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(Date Posted:06/14/2008 16:17:00)
Hey there. I'm working on my first tele and I have ordered all the parts for various sources. I ordered an American standard body on ebay and most of the hardwear from Warmoth including the Gotoh 6 saddle Bridge that is giving me the trouble. It's a modern standard bridge but since Fender has changed the bridges in the new American Standards the screw holes dont match up to the one i purchased. I've looked around and I dont think Fender is selling the new bridges yet and I dont want to have to wait until the new bridges are on the market to assemble this guitar. I wanted to know if anyone had suggestions for maybe ordering a bridge plate that has had no drilling into is and doing it myself to like (not eve sure if they sell these) or re-drilling the body and bridge plate i have now so that all the holes line up. this would mean i would also have to route out part of the body where the bridge pickup sits because the string holes are a few mm further up on this body to accomodate the new bridge. I'm worried this might affect my intonation if i mount the bridge closer to the neck and i have access to a good router but am not sure what might happen to the finnish if bring the router to it. So if anyone has any suggestions they'd be much appreciated I've bitten off a little more than i can chew but can't wait to play a guitar that i have built and customized.
Thanks
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