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Originally Posted by AA4GA
I've got a MIM Tele that's 4 or 5 years old. The bridge is one of the flat modern 6-saddle bridges - I just checked and it's ferrous. Any problems with the BL p'ups with this bridge?
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Some of those can actually be misleading. I have a MIM bridge that is definitely brass (I machined it to accept a 3 saddle setup - definitely brass in there), but is plated heavily enough that a magnet will stick to it quite easily.
If you know for certain that it is the stock bridge that is vibrating, there are plenty of tricks to try, such as a thin coat of wax to the underside, or very thin neoprene on the front end of the underside, use rubber cement to hold it on.
I've only had one bridge pup that I couldn't tame: a Fender Texas Special Tele. After trying everything, I came to the conclusion that there must have been a void in the potted winding. I actually got another one in a swap, and no microphonics.
There are a lot of aftermarket bridge assemblies out there that are quite affordable, if you aren't stuck on certain attributes of the original Tele bridge.
You don't have to settle for the Allparts/Gotoh style brass bridge any more.