i am quite puzzled and confused
playing a MIM Fat Strat myself
which is Fender's lowest end Traditional Series
i never experienced breaking a string on my strat
i however experienced breaking a string on a Les Paul
i read Ibanez players break their strings often
never really see a Fender got a string broken in any concert video,
did you??

when i first started to play with tremolo
i did get tuning problem
but it was solved after using bullets end strings

I have had graphtech saddles on my Blackie for a long time & the strings never broke anymore, but..... so I just replaced the entire bridge with one from Callaham and the tonal difference was obvious. The steel Callaham saddles are heat treated (hardened, like a knife blade) and will not burr up & break your strings like the softer stock saddles & they let all that Great Strat sound come through.

I also traded the Lace pickups for Fralins & the stock switching & electronics for a vintage passive circuit using all Callaham parts. Now,
after 20 years, I have the Blackie I always wanted.

Oldguy

+1 in stainless

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Callaham
Mexican Standard
Strat
Upgrades
2006 Enhanced

Mexican Standard Premium Upgrade Kit - Mexican Standard Block enhanced
Note: Threaded for 10-32 American arms
- Vintage styled "CG" saddles for 2 1/16 spaced bridge
- "64" Virtual Pop-in stainless steel trem arm with tip comes stock.
(Our other 2 length arms can be substituted at no additional cost
but you must specify at time of order.)
(Please specify mint green or parchment white tip
otherwise parchment white will be sent.)
- Hardened trem mounting screws (set of 6)
(6 Screws Not for use with MIM Classic Player, since 2-pivot bridge) (Subtract $5.00)
- 4 Tremolo Springs (NEW addition to kit in 2009)
- Allen wrench
Replaces Zinc block and more.

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[quote="eddytanhh"]i am quite puzzled and confused
playing a MIM Fat Strat myself
which is Fender's lowest end Traditional Series
i never experienced breaking a string on my strat
i however experienced breaking a string on a Les Paul
i read Ibanez players break their strings often
never really see a Fender got a string broken in any concert video,
did you??

when i first started to play with tremolo
i did get tuning problem
but it was solved after using bullets end strings[/quote

Eddie theres so many factors in string breakage its untrue. What works for you could be arsenic for someone else. I too never break strings on strats but do on guitars with stop tailpieces. Aside from obvious faults i think the majority of breakage comes down to technique and whether your technique works for a instrument or not.

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Another suggestion is getting the same exact saddles used on the American Deluxe. You can get them new from Allparts for around $20. I put them on my MIM Std, and have been very happy with them. It is just me, but I prefer to stay with Fender parts when I can.

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keep the bridge stocked