Replacing the bridge on a Squier tele

I just bought a standard tele (Squier) today as a backup to my HW1 & to use as a platform for mods...besides, I just loved the neck! I'd like to replace the bridge with a vintage style one but am hopeless when it comes to woodworking so a straight swap would be ideal (don't want to do any drilling). Can anyone give me a link or a part number for a replacement?

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I don't have a Suier Standard but based on this simulation it looks like the string through holes are in a different location.

......http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/jwells393/SquierStandard-50sClassic.jpg

Where's Yegbert when you need him ?....Oh wait...it's New Years Eve....:wink:

I reckon it's a good way to start the new year, helping a fellow Squier fan understand what's involved in getting a Squier to have a little vintage flavor.

At least on the CII Standards (1998 and newer), filling and drilling will be needed to fit a vintage spec bridge.

If it's one made 1998-2000 with the Mighty Mite 6-barrel bridge, when you're done you'll see the old string through holes below the vintage bridge like the 1998 vintage blonde in the first picture below.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/telecaster-discussion-forum/33d1151534798-toploading-bridge-sqstd-toploader-vintage-bridge1-jpg

It it's one of the current production models, 2000 or new, you'll see the old three screw holes below the vintage bridge as in the picture of the 2005 antique burst in the attachments. The first attachment shows the old holes filled and new holes drilled, with the old bridge to the side.

There he is !....Yegbert....you musta behaved last nite, or you wouldn't be in any shape to answer Technical questions ?...Happy New Year !

Thanks for the responses everyone!!!

You could get a Wilkinson bridge from GFS and use the toploader holes for the strings and not have to drill new holes thru the body for strings.

You could get a Wilkinson bridge from GFS and use the toploader holes for the strings and not have to drill new holes thru the body for strings.

Yes. And you could do that with any string through vintage spec bridge plate, if you drill the toploader holes yourself.

But note the large size of the old STB (String Through Body) holes and their close proximity to the 4 screw holes for the vintage spec plate.

So if you do that, I recommend you fill the top end of the STB holes before you drill those screw holes. When I did those I used plastic wood. But I think the next one I do, I'll try stuffing the hole with a short length of the right diameter wooden dowel. Ones that will be snug enough to stay in place sans glue, but that I could push back out again so the Tele could be more easily changed back to the stock bridge.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/tele-tech/7495d1199164021-replacing-bridge-squier-tele-05sqstdbridge1-jpg