KTS Titanium saddles, ever try them?

[jonesy]

Ran across these KTS Titanium saddles and wondered if anyone has ever tried them, and if so any Tonal improvements like they claim on their website? Thought about maybe trying a set out but they are kind of pricey

KTS Musical Products Inc.official site-Products-






From the KTS Website:

KTS Titanium Saddles..
You will enjoy unparalleled durability, the exotic appearance, and best of all, the dramatically improved sound due to the titanium's acoustically superior characteristics.

Here are some of the key benefits.

* Increased sensivity and stability
* Maxmizing vibration and sustain of your string
* Much more focused notes and purer intonation
* Less harshness and improved tonality
* Dramaticaly improved string-to-string definition and clarity


Present the purest sound of your precious guitar by using KTS Titanium Products and hear your guitar as never before!!

[Torren61]

I want them. I don't know why... I just want them.

[jonesy]

Yeah they do look interesting

[Jakeislove]

They probably look cool as all get out.

Why isn't anyone making stainless?

[jonesy]

I have seen a few stainless Tele saddles, I think Callaham may have some?

[Jakeislove]

Originally Posted by jonesy

I have seen a few stainless Tele saddles, I think Callaham may have some?

The Callaham ABR1 saddles are nickel plated brass.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by Jakeislove

The Callaham ABR1 saddles are nickel plated brass.

Depends what you want them for. They offer them for Tele's

Callaham Vintage Tele Bridge, Enhanced Vintage Compensated Stainless Saddles

[Jakeislove]

Originally Posted by jonesy

Depends what you want them for. They offer them for Tele's

Callaham Vintage Tele Bridge, Enhanced Vintage Compensated Stainless Saddles

Don't even joke like that.

[jonesy]

I just searched around and found out that Allparts seems to have the best pricing on the KTS Titanium ABR Saddles, $65.

KTS Titanium Bridge Saddles | Allparts.com

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by Jakeislove

Don't even joke like that.

Who's Joking?

[5F6-A]

David, I have Titanium saddles in my Strat and I love how they sound.

[jonesy]

Hey that's good to hear Hilario, how would you describe the change in Tone from the stock saddles to the Titanium saddles? Do they make the trem smoother when you use it or keep strings from breaking at the bridge?

[5F6-A]

the change was a bit like having a tiny more high end in a good way and a slightly twangier bass.

I use it in my LP too:



same result: bell like tones with long sustain. A meagre depart from 100% historically correct but in a good way.

[jonesy]

Thanks, I appreciate your input!

[5F6-A]

I see if I send you an mp3 file of the LP unplugged.

[guitar_slinger8]

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

the change was a bit like having a tiny more high end in a good way and a slightly twangier bass.

I use it in my LP too:



same result: bell like tones with long sustain. A meagre depart from 100% historically correct but in a good way.

hey man is that an abr and which kind? i see that u used to have a nashville.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

I see if I send you an mp3 file of the LP unplugged.

Thanks,

[Goldtop75]

Have tried these in a strat. Bright and stiff. I still prefer stainless steel saddles.

[jonesy]

Thanks for your input Goldtop, I was wondering if they would be on the bright side. What do you mean by stiff?

[b-squared]

I bought Mike DeTemple's titanium strat saddles and love them.

BB

[jonesy]

That's good to know, thanks BB!

[benjammin420]

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

I see if I send you an mp3 file of the LP unplugged.

does it make a very noticeable difference unplugged?

[5F6-A]

Originally Posted by benjammin420

does it make a very noticeable difference unplugged?

yes, they do. The difference is in the unplugged tone, if you know what I mean.

and -by the way- like BB I use deTemple saddles in the Strat

[benjammin420]

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

yes, they do. The difference is in the unplugged tone, if you know what I mean.

I think I'm going to try a set for myself then

[Pickup]

Originally Posted by 5F6-A

the change was a bit like having a tiny more high end in a good way and a slightly twangier bass.

I use it in my LP too:



same result: bell like tones with long sustain. A meagre depart from 100% historically correct but in a good way.

I hope this is not completely off-topic.
I haven't got titanium saddles but I do have titanium posts. Can't say I notice too much difference. Certainly not as much as the mapleflame mod provided in itself .
But this bridge of yours 5F6-A .... That looks like a whole mixture of parts there. OK - KTS saddles, but are those Faber locking tops on the posts (?), ... and then what about those thumbwheels? Unless it's an optical illusion or I
am not entirely sober - they look as though they have a small 'hub' in the centre contacting the bridge body, and they also have 'cross hatch' rather than straight milled edges. Is this a heavily customised job, designed maybe to roll and tilt when using the Bigsby?
More details please! Especially of the thumbwheels and your reasons for this interesting combination of parts. Thanks.

[5F6-A]

haha.... you've got a good eye pickup.

the bridge is Faber and the titanium sadles are Faber too. I believe it was the first one/batch (proto) locking bridge that Faber made. The guitar had a Nashville bridge (long gone) but the "conversion" posts were made specifically for this guitar by a tech out of duraluminium.Unfortunately I don-t think they are comercially avaliable. When I got them I fin-tuned them by cutting, fileing and sanding the bottom of the posts to make full contact with the wood underneath. The bottom of each post is directly touching the mahogany for a beautiful tone transfer. You can hear the huge improvement acoustically.

[Goldtop75]

Originally Posted by jonesy

Thanks for your input Goldtop, I was wondering if they would be on the bright side. What do you mean by stiff?

Stiff in the sense that the notes are very focused and tight. Not that dynamic as compared to steel saddles. But that's according to my ears. I certainly did not like them as much as I thought I'd do.

The Raw Vintage Steel Saddles that Billy from RS recommended are by far my favourite. Give those a shot before you try the KTS.

For a Strat, what I would have loved would be a brass sustain block and steel saddles. Titanium... Not my cup of tea.

[Jakeislove]

I do wonder a bit why Callaham doesn't have stainless saddles to go with their bridge.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by Goldtop75

Stiff in the sense that the notes are very focused and tight. Not that dynamic as compared to steel saddles. But that's according to my ears. I certainly did not like them as much as I thought I'd do.
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Titanium... Not my cup of tea.

Hey Thanks, I really appreciate your honesty

[mtgguitar]

IMO, titanium is not a good material for saddles or nuts. It is a relatively low density metal that is not as hard as other metals that are used for guitar parts.

I have a S&W revolver that is partly made of titanium. The firing mechanism and chamber are made of stainless steel, titanium is used for other parts and covers some of the stainless.

I also have 79 tiny slivers of titanium in my prostate gland.