I have 3 Robert Cray Standard Strats, Sunburst, Silver, Violet. I love them. It has chrome vintage style hardtail bridges with the vintage saddles. I would like to replace them with gold bridges(like Mr. Crays Custom Models). WHERE can I get them at a good price that will FIT. Please advise. Thanks everyone

Best,

Rick Reilly
Topsham, Maine

Unless you wish to pay robber baron prices to have your bridges gold-plated, here's a cost-effective way to accomplish your aims.

Buy the gold vintage hardtail bridge that Allparts sells: this is the ordering number......

P/N SB-0100-002

The base plate is a drop-on replacement for the Fender plate. The assembly comes with a set of generic cast saddles (similar to those on mid/late '70s Strats).

Replace them with a set of "FENDER-FENDER" saddles from a vintage-size gold-plated trem bridge (either MIA or MIM, just as long as they're for a 2-7/32" bridge).

Don't forget, you'll need the gold string ferrules as well......

Fender P/N 0018876049

The vintage-issue gold bridge cover (despite the description on the part's packaging) will fit the hardtail bridge.

Trust me, I've been around the world with this dilemma......TWICE.

HTH

Arjay

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Another option is to plate them yourself.

http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 602_263622

These DIY kits are not expensive but I can not vouch for how well they work.

I can say I have seen those guys that go around gold plating emblems and trim on cars and it seems to work very well. It is just electroplate. They hook a battery to some probes and the chrome turns gold. The gold plating is so thin, it really does not cost too much as far as gold used.

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Its pretty easy...
http://www.warmoth.com/Strat-Flat-Mount ... 1C703.aspx