Guitar Bridge Saddle Height Adjustment Screws.
Super High 5/8" Slide Set.
Rust resistant stainless steel. NEW.
Supplied as a set of 12 screws + 1 spare (5/8" = 15.9mm)
Adjustment key included
Will fit American Standard Strat's 1986-2007, American Deluxe Strat's and American Vintage Reissue Strat's plus some Mexican Strats (see below).
American Standard Strat's from 2008 and onward use finer threaded US screws than most other models - So the screws listed here will NOT fit!
As with all parts for Fender instruments the change-over point between parts is unlikely to be a precise year end and neck dates reflect when the neck was made rather than when the instrument was assembled.
When raising the height of a guitar's bridge and fitting thicker strings to modify it for slide use it needs to be considered that this will increase the amount of strain on the truss rod and neck. It is up to instrument owners to satisfy themselves that these modifications will not damage their instrument before carrying them out.
Each additional 2mm the bridge is raised by should increase the height of the strings at the 12th fret by approximately 1mm. In playing terms each 1mm is quite a lot of height.
Will these fit?
Most older model Mexican Strats have metric screws, so these will not fit. Though there are exceptions including those Strats fitted with a USA made Classic 70s Bridge. Early reports indicate the new MIM Player Strat with bent steel saddles has imperial USA screws.
Imperial/USA screws have a more course thread than metric screws and have a slightly smaller diameter. Accurate measurement of the length of a removed screw is often the best way to tell the difference if no comparison is possible:
Metric screws should measure a number of whole millimetres in length - Typically the middle screws measure 10mm, while Imperial/USA screws will not measure a whole number of millimetres - Typically 9.5mm
However differences are difficult to spot between 8mm and 5/16"(7.9mm) screws.
Imperial/USA sets offered in other listings:
Very Low 1/4" Set - Includes 12 x 1/4"(6.4mm) screws + 1 spare screw
Low to Very Low 5/16" and 1/4" Set - Includes 8 x 5/16"(7.9mm) screws and 8 x 1/4"(6.4mm) screws, to allow for height variations
Low 5/16" Set - Includes 12 x 5/16"(7.9mm) screws + 1 spare screw
Medium to Low 3/8" and 5/16" Set - Includes 8 x 3/8"(9.5mm) screws and 8 x 5/16"(7.9mm) screws, to allow for height variations
Medium 3/8" Set - Includes 12 x 3/8"(9.5mm) screws + 1 spare screw
High to Medium 1/2" and 3/8" Set - Includes 8 x 1/2"(12.7mm) screws and 8 x 3/8"(9.5mm) screws, to allow for height variations
High 7/16" Set - Includes 12 x 7/16"(11.13mm) screws + 1 spare screw (uncommon length, so not always available)
High 1/2" Set - Includes 12 x 1/2"(12.7mm) screws + 1 spare screw
*If any of these sets are not listed they may be out of stock
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Items will be sent out from our Pateley Bridge shop, near Harrogate, once payment has cleared.
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