1. The 3-saddle tele Bridge. They are a PITA to intonate but funny how much a vintage Tele/Broadcaster loses value if you replaced it with a compensated bridge assembly.
2. "Vibrato" bar not "tremolo" (Imagine, "With Synchronized Vibrato" on yer Strat)
3. I see Fender amps saying "Vibrato" Channel whereas it should be "Tremolo".
4. Since when did Leo discover that blending pickups in the Strat can yield great tones?
5. Truss rod adjustment is a PITA on vintage Fenders.
1. agree. drop in compensated saddles but keep the original saddles stashed somewhere. so you can put them back on if you have to sell.
2. its weird that they never corrected that no? pero people would argue that leo was an accountant (with an interest in electrical engineering), he wasnt a musician. he never even learned to play guitar.
3. see #2. para siguro di na din kailangan baguhin yung tawag sa trem ng strat.
4. players discovered it themselves. the guys at fender just listened to them and started throwing in the 5 way switch instead of the 3 way.
5. bad trip nga yun. its one reason i've kept using same string guage for years now.
(i dont have vintage fenders btw, just guitars with "vintage specs"). although sa tele, meron naman cavity so you can reach the truss rod nut by just taking the pickguard off. di mo na kailangan tanggalin yung neck.
ako i dont like that you have to take the pickguard off a tele to adjust the neck pickup height. at least you only have to do it once.
pero, i like the old tuners better. the ones where you can stick the sharp end of the string down a hole sa middle of the tuning post. keeps them from ripping apart the innards of your guitar bag or poking your fingers when you try to stick a cigarette on the headstock.