Fender Tele / Telecaster G.E.Smith Style Bridge Plate

A true Custom touch for your prized Telecaster.

Get the TONE you love and the Clearance you Desire.

New Genuine Fender®

Custom Cut-Off (G.E. Smith Style) Telecaster® / Esquire® Vintage Type Bridge Plate.

I start with a Standard Fender 50's Style “Pat.Pend.” Chrome Bridge Plate that fits all Vintage 60's, 70's, 80's and on up to current Reissues, MIM, CIJ, MIJ and Newer Highway One's® with (4) mounting screw holes and "Strings thru Body".  NOTE: Does not fit the American Standard/Series. The Screw Spread Dimension is 2-9/16" center to center to the (2) outer-most holes. The String Spread Dimension is the Standard 2-1/8 inches "E" to "E". 

The Bridge Plate is modified by Cutting it off just behind the Bridge Pickup mounting screw Holes for Maximum picking clearance near the Bridge Pickup. (as done on G.E. Smith’s Guitar, & on the Fender® G.E. Smith Signature Model Telecaster® Guitar).         This Mod eliminates the parts of the Vintage Style Telecaster® Bridge that you've been catching your pick on, or banging your knuckles on. The Modified areas of the Plate is polished smooth to match the rest of the Bridge Plate.

The G.E. Smith Bridge Plate is completely Ambidextrous. It can be perfectly mounted on both Right Hand and Left Hand Guitars. 

This Bridge requires the Bridge Pickup to be “Body-Mounted” similar to the original mounting method used on the 50’s Telecaster Neck Pickup, but with (3) screws instead of (2).  Body mounting the Bridge Pickup on a Telecaster produces a “FATTER” tone from that pickup.

“With that pickup in the wood like that, you get this resonance and this fattened-up lower end and low midrange that’s really cool”     ~ G.E. Smith

This Bridge Plate will accept any Stock or "Aftermarket" 3-pc. Saddle Set.

 The cut-off area allows you to position your pick right up close to the saddles to bring out that extreme Twang with ease.

Mounting screws are not included.   An instruction sheet on how to set intonation is in the package.

I also have Complete "G.E. Smith" Style Bridges with a set of Custom Fitted "Angle Compensated" Saddles.

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