Check your tuning before proceeding with … That’s not a problem, because a bewildering array of replacement pickup options allow you to combine the Tele’s utilitarian looks and functionality with any tone you want. At best, it provides a nice smooth anchor for chicken picking near the bridge PU, and looks pretty slick. And secondly, you may well need to remove some wood from the guitar to allow the humbucker to fit in. It can’t be denied that some players like the idea of a Telecaster more than the actuality. Shouldn’t interfere with palm muting, and the cut-down bridge sides are a plus in that department. QUESTION [QUESTION] Standard Telecaster Bridge Replacement (self.Guitar) submitted 3 years ago by Itsismylife Quick question -- I have a Standard Telecaster (Mexican) which has the shittiest bridge I've ever played (constantly going out of tune, strings slipping out, etc.) Bridge pickup has no baseplate, but I added one just to try out. It’s often necessary to remove the pickguard to adjust a Tele’s neck pickup. Take a calipers and measure the distance from the back plate to the front of the bridge and note down the readings. Use an Allen wrench to move the first string saddle bridge to coincide with the scale length. Telecasters can have two distinctive types of bridges. So this modification is not for the faint of heart. Instruments with 22-fret necks throw a challenge into the mix. Pull the strings out from the back of the guitar. That’s fine when you can remove the pickguard. The PH2 screwdriver seems to fit most of these longer screws nicely. The other is the modern-day six-section bridge, such as the American Standard Telecaster bridge. However, adding a full-sized humbucker to the bridge of a Tele radically changes the tone of the guitar. Firstly, you need a new bridge plate, like these. Bottom line: at worst, it’s irrelevant, and can be left off. The most well-known type is the vintage-style three-section bridge. Be wary of the torque that these are tightened up to (that’s the twisting force); when we screw these back in, we don’t want to … 1. This video tutorial in Music & Instruments category will show you how to replace or install a new pickup in a Telecaster guitar. 13. First you need to remove the strings so that you can take the bridge plate off. If the gauge of the second string is .011 inches, move the saddle bridge back .011 inches. BRIDGE. Work from the second string to the sixth string. Use the string gauge of the adjacent strings to set the bridge saddles for the other strings. The telecaster bridge is unique and has to be removed to take the lead pickup out. The Gotoh bridge on my Thinline has that feature, and I quite like it. Bridge pickup upgrades. ... FWIW you can add or remove a baseplate to/from any pickup you desire.