I made an offer which was accepted & we agreed to meet at a half way point on the M4 to do the deal. Then one popped up on ebay in Cardiff & the odd thing was that it had the name of a guitar player I know well from my home town in Kent, stencilled on the case. I saw Kele Okereke from Bloc Party on tv using a sunburst performer & he was getting some nice rhythm tones from it, I just loved the quirky design & the sounds, so started looking for one, I soon found out they were a bit out of my price range due to their short life & rarity, also the guitars for sale were mainly in America, so forgot about that little whim for a while. That Fender Performer has a bit of a story to it, if not a bit complicated. Seeing the Fender Lead got me thinking, I have a Lead 2 that I have never gigged, will have to fish that out & give it a go. With that Bullet neck getting plenty of tlc, it should be a killer when it comes back, I love these stories behind the projects, can't wait for the reassemble. There isn’t all that much tension holding the strings down, with the top loader design. Your concern about the slots not being there is valid though.

I actually spent a lot as I bought a second original pickguard/bridge just in case I wanted to put it back. So my work on this was not to save money. I got this sort of Road Worn Bullet not long ago and decided to try to improve the feel. I have had this style of Bullet on and off since the early 80s and it always bothered me. Thanks and as Cuscus hinted at, I was frustrated with how much the original saddles move, and sometimes also have the screws fork free and rattle. Still, apparently hasn't deflected my growing interest in late-Fullerton oddities.

Looks good, and if it works it works! Will you slot them, or do the strings stay put as is? What was the setup pre-mod? I'm guessing this route is considerably more cost-effective than the NOS saddles I've got on order from John Page.what with those, a part refret and neck refinish and so on, my Bullet isn't looking quite the bargain it initially appeared.

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