Big Jay -

Super...thanks for the reply.

Got another question: I'm thinking about a guitar-building project for me and my 9-year old son. Have you ever built one with parts from Warmoth or one of the other mfrs?

DC

The 6pt is the "traditional" style. Its what the vintage strats had that werent "hard-tails". There is nothing wrong with the 6pt bridge/trem. But the 6pt bridge is held in place by 6 screws that screw into the body wood. These screws should not be too tight to restrict the tremolo function, but this means the tremolo is putting stress on the wood where the screws are and could loosen or even strip...theoretically anyway.

The 2pt is a newer innovation, but its not new. The 2pt system is designed to minimize the potential dampening affect of the bridge/body on the strings while maximizing string/trem tension balance. The 2pt bridge isnt actually connected to the body. Rather, it balances on two pivot points and is held in place by equal tension forces applied by the strings and tremolo springs.

I suspect many would argue that the 2pt is superior, but there a probably just as many out there that say they have no troubles with their 6pt. The 2pt is probably more expensive and, personally, I would prefer it to the 6pt for a number of reasons.