Chevalet vibrato Wilkinson série M 54 mm (2-1/8 pouces) style vintage avec bras pop-in complet et 2 points pour guitare ST pour guitare électrique style MIJ/MIK Strat

This is a good trem at a great price. A cheap upgrade from Squier standard gear. If you have a standard 6 screw trem take your time marking and drilling the new holes. Use a point tip drill bit.

Easy to install, only caveat is the slightly thinner import bodies may have trouble fully seating the housings for the posts without drilling thru the body of the guitar, so check depths and sizes before purchase.

I was immediately struck by the quality of the product. It is nice and heavy and seems to be high quality.I installed it pretty quickly and was very excited to try it out. I've always loved the tone and melodic control you get with a well floated tremolo and this is my first two point system.Which brings me to the down side.The retaining screw that "holds" in the trem bar is not effective. Like at all. I had it screwed all the way in and the bar would work its way out with the slightest solo work.Not happy at all.This guitar is my daily driver though so I put heat shrink tubing on the bar to thicken it up and help it stay snug enough.Not exactly what I wanted to do to my new tremolo but I didn't have the time or patience to send it back and I just drilled two HUGE holes in the guitar for it so there's no going back to the 6-screw.If youre thinking of making the transition to a two point, based on this, I regret it every day.Update: I have been trying to contact Musiclily since I discovered this issue and they've never even acknowledged my attempts.I'm a repeat customer (habitual) but that is going to change now.

I am very pleased with the unit I received and I expect it to work well for me.The tremolo I received matched the photos and most of the measurements given in the diagram, with one significant exception: the block is not a "short" (36 mm), it is a full depth (40-41mm). This was not a problem for me, but it differs from the product description and may stick out a mm or two when installed in a thinner Squier body. Also, the diagram appears to show cast saddles, which is incorrect.The block looks almost like steel but is not magnetic. It is polished, heavy and seems to be a quality alloy, not the crappy, soft pot metal you'll find on most Squier blocks.The saddles are bent steel with a matte nickel finish and are seemingly really nice. The pop in arm fits snugly, has an adjustable set screw and seems like it will work very well. The arm tip is smooth without seams and slides on for a snug fit. The posts seem pretty solid, but the claw, claw screws and springs are very lightweight. Two allen wrenches are provided... one for post adjustment and another small one for the arm set screw.The plate is etched "Wilkinson M Series" and saddles are stamped "MVB" but an exact model number is not shown on the tremolo itself. It was packaged with Musiclily cardboard backing with a sticker on the back that reads MX1794CRFBA and Made in China. I believe MX1794 is the basic model number and I suspect CR stands for Chrome (plate) and FBA stands for Full Block Alloy.I am unable to compare exact measurements or quality, but this has very similar features as the Fender American Professional Tremolo (two point, vintage saddles, pop in arm) at less that one fourth the price. There are minor differences... the American Professional appears to have a steel block, a screw on plastic tip for the arm, and better quality claw and springs.I was looking for a functional and affordable option for my current build, since I have less than $200 into the rest of the parts. I was interested in trying a two point system, I prefer vintage looks and bent steel saddles, and I dislike screw in arms, so this one fit my needs nicely. Yes, this bridge comes from Wilkinson's Made in China budget product line, but I feel like I got a really nice tremolo for less than $25.Update: after moderate use, both posts began to fail. They are softer alloy, and deformed enough to cause issues. The Allen screw heads got stripped and the fulcrum edge dug into the side of the post. I replaced the posts and bushings with another Wilkinson set that had higher quality stainless posts and brass bushings. They cost roughly $12, and all is good now.

I am highly discouraged and displeased. The high E saddle stripped out when I was intonating the high E string. NOTE: I had loosened the string prior to doing this. I never adjust intonation while the string is under full tension. And yet the adjustment screw stripped and the saddle kept springing forwards. I had to grab one of my old leftover cheapo Chinese strat bridges and replace that saddle and screw, and now I have a mismatch.I put too much work into preparing the body and installing the bridge to take it out now and send it back for refund. However now I worry about the strength and integrity of those remaining saddles and screws. I hope that Wilkinson has not lowered themselves to using substandard steel and cheap imported screws for their components, and I hope that this one saddle is indeed a "one-off" and that the other saddles will hold their adjustment and not give way.I am just really disappointed. I have used Wilkinson products in the past and have always been impressed and trusting of their quality. Not so much now.