presto5
New member
So is it compatible? On the new 2010 American Standard Fender Stratocaster, can I slap on a Wilkinson bridge..Is it gonna work right? do I need to drill? Is the string spacing right? It is a 2 point...Thanks!! 
muttley600
Banned
Probably not what you want to hear but your best bet for a definitive answer on this is to contact Wilkinson.
Whenever I fit a replacement part I never rely on them being a simple swap out. If it is so much the better. I haven't done the swap you are aiming for so in that situation I would quote worst case to the customer and anything below that is a bonus. I would then contact the manufacturer and ask. That way you would be covered should it not turn out to be as they claim.
Whenever I fit a replacement part I never rely on them being a simple swap out. If it is so much the better. I haven't done the swap you are aiming for so in that situation I would quote worst case to the customer and anything below that is a bonus. I would then contact the manufacturer and ask. That way you would be covered should it not turn out to be as they claim.
DrewPeterson7
Sage of the Order
So is it compatible? On the new 2010 American Standard Fender Stratocaster, can I slap on a Wilkinson bridge..Is it gonna work right? do I need to drill? Is the string spacing right? It is a 2 point...Thanks!!
I can't speak for the newest American Standards, but on my 1997 American standard, a VS-100 WAS a drop-in replacement. I had to keep the original Fender studs in since the threading was different, but it aligned and intonated correctly. The only thing I had to do was lightly sand the edge of the treble side of the trem cavity, where the arm holder was rubbing.
That said, listen to Muttley - contact Wilkinson and ask if they know, or barring that contact Fender and ask them if their stud spacing has changed over the last ten years.
ocnor
Lord Of The Thighs
I know this may sound like a really wacky idea but, you could take a ruler and measure the strat's tremolo and compare your results to the wilkinson's spec sheet.
DrewPeterson7
Sage of the Order
That'll give you the right idea (and I did that before I ordered a VS-100), but to be 100% sure, you're going to need way more precision than a ruler will give you, and most guitarists don't own good calipers.