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If you've ever thought of having a pro set up on your guitar I suspect a tech would throw in changing the bridge ( again assuming you have ordered the correct part) as part of the service.
I guess the key is making sure the replacement component fits.
BTW I was watching some 2 tone automatics video's he other day....some brilliant stuff on there Eric.
I know plenty of folk on here will say ' I've saved thousands over the years on not having to pay for set ups and learned to do it all myself ' but if you aren't 100% confident in adjusting action, truss rod, intonation, etc, then paying someone else to do it may be worth while. At least once so you know what your guitar feels like at it's best and then just do any minor tweaks yourself over time.
For buying the correct bridge
I assume you have a mexican standard telecaster with 6 separately adjustable saddles? (the one on the right in the picture below)
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/552/Telecaster_Bridges.jpg
Good news is, mexican telecaster standard bridges can be replaced easily with vintage ashtray 3-saddles/6-saddles bridges without additional modding/redrilling holes, like this one:
https://www.callahamguitars.com/t_brdgf.jpg
For setting up the guitar
Follow these official Fender instructions here in order to set up your Fender to factory specs:
https://support.fender.com/hc/en-us/articles/214343803-How-do-I-set-up-my-Telecaster-guitar-properly-
It is actually not that hard and daunting, obtain the right tools including (but not limited to) the following: feeler gauges, fretboard radius gauges, and the correct mexican allen wrench (don't use incorrect wrenches even if they fit because you will risk stripping the hex screw in the truss rod. I believe mexican standard Fenders all use 3/16 wrenches for truss rods and notice this wrench size is not in metrics - i.e. mm)
No soldering required - remove strings, remove pickup from old bridge, unscrew old bridge. When fitting new bridge just make sure the ground wire is contacting the plate before screwing down.
Doesn't sound too difficult even for a novice like me. Just got to make sure I find one that fits by the look of things.
Thanks again guys. Definitely going to give this a go.
The overall process should be something like this:
1. remove strings from the tuners (you don't need to remove the strings completely out of the body if you are not planning to change new strings)
2. unscrew neck plate screws that are attached to the neck, then remove neck
3. unscrew all the bridge screws and slide the bridge out of the strings
4. with the new bridge, slide the bridge through the strings and reassemble the screws (the screw holes are located in the same places for both bridges, so no need to drill new holes)
It should be a simple swap and restring procedure. Have fun!
I hope not!
I got mixed up and I was thinking of a vintage neck where it would be a habit for me to take the neck off and adjust the truss rod (from the neck end because those are vintage necks) every time when the string tension is loose (I.e. from loosening strings or changing strings). But your Mexican standard neck has truss rod adjustment next to the nut so yea, no need to have the neck off. Ignore that step completely