There are some pros and cons with each design which may be more important to some than to others and these are my observations from my experience with these Squier VM guitars in an attempt at improving the poorly performing standard bridge and addressing tuning issues. ![]() Special mention to the Mastery which has exceptional clearance and a unique rear profile. The rear sections of both base plates are designed to give plenty of clearance for the strings to make their way to the vibrato. They each have the same string spacing of 52mm which is slightly narrower than the stock 55mm bridge and place the strings in a better position relative to the neck and pick up poles. Neither of the necks were shimmed to increase break angle and both bridges have no problem keeping the strings in place and in tune during heavy playing and normal vibrato use. They both performed great in either guitar and were massive improvements over the stock bridges which have now been relegated to the very, very bottom of the parts bin. I put the Mastery and Staytrem bridges on both guitars and swapped them over from one to the other (leaving the stock thimbles in place) to see if there were any noticeable differences and to find out if one was any better than the other. ![]() I have a Squier VM Jaguar and a Squier VM Jazzmaster - both completely stock. Here's a run down of what I found for those of you looking to find out all the differences in one post. After searching online for detailed information, I couldn't find an in depth A/B comparison of the Mastery and Staytrem bridges anywhere so I ended up buying one of each to try out and see for myself.
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