Fender Mexico Vintage Strat Bridge Assemblies (005-4619-000)

Great quality bridge and vibrato block.

Got a hold of an old MIJ from the 80’s lawsuit Memphis. Love these things. Got the bridge . Sure I had to fill in the old holes with kabob sticks on the body. Easy throw on an squire necks alined them both. Perfect. It ended being spot on intination this ain’t my first part a caster so I’ve had a lot experience in this. Was only saddened about not getting new screws but I have plenty of parts.

As expected… excellent, as always..!

This bridge is very good quality for the price. I am fussy, been playing Strats for 40+ years, and as a Mechanical Engineer, I'm always tinkering as a hobby. I've built many partscasters, and this bridge is good. Big improvement from Fender import guitar hardware from factory, but you should check what you have first! Should you replace an American RI setup with this, gosh no! Should you replace a MIM thin Zinc block, yes! Bottom line, an all steel block like a Calaham is a much better choice (this one is cast zinc) - all steel blocks offer much improved tuning stability, tone, and the Calaham trem insert is excellent (no more springs, Teflon tape, etc. for fixing floppy trem arms!). Also, the saddles on this are "vintage" in that they have the reversed Fender stamp, but they are not a significant upgrade to MIM saddles (they are not really the same old school ones). Important, keep in mind this is a "vintage" trem, meaning 6 screws for mount and at 2 - 7/32 mount spacing, and the same dimension for string spacing. Measure what you have twice before buying!

I ordered this (by recommendation) as an upgrade for my Squier Strat SE.It is a much higher quality bridge than what came on my Strat. Its twice as thick and is made of steel instead of pot metal. The tone block is 3 times the size of my original but will still allow the back plate to be installed.Unfortunately the mount holes do not line up and the body will have to be routed out to accept the larger tone block.Its an easy fix and will end up being much better than stock. Simply drill out the old holes, glue dowel rods in them, and drill new holes.

I bought a cheap Squier Strat secondhand and the whammy bar had broken off in the old vibrato. I bought this one as a replacement and couldn't be happier. I've noticed much better sustain and tuning stability compared to the stock bridge.

Excelente

I had a heck of a time trying to find a bridge that would fit my Korean squire...It seems that whomever drilled out the holes initially, didn't do the proper measurements..So every official bridge out there, wouldn't "fit"...I ended up trying to find the closest thing and this was it...It didn't line up 100%, but it was close enough and I was able to install the bridge without issue..The tail of the bridge is a little taller than my old one, so I have to leave the trem cover off...Again, no big deal and it plays without issue..