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Tremolo distance for Strat/JazzMaster body

woland

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Dear All,
I'm building a JazzMaster with p90s and a Callaham vintage trem.

I will use this guitar with the C Pentatonic Tuning (C G D A E G low to hi) and I'm evaluating possible intonation problems using a vintage Callaham tremolo bridge with strings bigger than the standard.

I read from several sources on the internet that the "standard" position for the six bridge holes (for a "vintage" vibrato bridge in a stratish guitar with 25 1/2 scale) is at 25 1/4' distance from the nut. Can you confirm Warmoth body/necks use this (or other) exact value?
Please understand me: I have no doubts about the quality standards of Warmoth, I only need to have precise info to carefully plan the routing to ask you.

Most of the Strat I saw have incorrect placement of the bridge, which is usually closer to the nut as it should be. Having a low C to compensate, this would be a problem, so I need to be sure that the Warmoth routing will be exact...

Thank you very much for your answers!!!
Best Regards
 
woland said:
...is at 25 1/4' distance from the nut. Can you confirm Warmoth body/necks use this (or other) exact value?

i would say that this is most likely extremely close, if not spot on. that would allow for about a half an inch of play in either direction for the saddles (depending on the bridge). sorry i can't say for sure, but my guess is that 25 1/4 is almost exactly the distance. hope somebody else can say for sure!
 
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