The Saddle (sǽdəl) is the part on the body of the guitar that stops a plucked string from vibrating. On most guitars, the saddle is laid into the bridge and is used to change the angle of the string. On acoustic guitars, the saddle can be made of a single piece of bone, plastic or artificial materials, like Micarta or Tusq. On most archtop guitars, the saddle is made either of wood or metal, such as brass.  Modern electric guitars will usually sport individual steel, aluminum or brass saddles.

Some guitars come with a  2-part or “split saddle,” which means that there are an extended break points carved into the saddle for the 1st and 2nd strings. This allows for using a variety of light or heavy string gauges to be used without concerns that the guitar will not play in tune higher up the neck.