Strat Backplate Vintage - Brushed Silver (Simulated) retrovibe-collection While you can file the

While you can file the grooves yourself (using a regular file or a dedicated nut file)

This pickguard was designed in the 1970's when many players were removing the single coil pickups and routing the body to install a humbucker in both bridge and neck positions

Lo-Pro Edge

this design means that saddle removal can be very difficult and may result in damaging the screw heads and scratching the bridge unit

String through body and top loading

Strat Backplate Vintage - Brushed Silver (Simulated) retrovibe-collection While you can file theThis vintage Stratocaster backplate comes with six oval holes for the strings to go through like the early Strat models from the 50's and 60's. It originally came in only thin material with no bevel, but over our thirty years, due to many requests, we supply it in all colours to match your Stratocaster. This backplate will only fit genuine Fender Stratocaster. It will not fit Squier. Made from black plastic with a very thin layer of simulated brushed