I have been slow to make this post and for that I apologize. I did complete the conversion. Because my Standard Strat was a 1994 MIM version, it was important to realize the string spacing would make a difference in the choices available for the tremolo bridge (MIM is 2-1/16 inches, while MIA Vintage is 2-3/16 inches). GuitarFetish.com was my choice for this and many of the parts I decided on. Also, a Wilkinson bridge has oval holes which allow for an adjustment if the spacing is varied to any degree. The GuitarFetish bridge and tremolo assembly dropped in perfectly, as did the gold Standard Fender Tuning Machines I installed. Everything needed to be gold to get the SRV look I was after. Great care had to be exercised in installing the gold neck plate. This required removing the neck and reinstalling, of course, something I had never done. As a matter of fact, this whole process was new to me. Here are some views of the guitar after completion.
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| The completed project! |
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| All gold hardware, a black 3-ply pickguard and original '94 white pickups and knobs. I haven't decided whether to add the SRV letters and small "custom" sticker parallel to the gold tremolo bridge. |
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| This are Fender Standard Tuning Machines that come in gold-- the SRV had gold hardware. |
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| This is a view of the guitar before I removed the white pickguard and nickel/chrome hardware. |
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| The tremolo cover was white and the neck plate chrome, now black and gold, respectively. |
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--Guitar Man
