I wouldn't worry too much about it, Doc. According to the StewMac fret calculator, an original FR should have the post centres at 25", a FR II and Schaller Floyd Rose at 24.937". So your posts look to be very slightly too far back, rather than too far forwards!
The important thing is where the saddles end up, and they are positioned further back on a FR compared to a standard Strat trem plate in order to provide a larger arc of travel when the trem is operated, allowing for a greater pitch change range. The saddles will end up in the right position for a 25.5" scale length.
Also, if you look at the distance the pickup is from the bridge, the trem end of the humbucker is about 62cm from the nut, whilst the middle of the trem end of the Strat pickup is also 62cm from the edge. So the average Strat pickup position edge is the same as the humbucker. In fact, as the humbucker coils are thicker, the screw pole pieces are slightly nearer the neck than the trem-side rail of the USA Strat.
I really don't think there's anything to worry about. Any differences are down to the different trem designs.
Last edited by Simon Barden; 07-01-2018 at 05:05 PM.
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