Vintage style bridge for American Std Tele ?

[SouthpawGuy]

I'm sure I asked this question before, but I've searched and can't find it so ...

Options for a vintage style bridge for an American Std Tele ?



Easy enough to find in right hand but in lefty ?

By vintage I mean with ashtray and brass saddles, can be six saddle like G&L uses for it's ASAT Classic, or three saddle, but it has to fit an American Std Tele, from 1998.

I got this Tele new in '98, I had the pickups changed to SCN noiseless maybe 10 years ago, it never sounded like a Tele anyway so the SCNs make little difference.

I'd like to at least try and get it to twang a little as it has zero twang in it, never had, not even with the original pickups. Totally bland actually.

As far as I know the mounting holes are different for the Am Std so a G&L bridge will not fit it.

Any ideas ? I know some of you like to tinker and mod, I've never been into that.

[captain.bondage]

Have you tried just to change the saddles only ? (cause find a fiting bridge in lefty will be quite a challenge)

Anyway, the 90's US standard pickup and the noiseless have both the reputation not to twang.

And beware, maybe it's because of medium jumbo frets and their sometimes imprecise attack

[SouthpawGuy]

I might just end up doing that.

I'm sure I asked this question before on RG, but it was probably a long time back and someone mentioned a particular brand, I have no clue what it was.

[JacSter Stracci]

Callaham does exactly what you need!

[SouthpawGuy]

Callaham does exactly what you need!

Very good, thanks, I will have to check them out

[SouthpawGuy]

Posting this here so I can find it again

Might also be of use to someone else

Hipshot ....


Telecaster® Retrofit Bridge
$158.40
UPC: 840000923417
SKU: 44100-33-SS-L


https://hipshotproducts.com/collections ... 3761132360

edit to add dimensions and photo

both from here .... https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/h ... d-saddles/

[captain.bondage]

They don't have the side to put the ashtray.

[SouthpawGuy]

They don't have the side to put the ashtray.

Yes, very true, I'm doing a lot of googling. You would think something so simple would be easy to find !

Both the Schecter PT Special and even the new Fender Am Pro II Tele use the vintage 4 hole mounted bridge, i.e. the vintage style

[JacSter Stracci]

I was pretty sure that callaham did make the ashtray for Am Std but indeed they have no sides either.
Glendale makes some! You’ll have to ask for a lefty one since it’s not on their website but maybe it could happen!

https://glendaleguitars.com/bridge-plates/

[SouthpawGuy]

I was pretty sure that callaham did make the ashtray for Am Std but indeed they have no sides either.
Glendale makes some! You’ll have to ask for a lefty one since it’s not on their website but maybe it could happen!

https://glendaleguitars.com/bridge-plates/

Thanks for that.

There seems to be lots of lefty vintage 4 hole replacement bridges, but few 3 hole ones, typical.

[SouthpawGuy]

Just leaving this link here , a thread on TDPRI

https://www.tdpri.com/threads/left-hand ... ge.711617/

Lots of info in there, I've only glanced at it.

Kluson make a Hybrid tele bridge ... 3 hole modern mounting but with vintage style 3 saddles ... but not in lefty

https://www.kluson.com/kluson-hybrid-re ... tails.html