Which bridge rout?

[moobox]

Hello all, couldnt find an intro board so I'll just say that I am from South Africa and want to build a stratocaster nad then maybe a telecaster. Well, I want to assemble them wiht bits off Warmoth and anywhere else I get directed to. I am pretty much on the verge of getting swamp ash Stratocaster body and I dont know what to say when they ask me which bridge rout. You guessed it, I dont know which bridge. Which would be the most practical and reliable would you say?
Cheers - Ed

 

[swarfrat]

Depends on whether you want a strat or a tele. IMHO the two critical pieces that make a tele a tele are the bridge and bridge pickup.

If you think you also want a tele I'd let the strat be a strat. That way you'll end up with two guitars that both have a reason, rather than a tele and a 3 pickup tele with a funny headstock.

 

[moobox]

Well, for a first go I want to put a Stratocaster together. I've been thinking maybe the American Standard tremelo is the most logical but also heard that Wilkinson tremelo is pretty popular.

 

[Johnfv]

It really depends on what you do with the trem. If you are doing constant whammy bar tricks then you might want a Floyd. The 6 hole vintage trem is time proven (and affordable) but may not hold tune well if you are heavy on the bar. IMO, stick with that unless you have a reason to do otherwise. I do have an American Std and it is fine also. I have a Wilkinson as well but it is my least favorite.