Musiclily Ultra Brass 52.5mm Fixed Hardtail Bridge for 6 String Strat Tele Style Electric Guitar, Gold

I bought this bridge in May 2024 to upgrade my Ibanez S621QM guitar that I bought late in 2023. At about $46.00 it was more expensive than most hardtail replacement bridges, but it was an almost exact fit for the original on my guitar. There were a couple of glitches that I will describe later on, but once I put this bridge on my Ibanez it sounded louder, fuller and the sustain improved too. I’m very happy with the construction and materials (solid brass) of this bridge, and it does everything I needed it to do. The saddles don’t move at all, even under heavy strumming and string bending, and I’m happy with the range of saddle adjustment. I was easily able to set the saddles for a comfortable action and proper intonation. Five stars all the way!Installing the bridge was pretty straightforward, because the holes on the new bridge lined up exactly with the holes from the original bridge. One difference was that the OEM bridge was fastened with four screws and the new bridge used five. I didn’t drill a hole for the fifth screw because four screws seemed like plenty to mount the new bridge solidly. I used the original factory screws because that’s what the holes in the guitar body were drilled to fit. The only problem I found was that it was hard to install the low E string because the thru-body hole was drilled just about 1/32 inch too far back for the string to line up with the hole in the base plate of the new bridge. I wasn’t able to feed the string through at all until I removed the bridge and used a Swiss needle file to slightly enlarge the hole in the guitar body. It only took a minute or so of careful filing to make enough clearance for the string to fit.I don’t fault the maker of the guitar or bridge for the slight difficulty I had getting the low E string to thread through the bridge plate. Musiclily did not claim that their bridge was an exact replacement for my guitar. When I ordered the bridge I expected to have to do some fitting work to get it onto my guitar. The bridge is very well made and has made a noticeable improvement in the sound of my guitar. I’m glad I ordered this part and put it on my guitar. Heavy, solid brass bridges seem to be largely out of favor these days, but I’ve used them in the past and have been pleased with the results. I would recommend this Musiclily solid brass bridge for anyone building a kit guitar or something from scratch. It’s heavy and pretty expensive, but it’s worth every penny in my opinion. I would buy this again for an upgrade to any type of hardtail electric guitar. Once again, five stars all the way!

Been building solid body electric guitars for 48 years and I'm very tickey about all the parts I use. This Musiclily bridge has really impressed me. I would seriously choose it over a Fender USA hardtail bridge, as I've used many. Chrome plated brass, great quality, and heavy!! Wish it was a top loader as it has plenty of mass for very good tone and sustain. Will definitely purchase again!!!!

It dropped right in my Squire Affinity Telecaster Deluxe, holes lined up perfectly, the one shipped to me was very well made, fit and finish was great. It works exceptionally well for palm muting and not getting torn up, its heavier and the design looks very professional. I'm ordering another for another Tele project I have. Note: This is for a through body stringing, it will not work with a straight hardtail set up.

Went right on, one for one. Feels solid and the threading on the saddles are excellent. No more unnecessary movement, far better tuning stability and sustain.

Excellent upgrade! Stabilized tuning issues and big improvement in tone. Way more mass than original telecasters bridge. Noticeable improvement in sustain.

Good quality, easy to mount. Solid construction, sounds great.

This is a direct drop-in replacement on my Ibanez AX220. Provided specs were accurate. Decent quality. Big upgrade over the stock bridge. Reasonable price point around $45, but at the top of the range I was willing to pay. Happy with it so far.

Used this to replace the stock hardtail bridge on a metallic-black, Guitar Center-exclusive Squier Affinity Tele HH. I also replaced the Musiclily saddles with Graphtech String Saver saddles.The stock bridge was much thinner and made of pot metal, so not good sustain. Also, with the lack of material it had more of a quacky/strat like ring instead of a tele twang. The Musiclily bridge not only brought some more sustain and twang, but the side-edges make it more comfortable and easier to pick when anchoring my right hand on the bridge. Aesthetically it also matches great with the blocky shapes of the humbucker pickups. Overall, great purchase for my needs I just wish shipping was faster (nearly 2 weeks).