I just did a kinda retro mod to my Squier 51!

[kerc]

I had this idea today out of the blue...I had a spare Fender Telecaster vintage-style bridge lying around doing nothing. I looked at the 51, then the bridge again, and had an idea.

Since I had installed a GFS bridge, I had the original 51 bridge in a ziploc bag. I took it out, measured, and drilled three holes between the saddle holes. I then put the Tele saddles there, and mounted the whole enchilada.

I think it ended up pretty neat, and took me less than half an hour. Check out the pics:




How does it sound? Slightly beefier, with more lower mids and kind of a fuller sound. I know intonation gets compromised, but the sound is just too cool.

[Robert****]

Great idea - it looks cool too! Thanks for posting the pics!

[abraxas]

Great job! But, damn, I had the same idea and you beat me to it!!

Glad you did anyway, because I want to ask you what you used to drill the holes and also if you drilled between the existing saddle holes or the string holes?

[SuperSwede]

Good job Kerc, now you HAVE to do the string through body mod! That would be awesome!

[kerc]

Thanks guys!

Abraxas: LOL...I wondered why no one else had done it...Obviously I wasn't alone in my idea!

SS: I dunno about making it string-through--I like how it plays as a top-loader. Top loaders have a certain spank to their tone that I dig...Also, I don't have the required tools to make a decent string-through!

[tremoloman***]

Very VERY nice job! Dang... I gotta get one of those GF bridges...

[kerc]

Tremolo that's the stock 51 bridge that I drilled!