The American Professional II Stratocaster Left-Handed uses a modern 2-point tremolo, but the body routing underneath is genuinely asymmetric to fit the block and arm, not just a mirrored cutout, so a right-handed tremolo assembly will not physically fit this guitar.
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The American Professional II Stratocaster Left-Handed uses a modern 2-point tremolo, but the body routing underneath is genuinely asymmetric to fit the block and arm, not just a mirrored cutout, so a right-handed tremolo assembly will not physically fit this guitar. Genuine left-handed tremolo assemblies and locking tuners exist from major makers and are worth seeking out specifically, rather than assuming a standard part works reversed.
Tailpiece
None (bridge-integrated)
String spacing
52.4mm (2-1/16")
Scale length
25.5" (648mm)
Not published by Fender: tuner hole size and bridge mounting spacing. Measure these before buying tuners or a bridge.
Matches this guitar's modern 2-point tremolo spacing. This is a genuine left-handed part, not a right-handed one adapted.
Genuine left-handed Wilkinson 2-point tremolo, matches this guitar's modern 52.4mm left-handed bridge spec.
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View at ReverbA genuine left-handed tremolo built for this guitar's body routing, not mirrored hardware. One thing to check first, it is documented at a slightly wider string spacing than this guitar's stock setup.
This is a genuine left-handed tremolo assembly with the correct block geometry for this guitar's body routing, not mirrored hardware. The open question is spacing, this bridge is documented at 54mm string spacing while this guitar's stock spacing is 52.4mm, a real difference worth checking before buying.
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Not a drop-in electronics swap, expect to have a cavity routed for the preamp and battery unless your guitar already has one. Handedness is not a concern for this part since it uses your guitar's existing bridge block.
This replaces only the saddles within the guitar's existing tremolo block, so the block's handedness is not a factor here, this guitar's own factory block is already correctly left-handed. The piezo system still needs an onboard preamp and battery, which typically means routing a new cavity in the back of the guitar unless one is already present.
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Fits the standard Strat single-coil route with no routing needed. Humbucker-style pole pieces are not typically staggered like a single-coil, so handedness is not a real concern here. You will need to solder it in.
A humbucker built into a single-coil-sized housing, drops into the standard Strat route with no routing. Humbucker-style pole pieces are not staggered the way vintage single-coils are, so this is not expected to carry the same handedness-specific stagger risk as this guitar's other pickup options, though that has not been independently confirmed for this exact model.
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View at AndertonsFits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but despite being a modern noiseless design, this set does use staggered poles. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying to avoid an uneven string balance. You will need to solder it in.
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. Despite being a modern noiseless stacked-coil design, this set is confirmed by real owner reports to use staggered pole pieces, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed before buying.
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Fits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but this set is explicitly staggered. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying. You will need to solder it in.
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. This is explicitly a staggered-pole design by name, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed and ordered to avoid a string-balance issue.
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View at ReverbFits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but this is a vintage-voiced set and those are often staggered. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying. You will need to solder it in.
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. Tex-Mex is a vintage-voiced set and vintage-style Strat pickups are commonly staggered, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed and ordered to avoid a string-balance issue.
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These tuners can be physically reversed for left-handed use, a real design feature, not a separate part number. The exact hole size on this guitar hasn't been manufacturer-confirmed, so there is a small chance of a snug rather than perfect fit.
Sperzel's Trim-Lok tuners are field-reversible between right-handed and left-handed mounting by design, so the same product serves this guitar directly without needing a separate left-handed SKU. The same roughly 10.26mm hole-size question that applies to this guitar family generally still applies here, a single forum figure, not manufacturer-confirmed.
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A genuine left-handed tuner set from Fender, built correctly for this guitar rather than a reversed right-handed part. The exact hole size on this guitar has not been manufacturer-confirmed, so there is a small chance of a snug rather than perfect fit.
This is Fender's genuine left-handed locking tuner set, correctly built rather than a reversed right-handed part. The open question is the same one that applies to the right-handed sibling guitar, a single forum source cites this guitar family's peghead holes at roughly 10.26mm, not a manufacturer-confirmed figure, so exact bore match is not fully certain.
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We could not confirm a left-handed version of this tuner set exists. Check with the maker before buying.
No left-handed version of the Graph Tech Ratio set was confirmed in this pass, unlike Fender's own locking tuners and Sperzel's Trim-Lok, which both have real left-handed availability confirmed for this guitar.
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If you have fitted any of these to this Fender American Professional II Stratocaster Left-Handed, tell us what you found and we'll update the data.
