Thimbles or not?

Les1623

Just putting together my lefty Mustang build.Do I need to use thimbles or can they be left out as the holes for the them on the body do not quite match up with the trem plate holes (slight miscalculation on the drilling!). I don't particularly want to have to fill and redrill one of the holes if its not really necessary and the bridge does fit without them. Also after searching far and wide I still cannot find a lefty control plate. Considered making one from matching pickguard material but would rather have genuine Fender chrome. Does anyone have one for sale or know of anywhere to get one? 😕

Appreciate any help

Thanks

JamesJ

As far as the control plate. Buy a regular, and flip it over. The thimbles are needed to actually ground the bridge. There is a ground wire underneath the thimble closest to the control plate that grounds the entire bridge assembly. Otherwise you'll have to find another way to get a ground wire in there and solder to some point of the bridge.

Les1623

James J said:
As far as the control plate. Buy a regular, and flip it over. The thimbles are needed to actually ground the bridge. There is a ground wire underneath the thimble closest to the control plate that grounds the entire bridge assembly. Otherwise you'll have to find another way to get a ground wire in there and solder to some point of the bridge.
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I went for the redrill in the end.Bit of a pain but worth it
Thanks for the advice James