MusiclilyPro 52.5mm Modern 6-Screw Tremolo Bridge 36mm Solid Brass Block for Squier Strat Style Electric Guitar, Chrome

I bought this to upgrade a red Samick Strat style guitar I got in a thrift store for $20. It was missing the jackplate and the whammy bar handle. I got those parts from the local Guitar Center for about $20, installed them and I was still not satisfied. The guitar definitely needed new pickups and an upgrade tremolo bridge. I got a prewired mock tortoise shell pickguard from Guitar Fetish to replace the ugly, scratched up white one, and the pickups were a real improvement also. The final touch was the Musiclily tremolo bridge I bought from Amazon a few weeks ago. The quality design and machine work was evident as soon as I unpacked the bridge. It was shipped in a solid box along with the whammy bar and a Ziploc bag containing the screws, springs and claw. A nice touch was they also included a small hex wrench and a good supply of replacement saddle height screws of several different lengths to accommodate different neck set angles. I ended up not using the extra height screws, because the ones they installed at the factory were the perfect size. Two things were very impressive right from the beginning: the perfectly shaped and plated saddles and the heavy, full-thickness brass sustain block. The saddles were a perfect fit for my import guitar with a 52.5 millimeter string spacing, and the two outer E string saddles had shallow grooves in the baseplate to prevent them from moving sideways while bending strings. A very nice touch in such a modest priced bridge. The other really impressive thing was the heavy brass sustain block. This added a lot of rich tone and sustain to my little project. I set up the bridge to rest on the guitar body when the tremolo was not in use, so I can only use it to drop the strings in pitch, but the advantage is that it makes string bending easier. I used two springs, and I put flatwound strings on for an authentic Surf guitar sound. I wanted a a light set with a plain third string, so I used a set of D’A Chromes and threw away the sixth string and used the fifth for my sixth, then the fourth for my fifth, and so on. Then I put on an .010 for the high E and I was ready to go. I’ve played this guitar now for about a week and I can’t find a thing wrong with this bridge. The saddles are smooth and well made, so I expect my $20 flatwounds to last a long time. I would definitely recommend this bridge for imported Strat style guitars as well made and a good fit with little trouble to install. I’ve purchased from Musiclily before and have always been impressed by their products.

works well, stays in tune, overall good quality. only issue is that the whammy bar doesn't really 'lock in', I mean if you tilt your guitar forward, it will fall out!!!!! i thought this was just due to the particular one I had, but then I ordered another one and the same deal. probably need to use plumbers tape to modify.

Easy to install, well made and great upgrade to those cheap pot metal tremolos that are on most budget guitars!

I do not know how long it will last but out of the box it works well. It resonates well and is easy to install. But the block does hit inside the routing it will need some modifications internally on my Squire. But I like it.

Nice quality bridge direct drop in replacement

The brass block is much better than the original cheap zinc block. Good solid saddles. This is a quality bridge.

Bridge was lose , block was almost off, no adjustment screws , bar didn’t even fit bridge , springs had no tension left in them.

If you're not worried about quality, you can buy this practically no name brand for a replacement. This bridge was larger than my previous one and I had to trim my pick guard. Aftermarket parts are always hit or miss. Your best bet is to always go to your local music store for these kind of parts as it's easier to determine what actually fits on your guitar.

Very nice chrome finish…. Everything A1

Un excelente producto gran bloque me dio mucho sustein es muy firme y cómodo exelente producto

かっこいい箱に入っていました。品質もとても良かったです。

I did kept the my old saddles cause they were better.

本当はスチールブロックの方が欲しかったのですが、ブラスの方が落ち着いたトーンになったように思います。チューニングの狂いも少なくフローティングしていても安定感があります。ペラペラに薄いイナーシャブロックの安ギターが化けますのでお勧めです。