Goton/Wilkinson VS100

[Neo Fender]

Will it drop into an American Standard rout?

Thanks.

 

[AutoBat]

I've never attempted, but they sure look close.
The Wilki seems to want more wood taken out.  here's the routing sizes for each from Warmoth's Bridge Routing page.

American Standard Fender tremolo:
Drilled for .375" (9.53 mm) diameter insert

Wilkinson tremolo (by Gotoh):
Drilled for .382" (9.70 mm) diameter insert

and here's what I found from another forum with the same question:

I can't speak for the newest American Standards, but on my 1997 American standard, a VS-100 WAS a drop-in replacement. I had to keep the original Fender studs in since the threading was different, but it aligned and intonated correctly. The only thing I had to do was lightly sand the edge of the treble side of the trem cavity, where the arm holder was rubbing.

 

[Neo Fender]

Thanks.  I forget to ask about insert spacing, which would be a bigger deal to overcome.  Fortunately they're the same.  Thanks again.

 

[Damon]

I understand that the newer VS401 is supposed to fit the Am Std route (and also fix the wilki wobble problem), but I haven't been able to verify that with anyone who's actually tried it. Warmoth doesn't sell that bridge, but I found it here: http://www.mojotone.com/guitar-parts/tremolo/Wilkinson-by-Gotoh-Modern-Tremolo-VS401-Chrome-NEW-DESIGN