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Bill,
I've got no experience in this matter, but in one of my Dan Erlewine (Guitar
Player Mag) books on guitar repair, he states that he prefers the 2 point
bridge to the vintage 6 screw bridge from a guitar setup perspective. He
advocates loosening the 4 middle screws to make a vintage bridge more like a
2 point modern bridge. He feels they are easier to setup, maintain, and have
less tuning and stability problems.
At least no one is putting their bridge in the freezer. I think thats going
a little off the deep end.
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Moffat [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 11:23 AM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] V. 6-Hole vs Std. 2-Hole
>
>
> Does the Strat. vintage 6-hole trem. bridge really have better tone
> than the Std. 2-hole trem bridge? While I'm considering options for
> this guitar, has anyone replaced a 2 hole with a 6 hole? Is it that
> the Squire bridge is inferior quality?
>
> I do play it hard, working out on a lot of tremelo picking.
>
> I have a CIJ Squire Stagemaster ("Strat") and after playing it
> constantly since mid-December, it's breaking strings and going out
> of tune. The strings, never the same one, always break deep in the
> bridge.
>
> It has flatwound 12's, it's nut was professionally cut fo fit, and
> springs are on all the claw spaces. I lubricate the nut trees and a
> touch on the bridge with graphite lube.
>
> - Bill
