Tele bridge question

[TBurst Std]

Well the 8 year Tele project is seeming to finally be coming about. I thought I had found and bookmarked the bridge, but I guess I didn't. Was looking for a std Tele ash tray bridge (2 1/8 string spacing) that has the treble side lip shaved down, in black, and with compensated saddles. The Wilkinson has this except for the cut lip. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[stratamania]

Both Callaham and Joe Barden, make Tele bridges with the cut lip. But I can't think of one in black off the top of my head.

 

[Cagey]

Rather than the cut sides, why not eliminate the sides altogether? Gotoh makes this part...

... in black, chrome or gold and with single or dual coil cutouts. Individual saddles are adjustable for height and intonation. Nice parts, reasonably priced ($40-$50) and widely available.

One thing I might suggest with that bridge, though, is a set of replacement stainless steel saddle height adjustment screws...

It's not obvious from the picture above, but the screws that come with the bridge are invariably too long, and can be uncomfortable to rest your hand on or strum against. You can get them here.

 

[TBurst Std]

Thanks everyone. I may just get the black ash tray bridge.
Cagey, I am wanted the 3 barrel saddles. Those bridges seem to sound a bit different than the ones with 6 saddles.

 

[Cagey]

Oh, ok. I thought when you said you wanted compensated saddles that you wanted the individual ones.

 

[TBurst Std]

My bad, I meant the compensated 3 barrel saddles.
2 options:
Wilkinson - grind down the tray myself and touch up the area
Callaham/Barden - just paint the thing black having 1st primed it with etching primer

Leaning towards Callaham. Yeah its pricy, but their Strat bridge has been awesome for me and it did make a huge improvement over a stocker.

 

[TBurst Std]

Oh, and this is the look I am going for:
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=4136.0

It will have black hardware and pickups. No pickguard. The control panel with be clear and backpainted gold. Probably going to wire like a 4 position Tele. The bridge pickup I have is a tapped Super Paul Bunyan (2nd one ever made) from Zhangbucker. Full on, it's P90 territory, tapped, normal Tele. Need to figure out if the tap will be by push/pull pot or a mini-toggle.