Fender American Vintage 3-Saddle Telecaster Bridge Plate, Chrome

Good ole vintage bridge

As other reviewers have mentioned, this is a replica of the original Telecaster bridge, which was inexpensively made and only polished on the end. If you're looking for a full chrome polish and heavier gauge steel, you want a different model. This is intended for people who want the vintage design.

Great product

I paired this bridge with the Wilkinson compensated saddles. Installation was a breeze but your guitar will definitely need a full setup afterward. I saw plenty of reviews that confirmed this bridge fits on the newer Player series but not any that confirmed that it fits the older MIM Standard Telecasters - I can confirm that it indeed fits my 2018 MIM Standard Tele perfectly.One thing that doesn't come through in the pics on the Amazon listing is that the area of the bridge between the pickup and the saddles has a somewhat rough texture and isn't perfectly reflective like the rest of the bridge. That doesn't matter to me at all, I just thought it's worth mentioning because it was somewhat unexpected.

As discribed

Decent quality

The media could not be loaded. I know this bridge was less than $20 but it shows a picture of chrome and it lists the description as an “American CHROME bridge for a telecaster. “The finish on this bridge is horrible . I’ve already ordered and received a better one from China ,fender should be ashamed. Although the “American” in the description only Pertains to the dimensions of the bridge it's ironic. Because they both probably came from China.If you care how your guitars is going to look do not order this one !

I upgraded from a Squier tele bridge plate to this Fender plate. I took some 320 grit sand paper and lightly smoothed out the edges around the pickup and screw holes. This plate seems to ground better than the thick chrome plating of the Squier plate. I have zero hum while not touching the guitar.