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ok ok, my ferraglides arrived yesterday from martinsixstringcustoms (awesome trader btw, this is my second graphtec purchase from him already )

the tonal change. mad. i have no experience with the original black graphtechs, but the wound strings are twangy and percussive - i'd say brighter and clearer than the stock POS strat saddles, but its a very well-tapered 'stratty' twang - you hear it and think 'thats either a strat or a tele'.. they have totally bought out the best in my neck and middle pups - i never used to like position 2, now i can't get out of it - as a reference, 'the rain song' by led zeppelin. at about 5'.10'' onwards, there's a very percussive, aggressively played twangy backing line played. this was missing with the old saddles, and it's here now.

im trying to get other examples of this kinda 'twang' into my head.. franz ferdinand use the same percussive style in most of their lead playing, and i prefer the sound of my strat .. it sounds more like what they're trying to acheive..

one slight downside - the stock MIJ saddles werent particularly comfy to mute over, and the screws on the ferraglide are the tinest bit sharp. i'm gonna get some very fine abrasive cloth and take the edges off..

overall though, i can't stop playing this strat now its got me hooked on playing again, and you can't put a price on that

as for the UK fellas, check out martinsixstringcustoms for this stuff. graphtech stuff is soo hard to come by in the UK, and he's reasonable, reliable and just a cool guy all round!

bump, surely someone was interested in the new graphtech stuff?

I have the Ferraglides on my strat too, they are indeed very sweet!