Is this really a 1970 Jag/JM bridge?

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Is this really a 1970 Jag/JM bridge?

Post by magnificent studios » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:19 am

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDe ... tem=867164

The seller believes this to be a NOS Jaguar bridge from approximately 1970. But in looking at it I have a couple of questions for the experts here:

1) I thought the two holes for the height adjustment looked a little different on the original bridges.
2) The threaded legs are black, shouldn't they be chrome, stainless steel or whatever? (see pic under "more images").

It looks a lot like a reissue piece to me, except for the different-sized threads

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Re: Is this really a 1970 Jag/JM bridge?

Post by OffYourFace » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:24 am

Definitely a Reissue.  Even Mustangs from the late '70s had the rounded over height adj. holes.

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Re: Is this really a 1970 Jag/JM bridge?

Post by fenderjapan » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:29 am

reissue
an original  look like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/PRECBS-FENDER-JAZZM ... dZViewItem

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Re: Is this really a 1970 Jag/JM bridge?

Post by Orang Goreng » Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:33 am

The bridges did change in the late 60s to something that looks like an intermediate between the pre-CBS ones and the RI ones. The one in the link looks like a reissue to me.

Here's a pic of the late 60s type (with re-issue saddles) next to a reissue (which just donated its saddles). I should have put my '64 bridge on there as well, but I couldn't be bothered to take the strings off :( ).

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