I prefer the 6 point, It definitly has a different tone. A year ago i would have said the 2 point because you can set it up to allow more tremolo travel. But tone wise, the 6 is better IMO. I compared the bridge pup on mine (6) with the same bridge pup (2) on a pretty identical strat, same strings and all, and there is a noticeable difference.

Nah, no way the wood "strips" unless you take an air wrench and torque the screws until they spin out. No way.

By the way the tension is distributed among six points instead of two so each, while smaller, handles less.

More contact between the bridge and the body = better transmision of body vibrations to the strings and vicea versa. I can't honestly prove the improvement in tone, like I said before Beck gets awesome tone from a floating 2 point. So for me it comes down to looks and feel.

To me the Fender 2 point trem is a poor compromise between the original Fender Strat bridge and a Floyd Rose.

It appears most players prefer the six-point bridge. I prefer it too although the Players Strat comes with a two-point. I like both the American Vintage 62 Strat and the Classic 60's but they come with 7.25" radius necks. Even after scalloping I may not really like those sharp necks. I've had them before and they are sharp.

The advantage the Players Strat has is it's 12" radius neck. I suppose another option is to try to pick up a Classic Players neck and put it on the Classic 60's or American Vintage 62.

I do a lot of buying from one of them. I just got a set of Eric Johnson tuners and Road Worn input jack & plate as well as road worn 50's trem from one. Total cost? $115!!! I'll post pics when the whole thing is done and assembled

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Hey, People -

I'm the "OP" and I'm still here. My questions were answered (and then some!), so I'm just enjoying all the knowledge/info you all are posting. Thanks.

As for building your own, has anyone out there ever built an archtop or semi-hollow? I saw that Warmoth has semi-hollow bodies and apprpriate neck blanks.

DC

Keep in mind Clapton blocks his trem. he says thetrem block is a vital component in the strat sound. That said Cray has massive tone with his hardtail.

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[quote="357mag"]It appears most players prefer the six-point bridge. I prefer it too although the Players Strat comes with a two-point. I like both the American Vintage 62 Strat and the Classic 60's but they come with 7.25" radius necks. Even after scalloping I may not really like those sharp necks. I've had them before and they are sharp.

I didnt really care for the 7 1/4 on mine, and was replacing it with a flatter, but I got to like it at the lower frets for chording. I refret it with 6105 fret wire, which is narrow like the vintage, but higher, and i had them dressed so the the higher up the neck, they flattened out a bit to a 10" in a compound. ALthough the fretboard is still at 7 1/4. I tried the 12" and didnt care for it, for me it was a bit too flat.

See my comments in the 'blocked trem' post on this page The 6 pont trem is consistent with the whole idea as well.

Doc

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