Fender Standard Guitar Neck Plate,Chrome

work just as it should and is very well polished

mirror like finish

Great looking, well made, does what these simple little things do; secures the neck to the body, Leo Fender style, the master of R&D and cost saving production engineering. It secures the neck without having to drill 4 individual seats for large steel washers, or add the 4 steps of placing the washers to the production line. It reduces pounds per square inch pressure on the wood under each bolt. Less wood compression, more stable tension on the screws = more stable neck joint. Does it matter if the light steel alloy (attracted to a magnet, in case some y'all wondering how I figured that out) is 0.05" thinner than your prised vintage thing? The only question is does it work. Yes it does. And added to that, it looks great and is inexpensive. Light on light. And I agree, if you are cranking your screws down tight enough to imagine you're distorting the plate, you need to have at least a competent mechanic do this little job for you.

Great addition to your ax.

I do wish some reviewers would do a little basic research into what they are buying before posting negative comments. This neck plate is a high quality replacement for the plate that comes standard on newly-manufactured US Strats (and probably Teles). I purchased this to update the look of my '97 "weird, fat logo" neck plate and am very pleased with the results. The material appears to be aluminum or aluminum alloy with a chrome finish, in contrast to the heavier steel that it replaced. I did not bust out the calipers but it is at least as thick as the older version. It is not plastic, nor pot metal. It comes with screws. For giggles, I stopped by Guitar Center after installing it and yep...all American Standard Strats have this exact same neck plate.

Other reviews are correct that this plate is extremely lightweight. Feels like aluminum, and it's basically mirror reflective. I scuffed it until the sheen went away and it looks really cool, but I'm probably going to install it on top of a sturdier steel neck plate with a drilled tilt adjustment hole, and use slightly longer screws, just to be safe.

Excellent Product, Great Price, I am Happy with this purchase

Wanted to do a little cosmetic surgery on my '09 Mexican sunburst and off to the reviews I went with mixed results. It wasn't too expensive so I ordered it. It arrived quickly just ahead of Christmas and I was instantly impressed with the quality. The chrome is thick and appears to be well bonded with the metal. The reviews tended to focus on the thickness of the plate so I took out my micrometer and took some measurements. The featureless plate I removed from my guitar was 0.086" thick and the replacement was 0.092" thick. Apparently the plates with just the Fender F are thinner than the original plates but this one has Corona, CA on it and a small hole that is used for the micro neck adjustment, of which mine is not equipped, but the hole isn't a problem. I used my old screws and they fit the countersunk holes in the plate perfectly. In hindsight I kind of wish I would have put a tiny bit of wax on the screws so as not to bind up on the chrome but there was no damage from my not using wax.I would recommend it to anyone wanting to dress up their Strat - I don't know about fitting on to a Tele.

It’s great, it fitted my 24 year old mex made tele thinline perfectly for a new neck.

This is legit sharp looking. I put it on an imitation that I’m revamping and it fit perfectly! I had to use the stock screws but that’s ok, the ones that came with the plate did not fit the non fender Strat

bonjour a tous rapide donc efficace tout ce que l'ont attend milles merci a music store je reviendrai didier

This is a genuine Fender product USA made exactly the same I wanted. Speedy delivery. A great seller indeed

Ich habe diese Neckplate als Ersatz für das inzwischen heftig zerkratzte Originalteil meiner 2003er Mexico-Strat gekauft.Die Fender-Gravur sorgt darüber hinaus für eine nette optische Aufwertung.Im direkten Vergleich lässt sich sagen, dass die Stärke der Platte gleich ist.Das Chrom wirkt etwas heller, was sicherlich auch am Alter meiner Gitarre liegen mag. Die Position der Bohrungen ist identisch.Allerdings muss ich doch anmerken, dass das in Mexico gefertigte Teil deutlich hochwertiger gefertigt war. Es hatte kleinere Bohrungen mit großen Fasen, was für eine perfekte Zentrierung der Schrauben sorgt. Außerdem war das neue Teil ein wenig gekrümmt und hatte erkennbare Grate.Positiv ausgedrückt könnte man natürlich auch schließen, dass das US-Teil auch problemlos zu weniger präzise gefertigten Strats passen würde.Nach der Montage ist der Qualitätsunterschied nicht mehr zu erkennen.