Standard/vintage trem Vs. Synchronized trem?

[El Chiguete]

Whats the difference on a Standard/vintage trem Vs. Synchronized trem like Yngwie uses on his strat?

[Dave L]

As far as I know they´re the same, but I´ve never paid much attention to non-locking trems except for the Wilkinsons.

[fuel0707]

"Standard" or "vintage" typically refer to vibrato bridges that look like the classic, non-locking design from Fender first introduced on the Stratocaster (although Fender does offer an "American Standard" bridge). Fender referred to their bridge as being "synchronized" to the player's motion, so they applied the "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO" decal to the Stratocaster's headstock. That statement stayed on the decal until during 1970, when it was dropped.

Interestingly, if you look at various vintage Stratocaster headstock decals, you'll notice several different patent numbers on them over the years. Patent no. 2,741,146 was granted to Leo Fender for "tremolo device for stringed instruments" on April 10, 1956. Funnily enough, one could make the case that the device is misnamed. "Tremolo" refers to variations in amplitude or volume, whereas "vibrato" refers to variations in pitch. Therefore, the bridge that Leo patented is really a "vibrato" device and not a "tremolo" device.

[El Chiguete]

So Standard/Vintage/Synchronized are the same trem?

[ADR]

Here ya go

Here. . .all summed up for ya. Right from Fender website. http://www.fender.com/products//sear...tno=0992049200