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Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: goddamn electric on December 10, 2007, 03:03:16 PM

I have a squire strat which was my first electric guitar all those years ago and i've recently decided that as it will always stay in the collection for its sentimental value i may aswell upgrade it and make it more playable, just as a project for something to work on really.
Can anyone recommend a decent strat style bridge that will fit straight in without modification or im a gonna have to do some drilling? same with the tuners actually.

Cheers

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 10, 2007, 04:58:38 PM

What thickness is the body ?
Important question as some Squiers had a thinner body that wont take a regular trem.....

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: goddamn electric on January 03, 2008, 08:16:14 PM

feline, sorry for the late reply, i'll take a look and let you know, thanks in advance!

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: machine_of_god on January 03, 2008, 08:51:50 PM

If it's the Squier Bullet Strat, then it's thin. REAL thin. I have that guitar (plywood baby, yea!) and it can't be more than 2 inches thick. If that.

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: Woogie on January 03, 2008, 09:09:53 PM

Quote from: machine_of_god

If it's the Squier Bullet Strat, then it's thin. REAL thin. I have that guitar (plywood baby, yea!) and it can't be more than 2 inches thick. If that.

2 inches is thicker than my les paul..

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: machine_of_god on January 03, 2008, 10:47:20 PM

Ehh, hmm. I never really managed to wrap my mind around the empirical system.

Ahh... once I get home from work, I'll measure it. Just for kicks... cuz I doubt anyone would be silly enough to buy a Bullet Strat... unless the intended to throw it around a stage like me  :P

I tell ya - that plywood is sturdy stuff!

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: WezV on January 03, 2008, 11:53:53 PM

standard strat thickness is around 1 3/4"  or 44.5mm for you metric only folk.  Honestly... cant hang around guitars without talking in inches.  thats the way them yanks made em!!!

A fender is 1 3/4" because leo used 2" wood stock for his bodies and by the time its been planed it pretty much comes to 1 3/4"

Tbh  you have to be able to use both with guitars.  try meauring frets in inches!!!

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: machine_of_god on January 04, 2008, 12:37:05 AM

True, true  ;)

I just measured with some ruler I found lying about;

Squier Bullet Strat - BARELY reaches 1.5 inches
90's Les Paul Studio - just about 1.76 inches.

There ya go   8)

And now for my penis...

*2 minutes later*

Never mind    :oops:

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: Philly Q on January 04, 2008, 12:41:28 AM

Quote from: machine_of_god

And now for my penis...

*2 minutes later*

Never mind    :oops:

It took you 2 minutes to measure though, so some credit must be due.

Title: Squire Strat replacement bridge
Post by: machine_of_god on January 04, 2008, 12:47:41 AM

Quote from: Philly Q

Quote from: machine_of_god

And now for my penis...

*2 minutes later*

Never mind    :oops:

It took you 2 minutes to measure though, so some credit must be due.

I re-measured 10 times, very carefully, to be sure   :lol:

I think I may have hijacked this thread with my crotch...

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