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  • Hate your vintage trem?

    Hate your vintage trem and wish you had a hardtail? Check this out!

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...dge?sku=361537
    I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

  • #2
    too bad you have to drill new holes in the body.

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    • #3
      It's a nice idea.
      But hate the drilling part.
      -Rick

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      • #4
        I personally wouldn't mind the drilling part... unless it was an old vintage Strat.
        I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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        • #5
          I thought they made some that didn't require drilling? Or maybe I'm just imagining things...

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          • #6
            I think that's a good idea - obviously if your guitar doesn't have any collectors value,

            I was thinking of getting a model 1 to use as back up, and this could be cool

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            • #7
              just tighten the 6 screws down on your vintage trem, add 5 springs and block the sustain block with a cheap piece of wood. DONE.

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              • #8
                Thanks for the info, Toeman. Reading through the reviews makes me a wee bit negative though. They point out a couple of flaws. Can't help thinking that a Tremsetter would be much smarter, if it fits a vintage trem.

                The thing looks cool though! Simple and nice:

                Henrik
                AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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                • #9
                  how would that add more sustain than blocking your trem would? There's no sustain block, so you're already shedding mass by installing it. And would the additional contact you'd have by screwing it to the body front-and-back be an improvement over the additional contact you'd achieve by blocking the trem?

                  ps. the bridge on my Model 1A gives me no trouble at all. I leave the bar off it and have no problem keeping the guitar in tune
                  Hail yesterday

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by VitaminG View Post
                    how would that add more sustain than blocking your trem would? There's no sustain block, so you're already shedding mass by installing it. And would the additional contact you'd have by screwing it to the body front-and-back be an improvement over the additional contact you'd achieve by blocking the trem?
                    Don't know. I just thought it was pretty neat looking and had never seen anything like it before. I think some guys on the Fender Forum have it and could probably tell more about it.
                    I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                    • #11
                      I agree on the sustain bull-crap. Nothing beats this solution for more sustain

                      Henrik
                      AUDIOZONE.DK - a guitar site for the Jackson and Charvel fan

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by jackson1 View Post
                        I agree on the sustain bull-crap. Nothing beats this solution for more sustain




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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by jgcable View Post
                          just tighten the 6 screws down on your vintage trem, add 5 springs and block the sustain block with a cheap piece of wood. DONE.
                          Actually, on second thought, that's good enough, my friends strat had that done and is fine.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by jackson1 View Post
                            I agree on the sustain bull-crap. Nothing beats this solution for more sustain


                            You would get more sustain if you had the MT-2's in the correct order!!
                            The 1st one should be at the end. Everybody knows that!!!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by toejam View Post
                              Don't know. I just thought it was pretty neat looking and had never seen anything like it before. I think some guys on the Fender Forum have it and could probably tell more about it.
                              I agree, it looks pretty neat. And I have a project that it would work pretty good for, but that body isn't routed for a trem so the bridge would be screwed flat to the top.

                              I just don't buy all the "advantages" they advertise over a blocked vintage trem.
                              Hail yesterday

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