Description
Part of Vibramate's modular Stage II system, this is the replacement bridge plate that lets you convert your vintage-style Telecaster to accept a Bigsby B5 vibrato — with zero drilling into your guitar. It reuses your existing pickup and bridge saddles, so you're only swapping the plate itself, not rebuilding the whole bridge assembly.
Available in three plate styles:
- Ashtray — the standard vintage-look plate, with a string pass-through opening at the rear for Bigsby-equipped setups
- Scalloped — same vintage ashtray shape, with a scalloped cutout for improved string clearance and a cleaner witness point when running the Bigsby B5
- Shorty — a shortened plate designed for Teles with a direct-mount humbucker pickup in the bridge position
Features
- Polished stainless steel construction, made in the USA
- Installs in minutes with no drilling or soldering required
- Fits standard 4-screw-mount vintage-style Telecasters
- Preserves the original string-through-body holes alongside the new Bigsby routing
- Modular design — mixes and matches with other Vibramate Stage II components (tailpieces, humbucker plates, etc.)
Specifications
- Material: Stainless steel
- Bridge plate mounting hole spacing (center to center): 0.85"
- Mounting holes to guitar end spacing: 5.4"
- Mount pattern: 4-screw vintage Telecaster
- Country of origin: USA
Note: This is the bridge plate only — it does not include the Bigsby B5 vibrato, mounting hardware kit, or bridge saddles.