WTB: Strat bridge

kriszuki · August 2023

Hello, i bought some Roadworn Vintera Strat saddles and realised they are too big for my current strat bridge...

I am now looking to replace the bridge with one with vintage specs.

Does anyone have a bridge including block for sale?

Thanks!

daveyh · August 2023

I’ve got this for sale:

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/248628/f-s-wudtone-vintage-trem#latest

Funkfingers · August 2023

kriszuki said:
I am now looking to replace the bridge with one with vintage specs.

Surely, it would be wiser (and cheaper) to just buy saddles of the correct size to directly retrofit your instrument?

What is the string spread on your guitar's stock bridge? (E to E.)

Vintage correct saddles on a vintage correct Stratocaster vibrato bridge risk aligning the outermost strings uncomfortably close to the edges of the fingerboard.

kriszuki · August 2023

Funkfingers said:

kriszuki said:
I am now looking to replace the bridge with one with vintage specs.

Surely, it would be wiser (and cheaper) to just buy saddles of the correct size to directly retrofit your instrument?

What is the string spread on your guitar's stock bridge? (E to E.)

Vintage correct saddles on a vintage correct Stratocaster vibrato bridge risk aligning the outermost strings uncomfortably close to the edges of the fingerboard.

Its a partscaster from precision guitar kits in canada. I installed the current bridge which is narrower spec but i have installed it badly and would be happy to redrill etc. the current narrow bridge cost me zero so not going to lose money. however what you say about alignment is interesting, so do all vintage spec bridges on strats have this issue of being too close to the edge of the fingerboard?

kriszuki · August 2023

daveyh said:

I’ve got this for sale:

https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/248628/f-s-wudtone-vintage-trem#latest

That looks great, have to admit that £100 for it is above what i was originally thinking.

Jonathangus · August 2023

I have one of these going begging - what screw and string spacing do you need?
https://www.axesrus.co.uk/Wilkinson-WVC-Tremolo-Steel-Block-Chrome-p/wvc-sb.htm

kriszuki · August 2023

Jonathangus said:

I have one of these going begging - what screw and string spacing do you need?
https://www.axesrus.co.uk/Wilkinson-WVC-Tremolo-Steel-Block-Chrome-p/wvc-sb.htm

Great, screw spacing I will redrill to fit the new bridge. re string spacing - the saddles i have are 56.4 mm according to website.

Looks like your trem could work for me!

kriszuki · August 2023

oh just saw the string spacing is 54 for the wilkinson

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