Just look at history. The 1958 Telecaster pictured has the features most often associated with a top-loading Tele. Ugh, this one was a top loader but the original owner decided to put a string through 3 saddle bridge on it and try to take a whack at drilling through the body. Oh well. Top-Loader vs String-Through Tele Bridges Most of us up here in the North East are getting hit hard with snow. Can't complain much. It is important to mention that the bridge also reduces tension on the strings, which makes it … So you stock up on snacks and “comfort supplies” and get ready to take what mother nature dishes out. I've got a '59 slab tele that came with the top loader bridge, but strings thru as well. This will also depend on the top loader. I wish he'd have done more research and realized there are top loading 3 saddle bridges. The Tele was string through for a decade and all was good. I don't really notice any difference at all. The holes aren't straight. Either way, you can expect good sound reproduction thanks to great individual intonation of each string. These include a one-piece maple neck, a white 1-ply pickguard (black until late 1954, 3-ply after 1963), an ash body finished in translucent blonde, and a “spaghetti” headstock logo positioned above the string tree, lining up with the A tuner. "Top Loader" generally refers to the method like the Stew-Mac strat bridge in post #3 or the tele-style in post 5. The strings can go through the back of the body but you can also top-load them through the rear end of the bridge. Some tele top loader bridges have the holes drilled very low, while others are fairly high. String through is clearly superior. Don't let the special needs special interest group convince you that you can't handle the proper string through. Leo tried the top loader idea and nobody wanted those abominations. I really thought I would notice a difference in the way it felt when stringing thru vs top loading, and maybe hear a little difference. For those, the strings feed through the rear flair of the top plate and the ball of the string is held there. Top loader is for the special needs crowd. I think that's probably why no one picked top loader in the poll, even though few were opposed in the thread, and I find that kind of interesting. There are exceptions to the rule (Jim Campilongo plays a top loader tele, and TDPRI has a top loader tele club), but string-through is largely an aesthetic we've come to expect with Fender I suppose. Its a Squier Affinity and I got it cheap.
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