Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

[genethomas]

Hi,
I have bought this "Fender Original Bridge Vintage Strat" but I'm not so sure!

There are no Fender stamps and I cant seem to find an identical bridge on google images with the part number on the box.(0992049000) which is a valid Fender part number but it just doesn't look like mine!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16298579@N08/5577680363/lightbox/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16298579@N08/5577681933/lightbox/

Heres the ebay listing i bought it from:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250791913583#ht_500wt_1156

Any suggestions?

 

[Bones]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

Doesn't look real to me. But we will wait for others to chime in.

 

[TeleLubber]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

Description reads:

"This is a new fender tremolo bridge assembly vintage. Just recently bought but the screw holes wont fit in a squier. Modern saddles and the trem block is thinner from that of a squier. Made in USA."

That part of the description seems.. wrong.. and I'm skeptical of the price too.. tho I don't know what 20 pounds equals in US dollars..

Edit: looking at that flikr pic.. that is not a USA trem.. that looks exactly like the one I promptly took out of my MIM strat..

 

[gilaltom3]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

I think that guy was calling it vintage to refer to the six screw holes you used to mount to the body.

 

[GLJazz]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

Yeah... Unless the P/N is stamped on the actual trem... I'd say he bought a new "real" USA trem, and then ditched the old MIM trem in the box of the USA one...

EDIT: I see he also included original strap buttons and jack plate... sounds like confirmation that he was upgrading an old one and pawned off the original parts...

 

[Ayrton]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

Looks like a vintage base with modern saddles.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

Looks like the generic Made In SE Asia variety that came on MIK Squiers and the early MIM Fenders re-sold with the packaging for a MIA replacement part.

Under eBay rules, the item has been misdescribed. The vendor is either blissfully ignorant (in which case, a refund would be in order) or a crook.

 

[uOpt]

Re: Fender Tremolo - What have I got?

This is a MIJ Fender trem. I have one, too.

Get a steel block for it and it's fine.