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Old June 26th, 2006, 09:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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.

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Old June 26th, 2006, 10:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The 'bay... Most of them can be toploaded or strung thru the body (unbranded ones)
If you want better quality ones umm...
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Old June 26th, 2006, 10:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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http://store.guitarfetish.com/wicotebrbrsa.html

Great quality Wilkinson bridge.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 04:05 AM   #4 (permalink)
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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.

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Old June 27th, 2006, 11:29 AM   #5 (permalink)
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The VTB3C/B/G from Warmoth is a dual loader. Minimum order there makes it a tough choice over GFS.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 11:45 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Just installed the GFS wilkinson dual loader one on my e-SQUIER project:




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Old June 27th, 2006, 08:42 PM   #7 (permalink)
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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.
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Old June 27th, 2006, 09:07 PM   #8 (permalink)
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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.
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Old June 28th, 2006, 01:37 PM   #9 (permalink)
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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.
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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:51 PM   #11 (permalink)
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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.
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