Re: Whats so bad about Kahlers?
I like Kahlers better than the Washburn Wonderbar! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]
Don't like the string ball end slots on a Kahler. Poor design and they break sometimes. Strings would slip out sometimes when installing a new set. Strings also used to break like a MOFO with the Kahler. I remember buying "reinforced" strings for the Kahler specifically to improve the problem. They has brass windings to add strength by the ends. Helped somewhat.
The stiffer springs (adapted from the Kahler bass system) and short trem bar sucked. Kahler offered this because 99% of players didn't like the "squishy" spring feel and flimsy trem arms. The heavier steel arm was too short by an inch or so - and it still didn't feel like a Floyd!
DeMartini, Lynch, Viv, EVH. etc. could have choosen any locking system they wished, yet they chose a non-recessed Floyd. Bottom line, I'd take the Floyd set up like the "masters" or use a fixed bridge / stop tailpiece and focus more on technique / playing skills. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
I like Kahlers better than the Washburn Wonderbar! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]
Don't like the string ball end slots on a Kahler. Poor design and they break sometimes. Strings would slip out sometimes when installing a new set. Strings also used to break like a MOFO with the Kahler. I remember buying "reinforced" strings for the Kahler specifically to improve the problem. They has brass windings to add strength by the ends. Helped somewhat.
The stiffer springs (adapted from the Kahler bass system) and short trem bar sucked. Kahler offered this because 99% of players didn't like the "squishy" spring feel and flimsy trem arms. The heavier steel arm was too short by an inch or so - and it still didn't feel like a Floyd!
DeMartini, Lynch, Viv, EVH. etc. could have choosen any locking system they wished, yet they chose a non-recessed Floyd. Bottom line, I'd take the Floyd set up like the "masters" or use a fixed bridge / stop tailpiece and focus more on technique / playing skills. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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