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I thought I might post
this thread about tremolos that I’ve been carrying on with Luis in case
any one was interested, also in response to your last post Luis, I think it’s
possible to get many different and great sounds out of your ax. If you want the
best of both worlds, I would suggest using a humbuckers with four conductor
wiring which would allow more switching versatility. My favorite option on a
pickup of this type would be a series/parallel switch that will give you the
option of a brighter glassier single coil sound while retaining the humbucking
effect in both positions. Unfortunately the Bill The tremolo-No is not a
stabilizer in the same way the tremsetter is. Different beast. It has three
settings, inactive(full floating),Fixed up (meaning you can still low pitch but
can't raise it) this is stable for most drop D tunings but not for tunings that
involve raising pitches, and Fixed, meaning you could completely fixed the
bridge. If you have tuning issues and don't want to go Floyd, your on the right
track with the tuners, also eliminating friction at the nut with graphite or
Teflon lubricant, making sure the strings are properly stretched and not dead,
etc.. but the most important thing is, are the strings pinching at the nut , if
so that's where you will have strings pulling sharp. Have a qualified guy take
a look at it and replace it if necessary, Its worth paying for. Bone sounds the
best but graphite nuts are very good for tremolos. As far as the tremol-no,
goes I put mine in, I don't know how good you are with that stuff. Here is the
link on Allparts site http://www.allparts.com/store/tremol-no,Product.asp,
If you need to replace your tremolo, here's what I use. http://www.allparts.com/store/guitar-bridges-vintage-style-tremolos-sb-5315-001,Product.asp,
also this is cool shit for your nuts buddy :)called graphit-all http://www.ghsstrings.com/products.php,
Good Luck Bill And.. If the spacing
and screw holes are the same on your two instruments, then the one I suggested
would work for either as it's designed to retrofit vintage style bridges.
Several things are more precision like saddles that can be securely anchored and
not wag, easier to intonate with a little thumb wheel that you screw in to the
back of each saddle and push the saddle forward or back ward without having to
use your fingers or detuning the guitar, a push in tremolo bar with tension
adjustment read more here, my hands are hurting http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailpieces/Electric_guitar_tremolos/Wilkinson_Gotoh_VSVG_Vintage_Tremolo.html, Bill |