Callaham Hardtail Bridge, 2-1/16" String Spacing, 3-Screw Mount (Bent Steel Saddles)

Hard tail strat bridge

Great product . Truly added the articulation that my baritone strat was missing.

Nice bridge with some things to consider...

I think we all know that Callaham makes great products and this bridge is no exception. It's well made, lightweight, and installed on my Warmoth body with American Standard screw holes with no problems. However, the saddle height screws are a problem. It seems the bottom of the screws (where it touches the bridge plate) are very squared-off with sharp edges. During installation, I had to remove the saddles to mount the bridge, and upon reinstalling the saddles the height adjustment screws left scratches on the surface of the bridge plate (see attached pic). I installed them with no tension or anything on them, and I followed the same procedure I've done with literally a hundred sets of saddles in the past. Also, when adjusting the height screws up (turning them clockwise), it "walks" the saddles to the right with even the slightest tension on the strings. I attribute this also to the poor design of the height screws. So if you want to adjust the height of the saddles while the strings are on the guitar, you have to remove nearly 100% of the tension on the saddle and even then you need a flat screwdriver to push the saddle back into position after the adjustment.

Awesome