difference between strat standart flat mount and narrow flat mount bridges

[flyingenc]

hello everyone

i will be building a strat from warmoth and i am not sure which bridge to order,standart or narrow

does anyone know if there would be a gap between the pickguard and the bridge if you use the narrow one ?

 

[Cagey]

I'm not sure what you're asking, but the only difference in the bridge area cutout of the pickguards for Strats has to do with whether you're going to use a Floyd or anything else. The Floyd is wider. Everything else is narrower. There should be a specific cutout for Wilkinsons to maintain symmetry, but since they'll work with the standard cutout nobody bothers.

 

[Scuffcakes]

In looking at the product specs and descriptions, it looks to me like the base-plate is the same on either one.  The only difference is the string saddle spacing.  I'd shoot W an email and ask if this is the case.

 

[TBurst Std]

Having had both spacings in Callaham bridges, the plate size is the same.

 

[Steve_Karl]

Narrow will give you less of a chance of the e strings slipping off the end of the frets if the center line through the body isn't perfect.