Jon Bell Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Does any remember back in '95 Peavey released an acoustic guitar with a trem. Did anyone ever play one and what happened to them? The idea was obviously not very successful. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 i think it sounds pretty cool, i saw a pic once of an acoustic with a trem though i don't know if it was this one i don't know if there even were any other acoustics with trems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhilton Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Did anyone ever play one and what happened to them I'm not sure if any atrists played the exact model you are thinking about, but lots of people have used acoustic guitars with trems on MTV Unplugged, Bryan Adams springs to mind, a lot seem to use a Bigsby Tremolo fitted to the end of the guitar then the strings run over the usual bridge, or else there is some form of non friction ajustment made to the bridge, or maybe the strings don't actually touch the bridge. I would guess a non friction bridge in the style of fenders friction-less roler nut would be best so there is still lots of string vibration transfered to the soundboard. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otgordin Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 here is an ibanez i saw online a while ago. Crazy stuff here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 thats the one i saw! not that same page but the same kind of ibanez. it looks sweet i think, and that guy says the trem works really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 i met a guy who is designing a sort of trem idea for martin( this could be hush hush but i dont know so lets keep it between you and i) he was telling me about his idea and was in a coarse at martin and they liked it and wanted a prototype so that is were hes at right now, its not really a trem but will raise the note a whole step i think(cant remember it could be half step) but hopefully it will work out for him, it sounded really neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 i dopnt see how they could do it without breaking the soundboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 thats what is cool about this guys idea, the bridge accually floats over the sound boardand is not attached! how it will sound? i dont know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 it seems like it would be a lot quieter if its not on the soundboard, because i think the vibrations on the board would only come from soundof the strings then rather than the strings directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 yeah but still it need sto be attached to the sound board in some way. That seems like a smart idea but actuaLly i thin ktoo much pressure would screw the bracing royally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 his idea is a plunger effect on the strap botton that when pressed in will raise the bridge ever so little to aquire the "tremelo" it is gonna be with aluminum rods i think that the bridge is mounted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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