Replacing saddles

[MatchBookNotes]

So I own a Cheap indonesian squier cyclone, and the saddles are just a piece of straight metal, they have no indent or little piece carved out like on good guitars, is this part of why i have such bad string buzz when i do anything other than a light strum? Are saddles a good idea to replace rather than an entire bridge replacement?

 

[petermiller]

If its buzz you are worried about or having a problem with there are many things that may cause that. Unpropperly cut nut, high fret or two, not enuf relief in the neck, twisted neck, worn frets and so on, Chances are your guitar just needs to be properly set up. I would look at replacing parts last as it may just need a neck adjustment.

 

[MatchBookNotes]

I had the luthiere @ Long and Mcquade adjust the neck twice. he said he liked the neck and said i had to be gentle when playing it, damn it i shouldn't have to be delicate with the guitar to make it sound half decent, but i suppose i got what i paid for.

 

[muttley600]

I had the luthiere @ Long and Mcquade adjust the neck twice. he said he liked the neck and said i had to be gentle when playing it, damn it i shouldn't have to be delicate with the guitar to make it sound half decent, but i suppose i got what i paid for.

He's talking rubbish. If it's setup right you should be able to play it like any other similar guitar with similar gauge strings.

More details on the buzzing? Where, all strings and frets, just open strings etc.?

 

[MatchBookNotes]

It's mostly the D down around the 12th fret where its strongest but still it buzzes a little up near the 3rd fret. and i do notice that the strings do move around the saddle after i've played a bit, especially if i'm half a step down. the top e also buzz's unpleasently when struming chords when i'm struming an e, a, and c.
I am do more to make sure its not my fingers causing the buzz too, so i'm eliminating the sloppy playing when i'm paying attention.

 

[muttley600]

Ideally the string needs to be fixed at the nut and saddle. There should be no movement unless it is designed to move, say for example on a roller nut or saddle. There should be no sideways movement on the saddle at all.

If you have buzzing at specific places on the fretboard and not at others then the saddle is not likely the problem. Equally, if you have buzzing on open strings only it is almost certainly the nut. It sounds to me as if your guitar is far from well set up as all these things should be covered when you had it done. They guy who did it fobbing you off.

 

[cephus]

You can get a whole bridge pretty cheap from guitar fetish. Is it really worth putting good saddles on a crap bridge?

 

[solo2racr]

Make sure the horse isn't moving when you change.

 

[cephus]

It's mostly the D down around the 12th fret where its strongest but still it buzzes a little up near the 3rd fret. and i do notice that the strings do move around the saddle after i've played a bit, especially if i'm half a step down. the top e also buzz's unpleasently when struming chords when i'm struming an e, a, and c.
I am do more to make sure its not my fingers causing the buzz too, so i'm eliminating the sloppy playing when i'm paying attention.

Put heavier strings on it.

There's nothing that can't be fixed by heavier strings. That's why they make 'em.