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...
Thanks for any help...
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?Looks like the plate is MIA and the saddles are MIM origins.
Saddles in AM Std. are in block shape not vintage like those in MIM Standard.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.
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Fender American Strat Tremolo CH New
Tremolo System For American Std. Series 2 Point mounting, With steel nuts, Including 2 screws for tremolo and inserts, tremolo claw and tremolo springs, allen key and tremolo arm with white capwww.thomannmusic.com
Around 2007-2008 the American Standard switched to bent steel saddles. I agree with @Wound_Up on this one. ***Edited.Saddles in AM Std. are in block shape not vintage like those in MIM Standard.