Is it possible? My friend is building me a new tele type guitar and I want TK Smith vibrato. I love Mastery Bridges but tele mastery bridge M4.1, I guess, can not go on this guitar because TKS vibrato is not like B5 ( doesnt have second bar that holds strings down so it can go on tele type Bridges). I Wonder can I use Mastery offset bridge with TK Smith vibrato? Tnx for answers! I konw Tavo has some TKsmith tele guitars. Tavo?
You can use a TK Smith, a chopped B5 or a B16 on a Tele but you need a shim or an angled neck pocket to get the correct angle for those Vibrato systems.
I will have TK Smith, but I wonder about offset Mastery bridge, can I use it with it? I like them and I would like to have mastery bridge with TKS. I Know about shiming. Also any ideas what to use for bridge pickup ring since I am not going to have a tele plate . Any ideas if something like ring on B16 exists for pickups? I gues pickup needs to be higher.
dBridges but I‘m afraid he‘s outa business. You can also try and get the Bigsby Rocket bridge via Allparts or a Truarc via f-holes. You‘ve already got the vibrato?
Yeah, you can use the offset Mastery, it would be perfect for this. The question is how to get the bridge pickup high enough. B16s with the metal shim leave the bridge pickup just above the body. I could see TK making or having ability to cast a B16 style riser. It wouldn't be cheap that's for sure, but it would be cool
The surrounds I posted above are humbucker surround sized. You could use a regular non-slanted humbucker ring as a riser.
One thing to consider is buying a B16 to chop, but keep the riser portion. If I was closer I'd say let's go halfs on one, you keep the riser and I get the tail I'd send you the riser I have but because of the way I chopped it, it's completely unusable.
I was thinking about that too , but I really want it ro stay tele sound but with more power on bridge and with tvjones neck starwood cause I realy like how it sounds. any suggestions for that kind of bridge pup?
I‘ve recently bought a Keef bridge pkup from: https://www.barfuss-pickups.de/ Completely handmade top of the line pkups. He’s doin’ stock or custom wound pickups and they sound paramount.
yes but I have problem how to put it higher, I need somekind of housing likeB16 has or some other pickup that will go well with starwood