Don't put a Fender Mustang bridge on a Jazzmaster or a Jaguar

For a while now I've heard that putting a Mustang bridge on a Jazzmaster or a Jaguar makes the guitar "so much better", so I bought one.

It sucks, and I'll tell you exactly why.

No, it's not for the lack of adjusting the float height, as that can be adjusted use the two black side screws.

Give up?

There is no individual saddle height adjustment on a Mustang bridge with its solid saddles. It doesn't exist. Not on Fender USA or Squier models, anyway.

The only height adjustment you have is from the two side screws for bridge height and nothing else.

Mustang bridge saddles have 3 sizes that somewhat follow the radius of the fingerboard. The 1 and 6 saddles are the smallest, the 2 and 5 middle-size and the 3 and 4 are the largest.

If you don't like those predetermined heights, guess what? You're out of luck.

On traditional Jazzmaster/Jaguar saddles, there are screws to adjust height on a per-saddle level. It's a beautiful thing. You don't get this on Mustang saddles...

...and that's why you don't put a Mustang bridge on a Jazzmaster or Jaguar.

What replacement saddles do have the saddle height adjustments?

Ask and ye shall receive: Get the Graph Tech String Saver Saddle Barrel set for Mustang, Jaguar, Jazzmaster, and Jagstang Electric Guitars. With this set, you get the solid saddles with individual height adjustment; that is what you want.

Yes, I am saying it's the saddles you want and not the entire bridge. While true you will pay more for just the saddles compared to a whole bridge with saddles, you never needed the replacement bridge in the first place.

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Published 2015 Jun 12