Stoptail - SE vs Core?

[Tele295]

Is there a difference in the stoptail bridges they put on the SE from the core models? Both my Std22 and my SE One have stoptails. I have the bridge raised high on the One for slide, and at that angle, it looks a little thinner or flimsy. Is it just my imagination (running away with me)?

 

[dogrocketp]

Yes

 

[Chuck_P]

Yes

Yes, there's a difference, or yes, his imagination is running away with him?

 

[bodia]

Yes, there's a difference, or yes, his imagination is running away with him?

Yes, there's a difference.

 

[jak3af3r]

Isn't one cast and the other machined from billet stock?

 

[garrett]

Depends on the guitar.


My understanding of the classic one-piece is that the SE is cast and Core is machined. I had one of each at one point. They looked VERY similar, except for the plating. The two examples I had weighed exactly the same down to the gram.

The posts are different, and the SE can have more slack, which can lead to some bridge lean. (MannMade USA posts are never a bad idea.)


The SE Paul's Guitar uses the same bridge as Core, but with metric posts.


For the more recent SE models with the adjustable bridge, I don't remember for sure, but I think they're Core parts with metric posts as well. If the bridge is different, the SE piece is really nice.