Members ksl Posted May 18, 2020 Members Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi all, I just got this guitar for a steal, an 80's E Series MIJ Strat Squier. My 6mm bars are too big, another unknown width one is too small. What to do, what to get? Preferably a shorter Gilmour-style bar. Be safe & stay well~~ 🕉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 18, 2020 Members Share Posted May 18, 2020 Wild concept here..... measure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 18, 2020 Members Share Posted May 18, 2020 It's either M5 or 10-32. American fenders are typically 10-32 which is just under 5mm in diameter. Go to the hardware store and get an m5 screw, and a 10-32 screw and see which fits. Pay close attention to how the threading feels. A 10-32 will thread into an m5 tapped hole, but it won't feel quiet right. It'll feel a little sloppy. An M5 won't go into a 10-32 tapped hole, so if the M5 doesn't go in, it's a 10-32. If it does, its an m5. If you use the wrong one the trem arm is likely to eventually snap off in the block because of the poor fitting thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted May 19, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2020 Thanks for the info, guys. It's off to home depot! FYI, I have one of those threading devices, & I was able cut a 6mm down to 5mm w/no issues. Normally I wouldn't take such 'measures', but it was an older thick, & almost straight that I simply loved. peace & be well~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 21, 2020 Members Share Posted May 21, 2020 Did you ever figure out what size that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ksl Posted May 21, 2020 Author Members Share Posted May 21, 2020 Yeah, I need a 5mm. Funny, when I went to HD to use their displays to see where my whammy comfortably screwed into, & the 5mm was missing!!,,,but the 10-32 was too small, 6mm too big, and i bought a 5mm bolt which fit perfectly on the guitar. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 21, 2020 Members Share Posted May 21, 2020 Just Google "tape measure" or "calipers" and do your own leg work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 21, 2020 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2020 calipers...FTW...I'd be lost without mine...string/wire gauges, nut slots, truss rod tools/allen wrenches...hardware diameters...  btw, the necks on some of those early 80's Japanese Squiers can be outstandingly perfect...I've repaired a few J-Squiers over the years, never the necks, though, never even had to adjust one! Typical: cracked/chipped pickguards, whammy claw torn out [2 different guitars. put a 'block' in one, and a Floyd in the other... PITA!! Never again!], tuners stripped, cracked nuts [] but never any issues with the actual necks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 21, 2020 Members Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Grant Harding said: Just Google "tape measure" or "calipers" and do your own leg work. Usually good advise but in this case it won't get you there. An m5 and a 10-32 thread are very close in major diameter, and the threads per inch almost match. A 10-32 screw will screw into an m5 hole, but an m5 screw won't thread into a 10-32 hole.  Even though they are close enough to sort of fit together, the thread geometry is different and they really shouldnt be mismatched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 22, 2020 Members Share Posted May 22, 2020 5 hours ago, ksl said: Yeah, I need a 5mm. Funny, when I went to HD to use their displays to see where my whammy comfortably screwed into, & the 5mm was missing!!,,,but the 10-32 was too small, 6mm too big, and i bought a 5mm bolt which fit perfectly on the guitar. Thanks!! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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