How to MAKE a Telecaster BRIDGE from COPPER plate!!

Making a copper bridge plate for Telecaster style guitars out of 16gauge copper sheet metal and a 12 inch box and pan brake.
I've reversed the pickup angle for even more snappy sizzling excitement!!!
Tele bridge plate copper

[@dr0psy]

great use of the tape/superglue trick! i was wondering how you were going to measure that hole. killer work!

[@foggylaneguitars2087]

Thanks!! Thanks for watching!

[@cockpitracing]

Looks great. Just curious, does reversing the slant of the pickup have any advantage or just to be different?

[@britishnerd3919]

The slant was to boost the treble in the original tele bridge, so this would probably have the opposite effect.

[@dr0psy]

did you braise/solder the corners of the box? might help a bit with structural integrity

[@foggylaneguitars2087]

No there's no need. 16 gauge copper is pretty thick at .063 inches or 1.25mm. Its plenty strong for what it does.

[@joecooper7803]

Gotta have the reverse slant , and when did I loan you my vice grips lol! Nice job!!!!!

[@foggylaneguitars2087]

Thanks 👍Got a few of those vise grips kicking around lol

[@nasticanasta]

Hey lets use soft metal for a bridge!

[@britishnerd3919]

Could this also be done with other metals such as brass?

[@danielbarbieri8199]

Don't use brass it will kill high frequencies

[@britishnerd3919]

@@danielbarbieri8199 Lol this comment would have been useful had I not just finished my brass plate

[@danielbarbieri8199]

@@britishnerd3919 Sorry mate...🤷 Now you have to decide tone or look

[@britishnerd3919]

@@danielbarbieri8199 look, for sure

[@jamiemorgan4146]

Why Copper? Why not have 6 saddles? Inquiring minds need to know. Thanks 🙏🏻 It’s a good thing that you used the glove. Dull bits could catch. You know and spin. It could have sliced and diced you.. No good 😌 P.S. Isn’t copper the same price as gold these days? 😉🙌🏻 Save the copper dust 😬

[@hippocrazy4214]

SHOW OFF. lol. Beautiful.

[@foggylaneguitars2087]

Haha!! Thanks for the view

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Looks so cool And maybe even cooler when it's aged