Toploading Bridge

lobotomyactivist · June 26th, 2006, 09:55 PM

Where online can I find some toploading Tele bridges? I need one for a project Tele that I don't much feel like drilling extra holes in.

jdimitri · June 26th, 2006, 10:09 PM

The 'bay... Most of them can be toploaded or strung thru the body (unbranded ones)
If you want better quality ones umm...

Brian blaut · June 26th, 2006, 10:14 PM

http://store.guitarfetish.com/wicotebrbrsa.html

Great quality Wilkinson bridge.

Hiflyer · June 27th, 2006, 04:05 AM

Following advices from people on the forum, I used

this one from GFS, it's also a top loader and it's very good quality.

Christophe.

yegbert · June 27th, 2006, 11:29 AM

The VTB3C/B/G from Warmoth is a dual loader. Minimum order there makes it a tough choice over GFS.

roth · June 27th, 2006, 11:45 AM

Just installed the GFS wilkinson dual loader one on my e-SQUIER project:

Raymond · June 27th, 2006, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hiflyer

Following advices from people on the forum, I used

this one from GFS, it's also a top loader and it's very good quality.

Christophe.

That's the one I've got in my parts-caster that originally was to be a top-loader but we converted at the last the minute. I highly recommend it.

franchelB · June 27th, 2006, 09:07 PM

I'd like to try one out someday...unfortunately, I'm not in a hurry to make another mod to my Tele.

daddyopapa · June 28th, 2006, 01:37 PM

Be careful I bought a toploading tele bridge on the eBay. Looked perfect in the pics. It turned out to be a piece of junk with diecast zinc saddles like a $99 Chinese guitar. I tossed the saddles and cut the plate down for a stop for a lap steel I built.

0le FUZZY · June 28th, 2006, 01:46 PM

Drill yer own !!

Its eazy !!

FUZZ

yegbert · June 28th, 2006, 07:51 PM

I drilled this one. The first pic is where it's installed now. Both the first and second pics show how it looks loaded string through, you can see my holes are somewhat unlevel and the sizes vary, I didn't make them any larger than needed for the various strings. The third pic shows it toploaded, and that particular installation was the one I drilled it for. That Tele is now set up for string through and has a different bridgeplate on it.

June 26th, 2006, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
lobotomyactivist Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 1,317 1 Photos	Toploading Bridge Where online can I find some toploading Tele bridges? I need one for a project Tele that I don't much feel like drilling extra holes in. __________________ Back again!

June 26th, 2006, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
jdimitri Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia! Posts: 232 4 Photos	The 'bay... Most of them can be toploaded or strung thru the body (unbranded ones) If you want better quality ones umm... __________________ What do I want people to get from the music? Whatever they want. [pauses then looks to the camera] Whatever you like - Jeff Buckley

June 27th, 2006, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,811 85 Photos	Warmoth The VTB3C/B/G from Warmoth is a dual loader. Minimum order there makes it a tough choice over GFS.

June 27th, 2006, 09:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
franchelB Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Irving, United States of Texas! Age: 43 Posts: 1,861	That's neat! I'd like to try one out someday...unfortunately, I'm not in a hurry to make another mod to my Tele.

June 26th, 2006, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brian blaut Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,408	http://store.guitarfetish.com/wicotebrbrsa.html Great quality Wilkinson bridge.

June 27th, 2006, 04:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hiflyer Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 235 5 Photos	Following advices from people on the forum, I used this one from GFS, it's also a top loader and it's very good quality. Christophe.

June 27th, 2006, 11:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
roth Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 30 Posts: 314 36 Photos	Just installed the GFS wilkinson dual loader one on my e-SQUIER project:

June 28th, 2006, 01:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
daddyopapa Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BC Canada Posts: 498	Be careful I bought a toploading tele bridge on the eBay. Looked perfect in the pics. It turned out to be a piece of junk with diecast zinc saddles like a $99 Chinese guitar. I tossed the saddles and cut the plate down for a stop for a lap steel I built.

June 28th, 2006, 01:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Drill yer own !! Its eazy !! FUZZ