Raw Vintage Pure Steel Saddles – Authentic 50s Strat Vintage Tone
True Vintage Look and Tone, Recreated at the Molecular Level
The Raw Vintage Pure Steel Saddles are designed for players who refuse to compromise vintage tone and aesthetics when replacing original parts. One of the biggest fears for vintage guitar owners is losing that unmistakable sound and feel when a saddle breaks or needs replacement.
Modern saddles often use mixed metals, copper cores, or inconsistent plating methods, which can dramatically alter tone and response. Raw Vintage set out to solve this problem by recreating the exact construction of real 1950s steel saddles — down to the molecular structure.
Exact Vintage Steel Formula for Consistent Tone
Raw Vintage analyzed genuine 1950s vintage steel saddles and developed a proprietary steel formula that reproduces the same hardness, resonance, and tonal behavior. Unlike modern replacements, these saddles are made from pure steel, ensuring consistent vibration transfer and authentic vintage response.
By using nickel plating applied directly to the steel body, Raw Vintage preserves the original manufacturing process used on classic Stratocasters, delivering clarity, sustain, and the unmistakable chime vintage players expect.
Built for Relic, Vintage, and Reissue Instruments
If your guitar features a vintage radius, vintage-style pickups, and an aged body and neck, your saddles should match that authenticity. Raw Vintage Pure Steel Saddles complete the vintage equation, restoring both the look and sound of classic Strat-style guitars.
They are ideal for replacing worn originals on vintage instruments or upgrading modern and reissue guitars to achieve a closer connection to true 1950s tone.
Two Pitch Options for Precise Compatibility
Raw Vintage offers these saddles in two precisely machined pitch versions, ensuring correct fit and spacing depending on your bridge type. This guarantees proper string alignment, intonation, and authentic feel without modification.
🎯 Ideal For
• Vintage Stratocaster owners replacing broken or worn saddles
• Relic guitar players seeking period-correct hardware
• Reissue and modern Strat-style guitars needing vintage tone
• Guitarists who want consistent steel saddles without tonal compromise
📌 Specifications
Type
• Pure steel guitar saddles for Strat-style tremolo bridges
Material & Construction
• Pure steel saddles
• Nickel plating applied directly to steel
• Vintage-correct hardness and resonance
Tone Characteristics
• Clear, chimey high end
• Strong attack and sustain
• Authentic 1950s Strat tone response
Available Versions
• RVS-112
11.2 mm / 0.441 inch string pitch
Fender USA type
• RVS-108
10.8 mm / 0.425 inch string pitch
Gotoh Japan type