I ended up getting the exact harbor freight Allen wrenches for this purpose. I bought a used 2008 standard Tele. Mine has the bridge style yours came with. I couldn’t get my action low enough for comfort without major fret buzz, so I got a professional setup thinking I was just doing it wrong, but it came back with the action set kind of high. I finally decided to try a shim I had laying around, I think it was the thinnest shim I had, 0.25. I “reverse shimmed” the neck, with the thicker part of the shim facing out. In just minutes I had my action nice and low with no buzzing. Highly recommend this solution if you still have trouble lowering your action. Mine feels and sounds great now.

you didn't say how you liked your new bridge !

I’m still having a hard time with the vintage bridge fitting like it did. Did it change the scale length at all or anything??

I couldn’t believe when I saw that ashtray bridge fit without any modifications. That’s awesome 👏 nice job

I was informed by a guitar tech that, a single string bridge is superior than the three piece saddles.

Best advice! Great video !

Yeah, you frequently find it is brass under the chrome plating.

Only 20 Subscribers! That's not fair; I'll make it 21. 😊 With the Intonation thing, I heard someone say that Intonation like a knife. You'll cut yourself if it's "sharp" and your reaction will be to "pull back". So, it's sharp you move the saddle back. Or something like that 😅.

Great Video, thanks for making it.

Nice

Just buy every guitar you like I agree with you will you tell my wife that brother you and I think alike.

A lot of work Robert, hope it was worth it.

Hi Robert, just ordered the same original vintage bridge and the compensated Gotoh brass saddles (to get a better tune). I have te same Telly, but in Pacific Peach color: i love her (and I nicknamed her Melissa, like the Allman Brothers Band tune 😁). The reverted control plate is a smart move, to use the volume like Jeff Beck. Great idea! Wonderful video! Cheers from Italy! 👍👍👍

Nice work on your tele but which ASAT won your heart? The single or the humbucker one?

Great tutorial and sound comparison. I have an early 90's era USA made Blues Deluxe that John Fromel made the mods on, as I would have killed myself doing the job. The stock sound was irritatingly bright and hard to control, the stock speaker did not help the cause either. The results were subtle and nuanced but very satifying to me. John also commented that if you are not a Fender purest then maybe replace the stock speaker with an Eminence Cannabis Rex, which I did. The result is my dream amp.

Same amp, same mods, I now have a small amount of reverb bleeding through at the lowest setting, and a gentle squeal with boost ON and the preamp between 10-11. I shoud have stopped after the capacitor, bias and input jack mods.

Hi there, thanks for the video. Where did you attach the 270 picofarad? I can't seem to find where it goes. And also, did you solder the other small blue one at C5 (cream board)? Bests..

Nice! I liked the info

I knew Robert before he was famous. Thank you for the Guitar Friend error code!