Kevan Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Hey folks! I have some great news for everyone: THE TREMOL-NO HAS BEEN LICENSED!!! More info can be found here: http://www.tremol-no.com/license.htm Like the site says, don't hammer AllParts for units yet. Give them a few weeks to get them built and shipped to their door. Building 100 is pretty quick; building 10,000 takes a *little* more time. Let's hope for deliveries to start happening somewhere around Summer NAMM (a total guess, but...should be close to then). Price: MSRP will be somewhere between $50 and $60, which includes the Deep-C. The Tremol-No Classic will be the first model built. If all goes well, we will follow up with the Tremol-No Standard for all the Ibanez guys. I would like to thank a few people, if you guys don't mind.... First off, Rachel. For sticking with me, not minding that I stay up for days at a time, down in the shop, running the milling machine all damn night while she's sleeping. I wish everyone could have a girl like her in their life. She really is fantastic. I'm one lucky SOB. I have to thank my parents. They were super-supportive of this whole project (once I explained exactly what a tremolo system did. LOL). They're just plain awesome. My patent attorney, Sean Casey. That guy doesn't own a guitar, but man....he rocks harder than Peter North in a Victoria's Secret store. Next off, all the guitar people- The entire AllParts company, Lisa Sharken, Steve Blucher, Jim Donahue, all the folks at Ibanez and the LACS, the guys at Fernades Co. Japan, the uber-techs at Ernie Ball/Music Man, Jol Dantzig, my buddies at Peavey, John Suhr, Nik Huber and 'Vegas Greg', every single one of the players on the Players page, and those who aren't up there (you know who you are), Larry Davis and his crew, Vince Cunetto, and last (but not least), Joe Satriani for calling my house right before I was about to put the first fork full of dinner to my mouth. And my online buddies- -Project Guitar forum members -The Gear Page forum members (and admin!!!) -The Vai.com forum (and admin!!!) -The Memphis Monster and the Shawn Lane forums (all versions) -The *real* Allan Holdsworth forum -The Nik Huber board (and admin!!!) -Sevenstring.org forum members (and admin!!!) Some are goofballs, some are psychos, all of them better players than me, but I'm proud to be able to call them the folks I hang out with online. If I left anyone out, please forgive me. It's been a 2.5 year process, and some of the names probably just escape me right now. And thanks to everyone that's ever emailed me about the Tremol-No. You guys have sent me the coolest emails, and some of the most bizarre requests. All of them have been awesome. Thanks again to everyone. I'll update the site as soon as AllParts has units ready to ship out. Rock on! Quote Link to comment
Gemleggat Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Sounds like an excellent idea, I hadn't heard of it till now but i checked it out on the site. Its gonna make you rich! Quote Link to comment
frank falbo Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Congratulations! It's nice to see good product come to fruition in an environment where cheap, dumb, crap is dumped into the troth daily to feed the sheep. You deserve whatever reward this brings. Quote Link to comment
Kevan Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Thanks guys! Frank- coming from you, that means a lot. I know you've seen all the kooky stuff, the crap stuff, and the good stuff. It's nice to know that this rates high on your list. Maybe up there with the Frank Falbo Cavity Cover? (inside joke folks. Sorry) I'm trying to think of the best reward so far...It might be the words "very cool product" coming from Jol Dantzig, or John Suhr saying "I'd like to check one out". Wait...I know what it is: It's an IM I got from one of my testers, Norm Hammer. Last week he told me that his Tremol-No was still working perfectly, after 1.5 years of hardcore bar gigs and festival shows in the same guitar. He's done almost no maintenance on the Tremol-No in that time, and it's saved him a couple of times (string break while he's locked down). So far, that's the reward I've enjoyed the most. Quote Link to comment
jmrentis Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Thats great to hear! I am new to the scene, but it was one of the first topics I read about and I felt it was a good idea. I'm a fixed bridge kinda guy btw. So I'm glad everything worked out for you, on the post I read, some people were making it sound as if it wasn't going to happen, but I know if you have a vision whether it will sell or not you will see it through to the end. Seeing you make it after the time put in, inspires me to finish a prototype of another guitar product I randomly came up with one day. I don't think it would be as useful or functional as yours, but I might be able to sell a few and just be happy with that! Good luck with everything and I'll let you know my experience with your product once I've gave it a run, I'm not that hard on my guitars so if it will hold up gigging for a while for some then I should have no issue what so ever. Btw it's really cool to see someone from here do something as you are doing, besides custom guitar. Jason Quote Link to comment
lovekraft Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Great news, Kevan! I'll have to grab one as soon as they're available - Allparts isn't by any chance taking pre-orders, are they? Quote Link to comment
bluespresence Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Congrats Kevan!! I thought it would never end for you and I'm glad to see the time has come to reap the rewards of all your work. Quote Link to comment
marksound Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Congrats, Kevan! I'm looking forward to trying one out. Quote Link to comment
feylya Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Congrats Kevan. Just wondering, did you ever work out a way or the tremel-no to work with a Hipshot Trem Setter? Quote Link to comment
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 [Naploeon Dynamite Voice] It's about time, it's only the best guitar invention Ever, Dang! [Naploeon Dynamite Voice] Congrats Dude Quote Link to comment
skibum5545 Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again-- I don't even play guitar, but I might have to build one -just- so I can buy a Tremol-No! Again, congrats! It's been a long road to say the least, but I'm really glad you've finally made it! By the way, when you turn into an eccentric billionaire from all the money you make with this (and others) guitar invention, would you mind throwing a few bucks to get this forum some more bandwidth? Quote Link to comment
haggardguy Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Congrats, thats really awesome that it all finally worked out, I remember when i first came to this forum I read the webpage of a man with a plan, he had built the tremel-no and I was ecstatic about it (me being a floyd rose kinda guy and all) then I was disappointed to learn it wasnt available to the public yet but now my hopes may finally be realised and yours too as the tremel-no finally becomes available. I can't wait to see you in guitar world Quote Link to comment
Pr3Va1L Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 great job! i KNEW that it would someday get liscenced! It HAD to!! well, this is a good lesson in perseverance. Quote Link to comment
bigdguitars Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I hope it goes as planed! I know its been a long struggle. Congrats Quote Link to comment
Batfink Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Great news Kevan, someone mentioned it on the Hamer fan club board and searching for it brought me to Project guitar some 18 months ago ! I'll start hassling the Alparts UK post haste...... Jem. Quote Link to comment
TenderSurrender Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Great news Kevan, someone mentioned it on the Hamer fan club board and searching for it brought me to Project guitar some 18 months ago ! I'll start hassling the Alparts UK post haste...... Jem. ← I shall also be hassling them! Congratulations Kevin... Great work, shall be added a.s.a.p! Ill PM you with how it gets abused lol! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment
Bigtommyb Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 wow congratulations! just as i get fed up of the trem on my rg i find this exactly what i need, now to camp it out for a while till i can get one!! :D <--- me T Quote Link to comment
crafty Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Awesome!! I'm actually glad the Classic is coming out first because that's what I need on my old MIM Strat. It's finally going to stay in tune, or I can just lock the damn thing down! BTW, any word on trem cavity covers with access holes for the adjustment knobs? Or was that the Frank Falbo Cavity Cover inside joke? Quote Link to comment
Brian Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 wOOt and Summer NAMM is in the end of next month Awesome Kev Quote Link to comment
cerealk Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 Great work Kevan!! Congrats!! Quote Link to comment
jnewman Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Man, when I though it was just a tremstop, I just WANTED one... now that I find it's also a beer opener, I *NEED* one . I think my texas special strat wants one of those bad - it's my only trem guitar, heh. Quote Link to comment
ThePlague Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 hmmm... now not only do i have to replace the trem on my charvel, i need to get one of these as well once the standard model comes out. Quote Link to comment
MikeB Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 well done kev, hope all goes as planned and well! Quote Link to comment
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