Fake bridge?

col320ce

Strat-Talk Member
Oct 22, 2015
25
Australia
I bought this as a used US bridge but it looks new and the plate is chrome and the saddles look like stainless steel. Does it look legit?
Thanks for any help...
 

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Wound_Up

You can call me Duane 😁
Jan 23, 2020
7,253
NW LA
Looks like the plate is MIA and the saddles are MIM origins.
What makes you think that? It looks just like every American strat bridge offered for sale currently. Including the saddles. Did you look at a known American saddled bridge before posting this?

Because these look exactly the same. So how are you so sure they're MIM? I'm pretty certain those are the 0.050" saddle height screws, or whatever the imperial size is, which are only on American saddles.

His

Screenshot_20230602-193459_Chrome.jpg

vs

Known American saddle'd trem

Screenshot_20230602-193257_Chrome.jpg

 
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Fujigen Gakki

Strat-Talker
May 19, 2017
294
Unter dem Himmel
What makes you think that? It looks just like every American strat bridge offered for sale currently. Including the saddles. Did you look at a known American saddled bridge before posting this?

Because these look exactly the same. So how are you so sure they're MIM? I'm pretty certain those are the 0.050" saddle height screws, or whatever the imperial size is, which are only on American saddles.

His

View attachment 648121

vs

Known American saddle'd trem

View attachment 648120

Saddles in AM Std. are in block shape not vintage like those in MIM Standard.
 
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