just curious cause i heard of this guy that couldn't put a new fender trem block in his squier affinity cause it was too thin...

The bodies of many entry-level Squier models are thinner dimensionally than those built, marked, and sold as Fenders. Thus, a full-size trem block is too deep to fit these guitars without the bottom of the block jutting out from the trem cavity recess at the back.

Other Fender parts may be used to upgrade these instruments -- pickups, wiring, tuning machines, etc. However, the bridge has always remained problematic.

HTH

Arjay

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what about the higher quality squier guitars? would bridge saddles be an issue?

I believe those are built closer to standard Fender specs -- bridge parts should interchange okay.

Arjay

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sweet... i heard that the squier se guitar is made towards fender specs too is that true?

"sweet... i heard that the squier se guitar is made towards fender specs too is that true?"

Yes the SE has a full size body. The SEs, Classic Vibes, Deluxes, Standards, Vintage Modifieds etc all have full size bodies. Only the bullets and Affinities have thinner bodies.

ohhh ok thanks

+1 Yogi

Arjay

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i replaced the bridge on my old squier a while bak, never use the cover on the back anyway but the tips of the springs stick out about 4mm... nothing major... my squier has been my bash around since i first got it (first guitar) the only thing i havnt changed on it is the wood other than that everything has been upgraded... even changed the fretts...

jus my 2c...

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Is there a summary of the current squier models somewhere? Something like a table of all the various models with dimensions, prices, etc, would be nice.

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I heard the same thing. I have a classic vibe series and it is compatible with mexi metric hardware and modern string spacing.

btw are you coming to Toronto this summer? If you are, PM me we can jam.

A Steel block will fit perfectly fine in your CV, Put a few in them myself



As you can you see there is plenty of room left in the cavity

It also depends on the year it was made, I think like pre-2004 they were different specs

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i have a 2008 classic vibe series, and so far everything is interchangeable with fenders... fit and finish is comparable too.

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Those CV's are pretty nice as well as a good value for the $$$.

Arjay

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