Will a Fender vintage bass bridge fit on my 08 American Standard p bass?

[precision punk]

Wondering if the 3 center holes match up to the High Mass bridge. Will I need the 2 outer screws? Oh and I'm also referring to the aftermarket Fender bridge not an actual vintage one just to be clear.

[walterw]

the screws won't line up, except for the center screw.

what's the goal here? the american standard is arguably the better bridge.

[scottbass]

Originally Posted by walterw

what's the goal here? the american standard is arguably the better bridge.

Yeah, I'm also wondering why you would want to replace a more better bridge with a less better one.

[walterw]

the OP said elsewhere that he has a new one with the high-mass bridge, and he wants "warm and woody tone", more like a vintage bass. the bridge is going to make very little difference there, but i'm actually with him on this, i like low-mass bridges as well.

the obvious answer is to wrangle an older american standard low-mass bridge like this:

goes right on, and is low-mass with threaded-steel saddles just like the original vintage. (this is my bass, a'96 P, and i don't think there's a better bridge than this anywhere.)

or, he could go really old-school with a wilkinson replacement for the early '50s P bass:

either way, you can see that the screw holes aren't in the same place on a top-mount vintage bridge:

if you want old-school, look at a vintage-type pickup, and also, if that bass has the no-load tone that clicks on "10", lose it for a regular 250k audio.

[precision punk]

Thanks for all the advice Walter and everybody else. I very much appreciate it! Any idea where I can find one of those older Am. Std. bridges?

[precision punk]

Will a Genuine Fender USA Deluxe Series Jazz & P Bass Chrome Bridge work? I found one on Amazon.

[walterw]

yep.

it has grooves for the saddle screws to ride in, extra holes for top-loading, and is steel with brass saddles rather than the reverse (brass with steel saddles), but should go right on.