Tom Tremolo

[Robs]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post so please be gentle. I was hoping someone might know of a tremolo I can replace my tailpeice with. I dunno if a bigsby is going to work (I dont want the tailpiece post holes showing) on my 335 style guitar. So if there is anything that might be more compatible that I could retrofit that anyone knows of, please shoot me a line!

Cheers!

[Mr. Preston Swift]

These are probably one of the cheapest and easily installed stop-bar trems.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Bridges,_tailp...e_Tremolos.html

I'm looking to try one out some time

also you might wanna try to post this in the Electric Solid Body section of the forum.

Edited August 13, 2007 by Mr. Preston Swift

[marksound]

David Myka is partial to the Stetsbar.

http://www.stetsbar.com/stop.tail.html

[weaponepsilon]

You may also want to pick up a TOM style Schaller roller bridge also from stew mac to relieve tension on the strings.

Edited August 14, 2007 by weaponepsilon

[WAK Guitars]

David Myka is partial to the Stetsbar.

http://www.stetsbar.com/stop.tail.html

Yeah I've heard good things about Stetsbar. Theres a GuitarOne review on the Stetsbar site that's pretty convincing.

[Robs]

I dunno how to move topics I started, but it seems somone already did; this is my first forum EVER, and I am totally in the right on to start with. Thanks for the advice though!

Ok, now onto the cool stuff I just was introduced to! OMG that setsbar is one bad Motha! The design seems so perfect. I am getting one as soon as Possible! Nickel with a creme base...The most beautiful peice of hardware I have ever seen!

Now, to keep a more traditional apperance on my Dean EVO, that "Les-trem" looks BAAADDASSSS!!!!! I just wsh it had a big fat, flat, bast bar on it. I Hate whimpy ones!

I'll send pics maybe when I get them delivered and isntalled!

[thegarehanman]

I've used a stetsbar before. They're really easy to install and setup. They've got a decent range, too.

[Myka Guitars]

+1 on the Stetsbar. I have used them quite a bit and so far all of my clients really like them. So do I. They are a pretty awesome piece of engineering. I love the industrial look to them, very modern in my eyes.

I put together some information for Russ a while back: Stetsbar install and height range pics. It is not that detailed but you can get the idea of what is involved.

Also be sure to get in touch with Eric Stets. He is a great guy and will set you up with everything you need. If you need anything from me once you get the trem just let me know.

~David

[Maiden69]

David,

This is the first time that I look at the Stets Bar, and I'm confused. I thought that the rear block was the one that moved in a linear form, but from those pictures, the entire assy, including the TOM moves, doesn't this affect the "scale" or the intonation of chords? This is one aspect that I didn't like on traditional tremolos, and one thing that I liked a lot about Kahler, that the bridge stays put, and the strings are the ones being stretched. And Kahler comes for TOM guitars also. I DO like the linear berings rather than bushings or cams, that could be an improvement that I would do on a Kahler

[Myka Guitars]

Yes it would alter the intonation but this is a vibrato unit and when you use them the pitch is supposed to shift. I wouldn't look at this as a problem with the design since the slackened strings would need a slightly different intonation (if they remained slack). A stationary bridge wouldn't address this issue any better.

The problem with some trems is not so much that they alter the intonation points (temporarily) but that they do not return to the exact same place. The Stetsbar does come right back in tune providing the guitar is designed correctly (9-10 degree headstock angle, non-binding nut).

~David