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Post subject: Which powerbridge do I buy for a Nashville Tele?
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:10 pm
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I have a Mexican Nashville Telecaster and would like to add the Fishman Powerbridge to it, but can't find out exactly which kind I should get.
Obviously there is the Fender Power Tele, but since I already have the tele, I'd like to just add the Powerbridge.
The two options I can find are the AST (American Standard) and the VT (Vintage style)

Can anyone help me out?


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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:30 pm
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Looking at the VT and AST bridges as well as the routing template here
http://www.fishman.com/products/details.asp?id=65
I think you'll want to go with the VT and here's why:

The MIM Nashville Telecaster (not the Nashville Power Telecaster, which comes with the Fishman Powerbridge) has the vintage style drilling pattern. This is the model I'm talking about and the one I assume you're asking about:

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0135302367

Vintage style bridges mount to the body with four screws and the holes are closer to the neck than the six string holes are. You can see that clearly in the picture at the link above.

The American Standard/American Deluxe bridge mounts to the body with three screws and those holes are farther from the neck than the six string holes. These screws are harder to see since they're hidden under the saddles. Here's the American Standard - look closely and you'll see the difference.

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0110502712

Obviously you're going to have to drill to mount the Fishman bridge on any Tele that didn't come with one from the factory. One thing to consider is the American Standard bridge is longer behind the saddles than the vintage style. I assume this is the difference between Fishman's VT and AST bridges. I'd assume the AST bridge is longer, but I haven't compared Fishman's routing templates for the VT and the AST. Perhaps you should print them both out and compare - maybe stack the pages and hold them up to a light to see if one is longer or if you can see other differences.


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