one of mine and specifically for it’s three barrel brass saddle and the low or no shoulders on the frame of it 🤙
Babisch also makes a nice one as well without the shoulders however that one has 6 separate saddle adjustments.
Dig the videos man, please keep em’ comin!
So, your sayin' we have to "Stay Tuned" to hear the "In Tune" Bridge?
Okey Dokie.
DANNGG......opportunity missed. And it was right there in front of me! LOL.
I still prefer the 6 saddle bridges.
Lots of people do! It's certainly simpler and easier to get the intonation set correctly.
The supposed extra "tone" that is claimed to be provided by the 3 saddles is in the category of "The juice isn't worth the squeeze." I don't like the possibility of being the slight bit off on stage because of intonation issues. I do like the idea of being able to check my intonation often and with ease between regular setups by my luthier. I use a six saddle Kluson bridge and it is heavier than my Gotoh but the tone I get from the 6 saddle one is awesome.
Fender has replacement saddles that intonate, but I think they’re expensive. I might look into the Warmoth in the future.
I love the Callahams I have on two of my teles.
Forgot to mention that the Gotoh saddles stop the annoying string-wandering effect that afflicts many vintage style saddles. Rock solid intonation and string spacing with no guesswork whatsoever.
Yep, good point!
I suppose if you have a wound G then a single straight barrel would be the closest for the inner pair?
Who says you have to be all about "vintage" to like teles? I have jumbo frets and 12 and 14 inch radius on mine. The appeal of the three saddle bridges is that the fewer parts, the better the tone. Teles hav modernized just like all other guitars.
I have used this bridge and/saddles on a few teles and its a definite step up from the standard tele bridge but still not the best option IMOP. The wilkinson compensated bridge is less expensive and intonates even better than this one and maintains the look.
Good video. Can you add a roasted tele body to the upcoming video? Do roasted bodies change the tone?
Do you guys have experiences with drilling holes to make it a toploader?
GOTOH is the best
Now if only every 12 string bridge were also compensated for the lower 3 strings (upper 3 are the same, lower 3 an octave higher). I have made saddles for tune-O-matic's by hand so I could intonate them by filing in two peaks, intonating the low note by adjustment, and the high one with a file.
My trick- buy a left-handed bridge and flip it over for a right-handed guitar. Then the pickup is closer to the bridge on the bass string side which to me, sounds better and makes much more sense. I also do that on my Strat pickguards. I started ordering them from Warmoth way back in the day before it was an option. Then they started offering that option. Maybe I had some influence on that trend- probably with a lot of other people asking for the same thing. The angled bridge pickups never made any sense to me. I wanted a balanced tone from string to string, not a super bright sound on the brightest strings.
I did this on the Mahogany body from the tone woods video. I love it. Die hard tele fans with hearing damage won't dig it (between teles, twins, motorcycles and guns and the average age of such people it is not insignificant) but IMO it sweetens it a bit as you ascend the neck on the treble strings.
And hope your guitar is routed to accept the reversed pickup.
Godd idea!
@@44scoots Yeah, definitely will need routing.
@@44scoots No need to hope - I have a router!
IF YOU CAN'T TELL THEY'RE THERE ................. THEY'RE NOT THERE. 😂 🤣 😂
Well the "funky angles" are the essence! No?
You don't need them, if you're not a funk(y) player? 🤨
Man what are the chances I’m assembling a Warmoth tele with this bridge. I was all ready to get sold the newest thing but nope all set
Not sure I agree. Electric guitar has been recorded since the 50’s. It’s now a sound from years past. Modifying a classic guitar sound to me is like wanting to modify a Steinway to make it sound better. The old Tele guitars had a cheap thin metal bridge and that’s part of the sound.
They aren't perfectly intonated, but real close. I can't seem to get the low E and A string to intonate perfectly. All the others are fine. The E is sharp, and the A is flat. go either way and one or the other gets worse. I have it set in the middle and it really isn't that bad, but the only way to get them as good as the others is to bend the saddle screw.
comments section is moving so fast rn that no one will notice me saying aaron kicks ass
I noticed. ;)
Dang 1.2k views in 3 hours. Warmoth is poppin
You dont like Tele’s you just built a green one?!
I have a jungle burst Strat body on order. I cant wait!
Paint dept pls hurry! 🤩
My favorite is the Maverick. Too bad Warmoth doesn’t offer the routing for it.
I have a deluxe chambered tele in violin colored top. It has the 6 saddle bridge, but I swear it is the best intonated, on tune anywhere guitar I have ever owned. No other guitar I've owned plays this well. I gave away my Les Paul because it was the worst intonated, never in tune guitar. I know, it wasn't the guitar, it was me but then why the tele???
Nice but it doesn’t fit my 2015 American Standard. Do you have anything that would fit ?
Will this fit on a Chinese made Squier Tele?
Does it line up with Squier?
Can’t stand the sides of the ashtray. Change out my bridge to one like that.
Wouldn’t the 6-saddle gotoh GTC-201 be better than this one, from the measurements it looks like direct drop in replacement for 4 hole vintage tele bridge
So will the ashtray cover fit on it snugly?
I don't think so....it's not made to fit the ashtray.
So clearly a non-smoker bridge... 🤨
Arron when Sage Green Metalic ? I know you guys are dying to offer Sage Green ! I’ll be the Guinea Pig
Does it fit on a Classic vibe?
The saddles do. I assume the plate does too. I just bought the saddles by themselves.
Wouldn't be my choice... I like the saddles but not the way the side of the bridge is cut down.
That's my favorite feature. I hate the full-length sides on the traditional bridge. How lucky are we that we can both get what we want? :)
@warmoth yes sir , I have one with the full ashtray & 3 saddles,and one with the flat bridge & 6 saddles.personally I strongly prefer the traditional setup.just old fashioned I guess.at some point I might switch to 3 brass saddles.best wishes & thanks for the reply.
We don't have enough "let's open a box and see what's inside" videos, now the we have to watch the people who make what's inside open the box to see what's inside? 🤪 I'll have to try one next time - my Mason Bender build wouldn't like this bridge.
"I'm not really a tele guy" OK.
Calaham is my choice.
Does this bridge work with all the styles?
Tune in next time! ;)
Except funk 'cuz no funky angles... 😑
514!!!!!!!!! LIKE
This is an amazing bridge and would rule them all if only it were available in nickel instead of chrome, which is just tragic. Chrome can't be aged properly. Fortunately you can get an identical bridge in nickel then add the Gotoh In-Tune saddles for just about the same price (Phil. Luthier Supply).
It doesn't need to age.
Isn't it the purpose of chrome plating metal to make it more tolerant against corrosion (="aging")!? 😂
Best thing about Fender guitars has always been form following function. Therefore, I like six saddles. Three is a tiresome affectation, akin to artificially "relic"-ed guitars. Just MHO...
Gotoh could have avoided marking the bridge with "In tune, by Gotoh". Makes the whole thing really cheesy.
I have that bridge!
Telecasters are the best workhorse guitar in my opinion
Now way bro. Strats are. Tummy cut for comfort. Contour forearm area for better comfort. Fatter head stock for hanging better. 2 horns for better carrying. 3 pickups instead of two. And hendrix lol duhhh.
Sure you can get a modded tele that's closer to a strats advantages but at that point you just have a hybrid tele or you should just get a strat.
All guitars are workhorse guitars if you're actually working.
@@ChristopherStandardTime If you're actually a working horse, to be precise! ☝
I'll stick to my Wilkinson Bridge. It can be strung either thru-body or top mounted . The saddles are compensated plus can adjust forward and backwards plus with screw on top of saddles also adjusted side to side.
Guy is trying to get WW3 started by talking about tele bridges. 🤣
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
I hate those barrel saddles on the Tele bridge. You'd think that after all these years, Fender would have perfected it.
They have, kind of. Modern Tele's use a six-saddle bridge. Doesn't look vintage though...
I don't like how the barrel screws are pointing upward, towards the palm of your hand.@@warmoth
I can tell it pains you to talk about teles 😂
The metal guitarists nemesis
I have a vintage Tele body that has a neck cavity width of 2.2in (55.88mm).
Anybody know a good provider or custom shop that could help me find a neck?
Warmoth only makes standard sizes. 🤷♂️
Mastery makes the best tele bridge
Gotoh or GTFO! .... just kidding, but I do really love their hardware.
Joe Barden makes the best Tele bridges…sorry.
Strat saddles on tele bridges are objectively better
Not the same kind of spank though.
@@Duncanlinc unless you get brass
@@elnyoutube123 ehh.
@@Duncanlinc okay its not as spanky but it helps a little bit 😂 I'm just biased because I'm not the biggest tele fan but i have a custom tele with a strat style bridge and a bunch of odd layout choices lol
Ahem “Wilkinson”
Lol
No option to top string thru.....bust.
No top load ability. Seems like a simple option to add
wish it didn't have that stupid "in tune" scribbling, its not something that rubs off. I think it used to have just "GOTOH" on there which is a lot more acceptable
But how is the cover supposed to stay on???
...there's vintage...and then there's _vintage_ .
Why start off by telling us you don't like something? Kinda ruins the vibe.
For the sake of honesty. I feel it's better than telling you I like everything, which the approach some companies take.
@@warmoth I can respect that. I watched anyway 😃
Good video, but this whole "unboxing" trend really burns up my limited time. What a bore.
Who cares, still doesn't intonate right. 6 saddles is the only way.
No Aaron,Im sayin, WHY NO NICKEL?
A 6 saddle Tele bridge looks better than this and is very precise intonating it.
There was several big thuds throughout your audio.
wish it had a top-load option
Not bad but I'ma have to say the new vega trem tele bridge is the goat. Sadly it's wayyy more expensive lololol