FenderAmerican Vintage Tremolo Tension Springs (Package of 5)

I’ve always heard that tremolo springs never really wear out, but from a recent experience have found that’s just not the case.I performed the last string change on my American Stratocaster (which is about 15 years old) using the same light-gauge strings I always had, Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9’s. When I went to double-check the guitar’s set-up, to my horror I noticed that the rear of the bridge had lifted about a half inch off the body, when it was previously decked.This guitar’s hardware is totally stock, with no locking nut, tuners, or things of that nature. That said, I prefer to keep the bridge decked since it stays in tune much better, plus I only use the tremolo for dives anyway.In my opinion, out-of-the-box Stratocaster hardware isn’t very well suited for floating the bridge without encountering tuning issues. To accomplish that reliably, you may need to take out a second mortgage on your house to be able to afford complete Floyd Rose replacements.After some considerable tightening of the spring claw (3 stock springs were installed, all mounted vertically), I still couldn’t get the situation remedied, and dared not over-tighten it. So, I decided to give new springs a try.Returning the claw to its original position and installing 3 of these took care of the problem, which told me the old springs were indeed weakening. Then, out of curiosity I installed all 5. Of course, depressing the tremolo arm now requires more force, but I’m still able to get over a full step down on dives with minimal depressing. That’s more than enough for me.I really like the feel of the arm much better now, and left all 5 springs installed without any issues whatsoever. Even with totally stock hardware, since the bridge is once again well-decked, it rarely slips out of tune.Granted, this may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s worked out very well for me and my playing style.Lesson learned: I now have no doubt that Stratocaster tremolo bridge springs do in fact weaken over time, especially if you use the tremolo a lot. Thinking about it, if they didn’t, why would they sell these in the first place?Replacing them is such a piece of cake, and obviously not an expensive thing to undertake if you run into a similar problem.

I needed some additional Tremolo springs and these were exactly what I expected. Genuine Fender. Fit perfectly.

These are really beefy! They look identical to the originals

Perfect fit for my stratocasters . I needed to replace the original springs due to wear and age because my bridge was pulled up , I added these springs and it is perfect again . Great value and work as advertised .

Works fine, does its job. Its a little shorter than my stock springs, but nothing else, should be fine.

These are quality springs, but I can't say my expectations were high. I made a 3-D CAD model of this and posted it on GrabCad (Fender Tremolo Tension Spring).

I have several Fender Stratocasters. I wanted to experiment with the tremolo setup, trying various spring combinations. None of the guitars had all 5 springs. While trying different settings with different springs, I discovered that these springs are much stronger than the ones that came with my 12 year old American Fender Stratocaster or else the strings in the guitar had weakened over the years. I ended up replacing the springs on it.Disclaimer: I am a participant in Amazon's Vines program, but this product was purchased at regular price.

I recently install the Fender Standard Vintage bridge assembly on my Donnor DST-152R which resonates with improvement. The Donnor comes with 3 springs and they work fine it's just for me I don't use the whammy bar much and don't care for how the guitar goes out of tune when used. So I decided to install all 5 Fender springs to deck the bride assembly, which increases sustain and stabilizes the guitar from going out of tune. It works well for me and I still can use the whammy bar in the downward position.