Is there a 3 hole vintage Tele bridge replacement for a 3 hole 6 saddle modern bridge?

Chalky

My Fender CS Tele has a 3 hole 6 block saddle bridge like on the American Std Tele. Does anyone make a straight drop-in replacement 3 hole vintage style bridge with 3 brass saddles?

ICBM

Callaham and Glendale do, but they aren't cheap.

GuitarMonkey

Glendale make one

http://www.glendaleguitars.com/glendale20.htm

Chalky

Many thanks - looks an expensive option!

DrBob

As do Rutters

http://ruttersguitars.com/uploads/Rutters_Modern_Bridge_1.jpg

GuitarMonkey

The Glendale plate doesn't even include saddles for your US$99!

robinbowes

I was in a similar position recently and ended up with a Bigsby & Vibramate, including the Vibramate bridge plate which is actually a 4-hole plate. I also got a set of Graphtech compensated saddles which are too wide. All in all a bit of a fsck up

It's all currently with a tech getting sorted out, and I'm getting the neck fret-dressed while it's there.

So, erm, this probably didn't help you much at all!

R.

Richardj

Joe Barden make a nice one too, I had one on an American Standard Tele. One consideration though is that the mounting screws and string holes are the opposite way round to a vintage Tele bridge which means the bridge plate and intonation screws have to be longer. Purely a visual thing.

gavin_axecaster

You probably don't want to do this to a CS tele but you can modify a standard Fender plate.
http://axecaster.co.uk/blog/?p=434
You have to drill new mounting holes (hence not recommended on the CS!) but the original mount holes are just about covered by the plate.
Marc Rutters will probably make one for you with the standard plate dimensions but the American Std mount and string through holes. (The elongated flat plate looks a bit half-assed imo)
Not cheap but his stuff is great.
http://ruttersguitars.com/Hot_Rod_Parts.html