which hard tail to choose

[nivraM]

Hi everyone, this is my first time here, and I need some help for my project. I currently have a 2006 stratocaster american standard. I'm about to get a new body  from warmoth with hard tail, and I was wondering something. if I buy a vintage style body with a hard tail Vintage Strat® Flat Mount will I have any sort of problems concerning the space between the strings and the radius of my American standard neck or will it match perfectly? Thanks

 

[bagman67]

You will be able to raise or lower the saddles to get them to conform to the radius.  No problem.

 

[nivraM]

Thanks for your reply. By looking for an answer on the internet I found some people saying that matching a strat american standard neck to a vintage "style" hard tail can be tricky cause the E strings might play off the edges. Is there any solution to avoid this kind of problem ?

 

[bagman67]

Go for the hardtail with modern spacing, maybe.  I have never encountered an issue with the so-called vintage-spaced Hipshot bridge I have installed on one guitar.


http://store.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=328

 

[nivraM]

What guitar have you installed it on? I feel like going for the "vintage" spaced hard tail just cause I will change my neck in a few months anyway...

 

[bagman67]

This one here:


http://unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=18406.msg271826#msg271826

 

[nivraM]

Sweet guitar!  :guitaristgif: I think I'm going to have to do more research here and there before to take a decision. But thank you for your help  ccasion14: