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Post subject: Will a vintage bridge fit a American Tele?
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 9:12 pm
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I have an American Telecaster from '06. I'm pretty sure Fender has discontinued this guitar with the release of the American Standard series...

So I really really wanna put on a vintage bridge plate onto my tele, the one with the three brass saddles!

Will a vintage bridge plate fit modern telecasters?? If so, will I have to make any adjustments to my guitar?


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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:05 pm
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No, vintage bridges will not fit American Series or American Standard Teles.
MIM are a straight swap, but for some reason the Am Ser/Std have a different layout.
There are a couple of companies that make vintage-ish bridges for them, but they are pretty expensive. Glendale do a vintage plate for the American Standard (which should have the same dimensions as Am Series) for $99 + saddles.
http://www.glendaleguitars.com/americanstandard.htm
Your other choice is to fill all the holes and redrill for a vintage plate. Probably end up costing you more.


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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:59 pm
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There is a complete discussion of this at the Callaham Guitars website. Callaham sells all kinds of aftermarket hardware. The stuff I have purchased was all top quality.

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