The BEST Strat Hardtail??

[USC-Blues]

Hay y'all.

Just did my first post in the "Builds in progress"  This will be my first build and I'm wanting to do a hardtail Strat.

The question for you good people is, Who makes "the best" Hardtail for a Strat?
I'm open to all opinions on this one. Just one little thing....It has to be GOLD.

Cheers and Many thanks.

SK

 

[m4rk0]

I really wanted to try the hipshot..
I didn't buy it since it was a bit unclear at the time if they would fit any of the available warmoth routings

 

[USC-Blues]

Hi Marko.
Hipshot? I'm a newbie so bare with me.

 

[Mor Paul]

The gotoh one at warmoth will work fine.

 

[m4rk0]

Superbeast had one on his strat, and he was really happy about it!
http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6475.0;topicseen

http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=168

 

[USC-Blues]

Thanks man..I'll check it out.
The Gotoh looks good also.

SK

 

[guitlouie]

I have on my hardtail Warmoth Strat, a bridge from Callaham parts.  It is heavy (in a good way), well engineered and the finish is excellent!

 

[Superlizard]

Whatever bridge you use, don't go for the cast, block-type saddles (as found on the Am. Std. Strat trem).

Do the old-school stamped, bent saddles (as found on the vintage 6 holers).

Your ears will thank you.    :icon_biggrin:

EDIT:  oh crap - it's gotta be gold... don't think anyone does old-style saddles in gold... but someone out there might.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Do the old-school stamped, bent saddles (as found on the vintage 6 holers).

Your ears will thank you.    :icon_biggrin:

Never could compare, what's the difference on sound?

 

[USC-Blues]

It's the Hipshot and Callaham in the race to finish first. :blob7: Both sites have them reading very well. The Callaham seems to have great quality and a bit of that vintage thing. The
Hipshot is new and cool (to me)...Hell I'm a newbie. I'll talk to Erlewine guitars in Austin and see how my vote can be swayed. Either way I will start to pick up the gold hardware this week. :rock-on:

SK

 

[Superlizard]

Do the old-school stamped, bent saddles (as found on the vintage 6 holers).

Your ears will thank you.    :icon_biggrin:

Never could compare, what's the difference on sound?

To my ear (and others I've discussed this with), those cast block ones put a thin, pingy hi-end tone on the strings.

I'm of the opinion that the Am Std Strat trem is pretty much @$$.

That's why, for my Parts-O-caster (that other purple one - Am Std Strat body I recently mentioned about - in the works), I gave it the full Callaham treatment (block, saddles and arm).

Only thing C. doesn't sell for 2-hole Am Std trem is the plate.

 

[blue313]

I love Callaham's bridges but I thought it had to be a gold one?

 

[USC-Blues]

Great point. Callaham looks to have some excellent build quality though. So the Hipshot will get the bid on this build. The Gotoh for the $$ looks like an option also but the Hipshot just looks new, cool and GOLD. :headbang1: