Do I really need roller saddles on a string through bridge?

[Matt300ZXT]

I got the aftermarket piezo saddles out of this Schaller RTM bridge, and the only saddles they offer for it are roller saddles, for like if you have a Bigsby. I wouldn't imagine so, but will roller saddles interfere with intonation or tuning stability on a guitar where the strings go through the body? I dig that you can adjust string spacing on the roller saddles, as well as height/radius and the intonation obviously. It's $60 shipped for saddles from Germany (since no one in the US carries their full line of products) and $100 for a whole bridge, shipped, here in the US. The bridges that are stateside are non-reverse though, which I assume would mean I'd just have to flip the saddles around to make it a non-reverse bridge and have the screws facing the rear of the guitar and likely easier to get to.

 

[Findthetone1]

I put a roller saddle bridge on a Heritage Les Paul once and it was once of the best intonated guitars I've had so I doubt it would hurt on a string through. Others may have more knowledge though.

 

[Devin]

No, you don't


But the Schaller roller TOM is a nice unit. Used to have a custom shop Washburn that came stock with it (and the matching fine tuning tailpiece)