Description
Vintage guitars have a way of exposing every shortcut in a modern part, and saddles are no exception. Most replacements on the market are copper cores hiding under a thin nickel skin, with hardness that varies from piece to piece. That inconsistency isn’t just a cosmetic issue – it changes how the string transfers energy into the bridge, which means it changes your tone, even if everything else on the guitar is period-correct.
RAW VINTAGE built the RVS-112 set to close that gap. Rather than approximating an old-school saddle, they broke down real 1950s steel saddles at the molecular level and reverse-engineered the alloy itself. The result is a saddle body made from that same steel formula, then nickel-plated directly onto the metal – the exact plating method used decades ago, with none of the copper-core shortcuts common today.
What that means in practice: six saddles with uniform hardness and a metallurgical makeup that mirrors the real thing, so string vibration behaves the way it did on the guitars these specs are drawn from. It’s a small part with an outsized influence on sustain, attack, and overall resonance.
These are cut to the 11.2mm / 0.441″ pitch used on Fender USA-type bridges, so if your relic build has the vintage radius, vintage-style pickups, and properly aged hardware, this closes out the details that actually touch the strings.
- Pure steel construction matching vintage 1950s alloy composition
- Nickel plated directly onto steel (no copper underlayer)
- 11.2mm / 0.441″ pitch – Fender USA type
- Set of 6 saddles
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