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stevel knievel
Post subject: my Mij and her Bridge
PostPosted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:07 pm
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hi, although this is my first post on the fender forum, i'ma kick in the door with a question!

my 80s mij strat has the strangest bridge i've ever seen! can anyone describe it for me please? i don't have the whammy bar and would really like to get one...


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Wow thats a relally nice looking bridge ....... kind of an american mixed with vintage :)
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yeaa i know :D :D no numbers or logos or anything on it... wonder whyyyy
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Its saddles are common on squires. It could well be the squire bridge. Is the string spacing at 52mm from E-E? If so it is a squire bridge.

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you are propably right about the squier and the spacing is also 52mm! thanks!

still it's a mystery to me :p

i guess it's mostly squier parts, but it's a great guitar anyway!
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How thick is the body?

Actually that decal looks "funny" to me too. Here's what a MIJ Standard looked like:

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Look at the string trees and the Made in Japan sticker on O's strat. That's how mine looks too! Yours is lacking those things but I'm far from a expert. Nice and Enjoy! :wink:
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Ah i think we could be reading too much into those saddles lads. I have them on my MIM squire series although its fender made. Theres a lot of parts swapping around at factory level.

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nikininja wrote:
Ah i think we could be reading too much into those saddles lads. I have them on my MIM squire series although its fender made. Theres a lot of parts swapping around at factory level.


And we are certainly seeing a lot of Squiers being "rebranded" as Fenders lately!

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Ok point taken.

Notice the heel truss adjuster screw though. That screw looks a little high.

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nikininja wrote:
Notice the heel truss adjuster screw though. That screw looks a little high.


:lol: Talk about dry! :lol:

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yeaaa older pics... :)
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here's some more... the back of the neck says Made In Usa

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No skunk stripe on that neck, eh? Your "80s MIJ Strat" is looking more and more like a Chinese fake to me ... :x

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here's some more ... the back of the neck says Made In USA
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I've not seen a squire with heel end trus adjuster before either.

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