can some one tell me what is the pourpouse of the bridge cover on the strats i´ve never saw some player using the cover there are some pros? do you use it?

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one woman.... many guitars!!!

Some correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the bridge cover is simpley for looks. It serves absolutely no use...to the best of my knowledge.

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2005 Fender American Stratocaster W/Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in bridge and Seymour Duncan SSL-5 in neck.
1995 Fender American Standard Stratocaster
Line 6 Spider II 150 watt head W/Ampeg 4x12 Cab
Laney Pro-Linebacker PL65R

Some say it slightly changes the sound, but I can't hear any difference on my CS '54. It does keep your hand off of the bridge so you don't accidently muffle the strings, but I think it's mainly for looks, too. BTW, it makes a dandy ash tray if you smoke!

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Frank
A legend in my own mind.

i'm sure originally, it was for looks. they weren't quite to that nitpicky tone part yet since they were brand new guitar designs.

they might stop you from pushing the bridge out of tune, but it also makes it impossible to palm mute anything effectively, which I do constantly to quiet strings and change the tone.

those covers are more for strummers in that aspect.

I think the fact that you rarely see one still place says how useful they are!

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Frank
A legend in my own mind.

I don't recall seeing any bridge covers on any of the Strats in the store. I know my '09 MIM Strat didn't come with a bridge cover. Did these covers just come with older Strats?

Many, many, many years ago, way back in 1967, I asked a Fender Rep what it was chiefly for. He told me that it was designed mostly for cosmetic reasons and to help keep the ugly bridge clean and out of sight. He said, "The more shiny chrome on a guitar, the snazzier it looks".

I've noticed that acoustically, it slightly changes the tonality of the strings to a slight bit more trebly sound as the cover sits on the bridge plate and also picks up the vibration radiating strings. Amplified, I hear absolutely no difference. YMMV

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You dig?

You a smoker at all?

i dont smoke but also i could hold picks or candies on the cover

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one woman.... many guitars!!!

I used to use them routinely for ash trays until they stopped making them. I quickly realized that I could sell them to those players who then had the 'new' mazac saddle bridges. Needless to say, the better the condition of the cover, the more I could sell each for. I think I still have a few buried in one of my parts drawers somewhere.

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You dig?

It is there to prevent you from doing dangerous palm mutes.

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Candies, eh? That's a new one