Vintage Bridge for Squier Fat Tele?

Gav2000 · October 16th, 2009, 09:49 AM

Hi, I've just bought a very nice candy apple red Squier Fat Tele which has a modern 6 saddle bridge that is fastened to the guitar body with 3 screws.

I'd like to change it to an older style bridge featuring 3 brass saddles but these seem to have 4 screws into the body. Can I get a vintage style bridge with a 3 screw fitting as I don't want to drill the body?

Such a bridge from a UK based retailer/site would also be nice!

Cheers,

Gav.

bluescube · October 16th, 2009, 11:15 AM

The spacing for the thru holes is not the same for vintage and modern. Your best bet is to redrill the existing bridge to hole three brass saddles and hope the intonation works with the thru holes..........or...........

I replaced the Squier body with a Fender MIM tele body and mated it to my Squier neck

From this:

to this:

Gav2000 · October 16th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluescube

The spacing for the thru holes is not the same for vintage and modern. Your best bet is to redrill the existing bridge to hole three brass saddles and hope the intonation works with the thru holes..........or...........

I replaced the Squier body with a Fender MIM tele body and mated it to my Squier neck

From this:

to this:

A new body sounds like to much work (and cost) and the Squiers candy apple red is very nice. I will keep the guitar as it is for now and store this bridge fact away ready for a future build.

Thanks for the info.

Gav.

boris bubbanov · November 2nd, 2009, 03:05 AM

Thanks, Gents, for bringing up this discussion.

You got me thinking, and net result is this cascade of 4 Squier conversions to 4 screw mount hole AV oriented bridges:

Much Obliged! Maybe a couple more will follow! Also thanks to Yegbert, who wrote the book on how to do this mod. All the old holes on the front got plugged, and the strings through are directional.

Alamo · November 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM

Mine got Esquired.
from this

to this. meanwhile it has brass saddles and a blackguard.

...and yes, Yegbert is the main man on this. ty

yegbert · November 2nd, 2009, 04:55 PM

I haven't found a bridge with vintage style features that will fit a Squier Standard Series Tele body like yours, without modding something.

BTW, if you're counting screws, technically your bridge attaches with five not three.

The others have noted a couple of the more popular ways to skin this cat. You can drill a stock Squier Standard Series bridgeplate so that it will accomodate a 3 saddle setup...

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... or you can fill and drill holes in the body so that you can use a vintage style, vintage spec bridge...

Mike9 · November 3rd, 2009, 12:13 PM

Joe Barden Standard replacement - long plate, great comp saddles, shaved lip, great price - what's not to like?

October 16th, 2009, 09:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gav2000 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 45	Vintage Bridge for Squier Fat Tele? Hi, I've just bought a very nice candy apple red Squier Fat Tele which has a modern 6 saddle bridge that is fastened to the guitar body with 3 screws. I'd like to change it to an older style bridge featuring 3 brass saddles but these seem to have 4 screws into the body. Can I get a vintage style bridge with a 3 screw fitting as I don't want to drill the body? Such a bridge from a UK based retailer/site would also be nice! Cheers, Gav.

November 2nd, 2009, 03:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,223	Thanks, Gents, for bringing up this discussion. You got me thinking, and net result is this cascade of 4 Squier conversions to 4 screw mount hole AV oriented bridges: Much Obliged! Maybe a couple more will follow! Also thanks to Yegbert, who wrote the book on how to do this mod. All the old holes on the front got plugged, and the strings through are directional. __________________ When i listen

November 2nd, 2009, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alamo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Age: 52 Posts: 1,586	Mine got Esquired. from this to this. meanwhile it has brass saddles and a blackguard. ...and yes, Yegbert is the main man on this. ty __________________ ----------------------------------------------------- Timebandits-Berlin

November 3rd, 2009, 12:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mike9 TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chatham, NY Posts: 19	Joe Barden Standard replacement - long plate, great comp saddles, shaved lip, great price - what's not to like? __________________

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bluescube Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Greensboro NC Age: 42 Posts: 1,181 6 Photos	The spacing for the thru holes is not the same for vintage and modern. Your best bet is to redrill the existing bridge to hole three brass saddles and hope the intonation works with the thru holes..........or........... I replaced the Squier body with a Fender MIM tele body and mated it to my Squier neck From this: to this:

November 2nd, 2009, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
yegbert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 55 Posts: 5,681 95 Photos	I haven't found a bridge with vintage style features that will fit a Squier Standard Series Tele body like yours, without modding something. BTW, if you're counting screws, technically your bridge attaches with five not three. The others have noted a couple of the more popular ways to skin this cat. You can drill a stock Squier Standard Series bridgeplate so that it will accomodate a 3 saddle setup... [/quote] ... or you can fill and drill holes in the body so that you can use a vintage style, vintage spec bridge...

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