RHOADS-N-RONSON Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I would really like to believe what the rep at Wilkenson tells me about their tremolo system,.... "it can everything a floyd can do,... aggressive Van Halen dive-bombs and all,... and comes back to pitch perfectly",..... Anyone have any experience with them, and is this true???? Thanks, Jimmy K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 A lot of Carvin owners swear by them, personally I don't have an opinion about them other then they are a high quality company and product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHOADS-N-RONSON Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Thanks for the input Bryan. I would like to use something OTHER than a locking nut Floyd on the re-creation Sandoval Polka Dot V we talked about earlier,... as the stock Fender type bent plate tremolo like Randy actually had on his original just won't cut it for me, as I can't even look at one of those things without it going out of tune! So I am hoping that perhaps the Wilkenson/Gotoh might be a good alternative for me. Obviously, I would hate to put all this time and money into this project only to have a guitar which I can't keep in tune if I use the whammy bar. Thanks Again, Jimmy K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 The Wilkinson should work just fine, as long as you use a nice set of locking tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAI6 Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Nice locking tuners AND a smooth nut that won't catch your strings... Having a Floyd doesn't guarantee that you'll stay in tune. It also depends on playing style... A friend of mine couldn't touch a Floyd without it going out of tune. I would play the exact same guitar, and just go nuts on the whammy (doing some nice wanna-be Vai moves!), and it would always stay in tune. Give it back to my buddy, and it would be out of tune within a minute. I guess I just have that "magic touch"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Okay I was in the same situation and wanted a tremolo that stays in tune very well and has no locking nut. I went in a local music store and asked them what they recommend. Theypointed me to a Framus guitar with the Wilkinson Tremolo, a graphite nut and sperzel locking tuners. I have to say I was not able to bring it out of tune even with the most aggressive divebombs in the few minutes I played it. It was really impressive. I cannot comment on how it holds up if you abuse the whammy for some hours, but it seems pretty tuning stable. I think that if you are not the most violent player, then this tremolo would be very good for you. Just go into a store and check a guitar out that has that trem installed. HTH, MK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dangerouso Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 I made a guitar from parts. Schaller Locking Tuners, graphite nut, Wilkinson trem. Great setup, could not take it out of tune; from quivers to dive bombs, it was rock steady. I suppose, if you wanted some added protection you could put a hipshot on it too. My guess is you could go without the added expense, but if you have the extra bucks, can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHOADS-N-RONSON Posted February 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Excellent Guys, that's what I needed to find out. Well, so a Wilkenson it will be then. I will let you fellows know how it turns out (and plays) along with some pics. Again, thanks to everyone for their input. Jimmy K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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