Gotoh Modern Bridge for Tele Chrome

Installed on '19 MIM Player. Excellent fit & finish. Plate is about 3mm longer than stock steel but allows for better intonation spring clearance. Better sustain, tone has more depth. Used stock saddle height screws to maintain action, as the enclosed are good screws but slightly longer. OK to file them down but the shorter screws work great. Solid recommendation for any Tele platform.

Thick brass, chrome plated and beautiful. To my ear, sustain has improved maybe 25%

I bought this to install on my Squier Offset Telecaster. The stock bridge was vintage correct with 3 saddles. The action proved to be hard to dial in, and I wasn't satisfied with the intonation either, particularly on the high B and E strings, so it didn't take me long to decide that this was something I would upgrade. Being an unusual model and an import at that, I had some concerns about finding a compatible bridge, but I read that this Gotoh bridge was compatible with Classic Vibe Squiers, and sure enough, it works on Squier's Offset Tele, also. Installing the new bridge was simple enough, and now, I'm pretty much in love with this guitar. Big improvement that I would recommend for any player, and it surprises me that so many Squiers and Fenders still use the vintage style, as it really is night and day in terms of utility. Unless your guitar is just a display piece, get this bridge for your Squier Tele!

Gotoh makes two versions of this bridge. One with brass saddles (sold here and described above as of 9.23.2021), and one with steel saddles. (GTC201 and GTC202, respectively). I actually bought this and the steel version on ebay at the same time, thinking I might use brass saddles for some strings and steel for others, which is common. The two bridges I got are identical. The one that came from Amazon has a barcode/sticker over the original barcode/product number sticker on the Allparts packaging, but you can see through it a bit. It has the same number as the steel version's packaging (also Allparts) from ebay (TB-0030-010). Plus magnets stick hard to the saddles equally on both bridges, and not to the brass plates on either. So unless only my order was messed up, you probably all have the steel-saddle version (brighter tone). The bridge has a good reputation and seems solidly built. I haven't installed it but I'm giving 5 stars for now because it's not the bridge's fault!

I didn't realize until I opened the box how heavy and sturdy this thing is. It's almost twice as thick as the stock Tele bridge plate! And the saddles are well-engineered and make it easy to set intonation and have it stay in tune. I put this on a Tele I built from scratch, and it's really solid.

Great product Gotoh is good stuff. The brass saddles give a bit brighter more detailed and sustained sound. I would have preferred 10.5mm for perfect string spacing on my American Telecaster Channel bound. They actually make smaller (shorter) brass saddles 10.5 wide but with much less mass (weight and size) Less mass = less output. I switched in between sets and compered in depth. Even recorded same chords and same clean single note playing with the two sets. The other thing they should really include are 12 short and 12 long screws to come up with a perfect set up for players. I would be glad to pay 10 bucks more.

Installed on G&L. Tone was different. Imagine turning tone down to 5 is the best way to describe the change. Still messing with EQ, it’s not bad, but it is different. Some may like it.

Having designed, assembled, finished, wired, and set up a dozen or more Telecaster copies, my usual go-to choice is the Gotoh bridge. Assuming you have pre-drilled 2 1/8" spacing string holes, installation is a cinch. Intonation is never a problem and you can even enhance the bridge with String Saver saddles. (There's really nothing wrong with the supplied Gotoh saddles, I'm just adding value to the final product.) I tried a few lower-cost bridges, but eventually go back to the Gotoh. It's well built, consistent and well worth the extra cost.

A great replacement for the OEM Telecaster bridge.

Saddles are way too far back. I have to have the screws almost at the end of their threads to get any kind of intonation. The low E and A string springs are shorter than the others and are made obsolete by having to have the saddles so far forward. On the plus side it does have a good weight. Strangely enough I found extra long saddle screws for this model of bridge made by Gotoh online. Almost as if the know they screwed up the design of this product. The extra long screws don't come with any springs though. Can't recommend this product.

Excellent produit malheureusement j'ai du le retourner , car il manquait une pièce.Sinon un Excellent produit Gotoh tel que décrit.Livraison rapide.S'installe parfaitement sur une Fender Squier telecaster classic vibe.

Ce chevalet Gotoh très épais et très lourd fabriqué au Japon est d'une précision sans pareil. Vraiment, la précision de la tonalité est au rendez-vous. Je lui accorde un trophée premier prix. Pour finir, le vendeur est d'une facilité exceptionnelle pour la communication envers son client. RECOMMANDATION PREMIER CHOIX pour votre Télécaster. Denis T. Montréal (Canada)

I've owned this Tele for 55 years and it's the first time the intonation has been right on. Kudos to Gotoh.