Guitar Bridge Routing Options
Tremolo Bridge Routings
6-Hole Vintage tremolo:
Mounting screw hole diameter: 1/8", (.125"), (3.18 mm)
American Standard Fender tremolo:
Drilled for .375" (9.53 mm) diameter insert
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
Wilkinson tremolo (by Gotoh):
Drilled for .382" (9.70 mm) diameter insert
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
Floyd Rose style tremolos:
Drilled for .390" (9.91 mm) diameter insert. Angled neck pocket recommended.
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
Recessed Tremolo Bridge Routings
Recessing the bridge allows it to be mounted low in the face of the guitar and allows you to pull up on the bar to raise the pitch.
Wilkinson tremolo (by Gotoh)
recessed:
Drilled for .382" (9.70 mm) diameter insert
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
Original Floyd Rose
recessed:
Drilled for .390" (9.91 mm) diameter insert.
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
Schaller Floyd Rose
recessed:
Drilled for .390" (9.91 mm) diameter insert.
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Studs interfere with pickguard.
All the above tremolo bridge routs come with the same tremolo spring cavity rout in the back of the guitar.
Kahler Tremolo Bridge Rout
The Kahler tremolo bridge does not require a tremolo cavity rout from the back. Warmoth does not sell this bridge though we can rout for it by special order.
Kahler Flat Mount tremolo
* We do not drill the mounting holes.
*Rout not available on Tele® Deluxe bodies. Rout interferes with pickguard.
Gibson® Type Bridge Mounting
These bridges require 1.5 - 2 degree angled neck pocket.
Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Tail Piece (by Gotoh):
Insert holes are drilled .430" (10.92 mm) diameter to match these inserts. Notice that the bass side of the Tune-o-Matic is pulled back to accommodate intonation setting.
Gotoh 510 Bridge:
Insert holes are drilled .421" (10.69 mm) diameter.
Schaller 456 Fine Tuning Bridge:
Insert holes are drilled .421" (10.69 mm) diameter.
Recessed Tune-O-Matic with
String-Through Body Mounting
On
Flat Top bodies only
we offer a recessed rout for our
Gotoh Tune-O-Matic
or
TonePros Tune-O-Matic
with a choice of 3 string-through patterns for $15. The strings go through our
top-string-through ferrules
and anchor in our
standard guitar string ferrules
in the back of the body.
Due to the bridge recess, a neck pocket angle is not required.
Three different String-Through patterns to choose from!
Arched
Angled
Staggered
Flat Mount / Hardtail Bridge Routings
(Ground wire holes drilled to all Strat® hardtail bridges). The back side of these "vintage bridge" bodies are drilled 5/16" for the
string anchor ferrules.
Vintage Style Strat®
Flat Mount Bridge Rout
Click to view American Standard Strat® Bridge Superimposed
Vintage Style Strat®
String through holes only.
For other odd hardtail bridges when the string holes are in the standard Strat® position. By aligning on these, you may drill mounting holes to mate with your bridge.
American Standard Strat®
We can rout for the Fender® American Standard Strat® Flatmount though we do not sell this bridge.
Click to view Vintage Style Strat® Bridge Superimposed
Narrow Spaced Strat®
Flat Mount Bridge Rout
The mounting holes are identical to the vintage bridge, but the string through holes are drilled larger.
Vintage Tele®
This pattern matches the vintage "ash tray" style bridge as well as our
Vintage Tele Bridge
and Gotoh brand replacements, (both
standard
and
humbucker
versions).
Click to view American Standard Tele® Bridge Superimposed
American Standard Tele®
We can rout for the Fender® American Standard Tele® bridge though we do not sell this bridge.
Click to view Vintage Style Tele® Bridge Superimposed
Schaller 475 Flat Mount Bridge
Rout
Gotoh 12-String Flat Mount Bridge
Rout
Ask us about doing
these bridge routs by hand for you!
FISHMAN TELE 101 BRIDGE
FISHMAN POWERBRIDGE HARDTAIL
FISHMAN T.O.M.
FISHMAN TSV POWERBRIDGE
LR BAGGS T.O.M
LR BAGGS X TREM
LR BAGGS HARDTAIL
SCHALLER 494 STOP TAIL PIECE W/FINE TUNERS
SCHALLER STM MODEL 451, 452 OR 453
GIBSON B-0510-010 SG STYLE T.O.M.
HIPSHOT TREMOLO
HIPSHOT FLAT MOUNT SB 5105-010
GOTOH 510 TS-RS1 2-HOLE TREMOLO
GOTOH 101
CARVIN FTG HARDTAIL
Please keep in mind there may be different variations of these bridges
or manufacturer changes in the dimensions. For this reason you must send the
exact bridge you plan to use to us for dimensional verification.
This custom feature is $45 extra.