Kevan

Scott- I'm gonna quote you a bunch here...make it into a little FAQ. I hope you don't mind. That's exactly what it does. One trem can now float, dive-only or hardtail. Can't even do that with a Steinberger or a Parker! :-) Very solid. The one pictured is 304 Stainless Steel. The production ones will be made from 304 or 316 Stainless Steel. It clamps on there damn tight. A hammer & punch would be needed to move it along the shaft once it's locked down. Tight enough for ya? LOL With the thumbscrews locked and the Deep-C on? Yes. With just the Deep-C on? Yes. With just the two thumbscrews locked and no Deep-C? If you do it slowly (i.e. don't yank up on the bar quickly), it'll stay put. That bar produces A LOT of leverage. The holes for the claw screws are not threaded, but they do have set screws to lock the claw into position (preventing it from sliding up when raising pitch with the trem). See the little green set screws on the top of the claw, at either end of the word "TREMOL-NO"? There ya go. I'm not sure if anyone's checked out the updated Spec page. Here's a link for all you health-concious players out there: http://www.tremol-no.com/specs.html

Let's try it this way: 1. Tremol-No UNlocked withOUT Deep-C: Allows trem movement in both directions (aka Full Trem Mode). 2. Tremol-No LOCKed withOUT Deep-C: Allows NO trem movement in either direction (aka Hardtail Mode). 3. Tremol-No UNlocked with Deep-C: Allows trem to 'dive only' (aka Dive-Only Mode). 4. Tremol-No LOCKed with Deep-C: Allows NO trem movement in either direction (aka Hardtail Mode). Hopefully that makes sense to everyone. In the pics of the Deep-C that in that prior post, imagine the trem is in the middle of the dive. I separated the Deep-C from the Receiver so folks could see it a lot easier than if it was set against the Receiver.

Yeah Derek, ya told me so. You also told the rest of the guitar world so. Cheers to you, my man. Here are some pics for you guys: Tremol-No Classic with Deep-C Tremol-No Standard with Deep-C Deep-C Accessory I've updated the look a little (smoother, sleeker). For now, it locks in place with a set screw. This *might* be changed to a thumbscrew or T-handle screw for quick on/off. Hey Scott! Good to see ya over here man!

This is how I have my JEM double neck wired. If you'd like a diagram, I can dig it up for ya. Brian might even have a copy of it somewhere.

It's not too bad. Hey- you gonna eat that?

Can we not talk about Kinko's please? I had a nightmare with them in LA at NAMM. Ugh. I'll work on the PDF thing a little more. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the tips, Darren. I took some quick pics tonight for you guys. I pulled out the Deep-C and put in on the Tremol-No in the RG-ART... http://www.tremol-no.com/images/P4250016.JPG ...and the other is me doing my best Forsberg impression. http://www.tremol-no.com/images/P4250017.JPG Sorry I didn't drop the size or crop them. I just did them real quick about 30 min. ago.

You're kidding, right? Thanks man, I'll keep that in mind. 1. I don't have an Adobe ID. 2. I get enough **** in my mailbox already without Adobe sending me tons more ****. :-) I'm so anti-Adobe right now, it's not even funny. No PDF's on the site (for now). If folks can't get HTML or JPEG, they shouldn't be online anyway.

More updates for you folks, and a BONUS! Installation instructions are now online, in the Support section. Because absolutely nothing on the planet is compatible with Publisher 2004 (including Kinko's), I had to do it from scratch in HTML. Excuse the basic-ness of it. I have a 300KB+ JPEG of the original Pub. file that might also go up. We'll see. There are a few more quotes up in the Endorsees section. Jay Ratkowski's full-blown review will be linked to this evening sometime. I sent out THIRTEEN Classic units last week. Everyone from GE Jones to Albert Lee to Tony MacAlpine. I hope to get a few more reviews from those folks really soon. I'd also like to drop a big ol' shout-out to KrazyDerek. When I started this whole thing I wasn't sure if folks were into turning their floaters into 'dive only', so I just stuck with the simple "on or off" concept. There is, however, an accessory for the Tremol-No that *does* allow you to turn your full-floater into a dive-only trem. The licensees haven't been too keen on it, but I keep seeing more and more posts around the 'net asking for that ability. Derek brought it up again recently, and so...... The accessory is called the Deep-C. It works with the Tremol-No and allows the trem to be set up as 'dive only'. This adjustment can also be done in 2 seconds, just like the main locking/unlocking of the Tremol-No itself. It's an option, so you can put it on or take it off whenever you want, still with no modification to the guitar or the Tremol-No unit. If you guys were looking for a dive-only feature, you can thank Derek for having me pull it out of the closet and mention it. We'll see if the licensees want to include it with the units, or make it available somehow. I'll keep you folks updated. Now, if these damn attorneys would finish with all their mumbo-jumbo....heh heh....

Like the other guys said, make a couple of calls and shop around a bit. If you do decide to go with your dealer, keep on them. Like white on rice. Lots of dealers will have a Fender pickguard screw sent overnight to your door, delivered by Heidi Klum dressed in saran wrap, but heaven forbid you order something for a pointy-headstocked guitar. Stay on them and delivery will happen. Don't let them slack or "misplace" the order. I've seen it happen all too often.

There's a great interview with Mr. Morse on Jemfest.com (click on the "TV/Radio" button at the top). Not a lot of playing, but some great insight. http://www.jemfest.com

They're actually NOT for sale to the public yet, but will be VERY soon. I'll be sure to post here FIRST when I know who/where/when they'll be available to everyone. There will also be links on the site: http://www.tremol-no.com

Please do a quick search next time. Thanks. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...hp?showtopic=37 THREAD MERGED.

When LGM posts pics, I usually reply with "Holy f-ing crap! That's gorgeous!" This time is no exception. Great work, man!

Rich Harris at IbanezRules.com is *the* consumate Donnie guy. He's not too hot on people dup'ing Donnies, but as long as your last name doesn't mean "person from Rome", he'll probably be cool about it. Check out his site before emailing him. TONS of Donnie pics in his Gallery. www.ibanezrules.com

I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist any longer: "How long should it sustain?" "Well, with this one....you can go and have a bite and AAAAHHHH...you'd still be hearin' that one." You don't measure sustain with a guitar plugged in.

I own a '68 Bassman (first year of the silverface, if I remember correctly). Aside from the mandatory removal of the "Death Cap", it's bone stock. When I first bought it, there were some really crappy tubes in it, and it was obviously un-biased. With some elbow grease, new tubes, and biasing, the thing sounds AWESOME. There's a catch though- with these amps, in order to get really good gain (SRV-type), you'll need to crank them up nice and loud. My Bassman breaks up nicely at about 6, and for a 50W tube amp, that's pretty damn loud....but man does it sound good. :-) I built a 5A quilted maple housing for it (to keep the original in nice shape). I also heightened the original specs enough to fit a 1-space rack unit underneath. The housing is book-matched on every plane- inside and out. Cheap? No. Look good? Oh yeah. :-)

Here are a few posts between Jeremy Ferguson (LGM Guitars) and I from an old thread on 'that other site'. Hopefully this will get ya going. LGM: Posted: Sun May 27, 2001 12:48 pm Post subject: sweep picking help YAY, something I can contribute to in this section! My sweep picking, while maybe not quite as radical as Yngwie, is pretty good, I've worked quite hard at it, here's a couple tricks I've found that make it go along a little better. 1. Use a hard pick, the smaller the better IMO. I use the Dunlop Stubby 2.0mm picks. 2. Choke up on the pick as much as you can, leave only enough pick hanging out of your fingers as you need to brush the strings, you can never get a clean smooth sweep with a half inch of pick hanging out. 3. Hold your pick loosely so it is always trailing the strings, when you sweep from 6 - 1, you want the end of the pick pointing towards the sky, when you sweep 1 - 6 you want the end of the pick pointing to the ground. If you hold the pick loose, it will just follow the strings, but of course you still have to have enough grip to hold it and allow some pick attack on the strings, you'll find the right grip. 4. I use a circular motion when I sweep, not just straight up and down, when I sweep down (6-1) I arc my sweep towards the neck and continue in a circular shape (it looks like a tight oval actually) and arc towards the trem on the up sweep. This just allows a constant motion in your picking hand, you're not stopping to change direction which can slow you're picking hand down in respect to your fretting hand. 5. Next, pick easy arrpegio's or phrases to sweep when you're starting. The standard minor arppegio is a very good one to start out with. I'll show it in A minor. h p -------------------5-8-5---------------------------------------------- ----------------5---------5------------------------------------------- -------------5---------------5---------------------------------------- ----------7---------------------7------------------------------------- -------7---------------------------7---------------------------------- --5-8---------------------------------8-5---------------------------- h /up down\ p Practice this one until it is fluid, nice and smooth, then you can try the major arppegio, I'll do it in A as well. h p (9) is just a nice touch. -------------------5-(9)-5---------------------------------------- ----------------5------------5------------------------------------- -------------6-------------------6--------------------------------- ----------7-------------------------7------------------------------ -----4-7------------------------------7-4------------------------- --5------------------------------------------5--------------------- /up h p \down that one's tougher, but it gets your fingers thinking more too. Then you can start to use sweeps as a way of entering another sequence of notes rather than just a stop and change. h p ------------------5-7-8-7-----------------------5-8-5-------------- ----------5-6-8------------8-----------------5---------5----------- --4-5-7-----------------------9-----------5---------------5-------- 5---------------------------------10-9-7---------------------7----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- \up /down \up Have fun with it and practice practice practice. Sweeps aren't easy to learn initially, but once you get a technique you like, you can do almost anything you want with sweeps. Good luck!!! Jeremy KEVAN: Posted: Mon May 28, 2001 11:23 am Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I started out learning to sweep, I (of course) started at the top- learning some Malmsteen. I never said I was smart. :-) Jeremy's exercises are cool, but covering all 6 strings at once is a bit tough for those just jumping in. Let me offer one of my favorites as an option for you to get started and get your right/left hand coordination going. This was originally done for my buddy Shannon's 7-string site. This is one of my favorite sweeps, probably because it's the most versatile. Here's the first part of the pattern: (The up-sweep the notes are marked with a "*", and the down-sweep notes are marked with a "^". Pulloff= "p" ) E--19^--16*----------------------------------------------- B------------17*----------18^--15*--------------------- G---------------19*--16^----------16*------------------ D-----------------------------------------18*---15^------ A------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------------ So, you would DOWN pick(^) the 19, then UP (*) sweep the 16, 17, and 19 in one fluid motion, then down pick the 16th fret on the G string, getting ready for the next set of sweeping. Follow me here? Try the same thing on the second one (starts on the 18th fret). Same pattern, but one string lower and a half step (one fret) down the fretboard. Keep following those same pattern, all the way down...like this... E------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G--17^--14*----------------------------------------------- D------------15*--------16^--13*------------------------ A---------------17*--14^--------14*--------------------- E--------------------------------------16*--13^----------- E------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------------------- D--------13^--16--14--13-------------------------------- A-----14^--------------------16--14--13--14~~~~---- E--16^------------------------------------------------------ For some variation, the last seven notes can be done legato, individually picked, or (if you have enough sustain...heh heh) try sliding inbetween them...whichever works for you. Hell, change that whole section if you want! Don't forget to play it SLOW at first, and work your way up to your desired speed. ALWAYS practice with a metronome or drum machine, and keep the notes sounding clean. These sweeps are very versatile and can be used all over the fretboard once you get the first section down. Try it out on the lower frets (1-12). Fun, huh? You can also pick each note individually if you like. It's just one of the bajillion different ways to express yourself. Jeremy- thanks for the ideas. I'll be practicing those. LGM: Posted: Mon May 28, 2001 11:23 pm Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey Kev, actually, I put down the A minor sweep because it rolls so nice, it is a very simple arrpegio to do actually. It'sthe first arrpegio I teach to my students just because it is such an easy shape, and you don't need the same control of your picking hand cuz you just flow off of the strings. Anyway, sorry on the MP3's now guys, I'm not set up for that yet but hopefully in the next month or so I will be. Jeremy KEVAN: Posted: Tue May 29, 2001 1:14 pm Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeremy- please don't take offense. I didn't mean it in a "Harmony Central"-kinda way. :-) I just thought that starting with a 3-string sweep would be a good start to getting a smooth technique down before tackling more strings/larger sweeps. One way to look at it is that folks here on the Forum have access to DOZENS of instructors; all with different methods to approaching guitar techniques. What better way to find the one that suits you best? LGM: Posted: Tue May 29, 2001 4:40 pm Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey Kev, no offense taken man, I just personally find that one to be a very simple one to do, but as Jay said, actuall results may vary, hehe. I agree on the less number of strings aproach too, here's a real simple one to do. G major. h p -----------3-5-3-------------------------------- --------3---------3----------------------------- -----4---------------4-------------------------- --5---------------------5----------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Here's A minor as 4 strings h p -----------5-8-5------------------------------ --------5---------5---------------------------- -----5---------------5------------------------- --7---------------------7---------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ When I get back home to my computer and have more time, I'll put up a couple more kewl ones for ya to try out! Jeremy MAD KEITH V: Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 8:44 am Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OKay guys, I've decided to finally tackle the dreaded sweep picking - but I've snagged on something: you say to "roll" your fingers when playing notes on the same fret but different strings. The problem I have is this: my fingers don't bend backwards. They don't go any further than absolutely straight. I've heard people say that you need to be able to bend your fingers back just slightly (so that they are arched, making it easier to "roll"). Can it be done if you can't possibly arch your fingers? KEVAN: Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2001 12:01 pm Post subject: sweep picking help ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keith- I've been thinking about this all damn morning. I've come up with a few things (It's kinda tough to describe this with simple words, but I'll try).... I don't think it's necessary for fingers to bend "backwards" as much as they need to bend "flat" at the first knuckle. This will help you cover two strings with only one finger. The tough one to get "flat" (and precise) is the pinky. Think of it as a micro-barre. :-) In the caboose of that train of thought, it helps to be able to "angle" all your fingers- where you only use the very tip of your fingers on a particular note, keeping them 100% clear of all the other strings. This is VERY helpful, and something good to practice, esp. the pinky. I was learning some Malmsteen stuff a LONG time ago... (how long? Let's see...I was learning it when the Dead Sea was just Sick! LOL)...and I picked up a little trick: Instead of doing the micro-barre thing with my index finger, I moved my ring finger to the appropriate note. In the example below, the ring finger is done doing it's job, and the index finger is on it's note, so I quickly move the ring finger to the "other" note that the index should/could cover. Maybe it's time for a visual... ------------------12-17-12-------------------- ---------------13------------13---------------- ------------14------------------14------------- ---------14------------------------14---------- -----15-------------------------------15------- --17-------------------------------------17---- Now, here's my fingering (1=index, 2=middle, 3=ring, 4=pinky) ------------------1-4-1----------------- ---------------2----------2-------------- ------------3----------------3----------- ---------1----------------------1-------- -----3-----------------------------2----- --4----------------------------------3--- I've shot a video clip of this sweep. It was shot REALLY early in the morning, and with no warm-up, so you'll have to excuse the un-cleanness of it and the lack of Rusty Cooley-esque speed. :-) IM me if you'd like to see (me hack through) it. (It won't load into my email. Sorry.)

Yes, you can do that if you set your trem up properly. The Tremol-No spokesmodel, Rob Keeler, has his 3120/LoPro setup this way. He's super-ninja at it now, and can drop to D before the lead singer finishes getting shot down by the hottie in the front row.

I've got a great 3-string sweep that I like to practice/warm-up with. If you'd like it posted, let me know and I'll go dig it up.

RUMOR has it that Gibson offered to settle out of court with PRS, but PRS told them to go f-themselves. Who's f-ing who now? BTW- The absolute irony of all this is that Mr. Reed-Smith (his married name) used to send spies around at NAMM and other guitar shows to bring back info on other models from other manufacturers. I specifically remember the company who did the bird inlays. PRS tried to sue them, but lost because the tiny one- (or two) man company had done the inlays 30 years ago. There was an ancient article in a magazine about the guitar, which had automatically (albeit inadvertently) copyrighted the design via the pics being published. Karma, man.....karma. As far as the Strat/Tele trademarking: *if* that goes through, and that's a big "if", companies that make copies will have to designate all their respective models with "The Stratocaster guitar body shape is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments, Inc.", and/or "® Fender". Licensing could happen, but at the very least plan on seeing some of the smaller (yet better) builders either quitting building altogether, or coming up with odd shapes. I wonder if they'll all it "Tele-Marking". Just so you guys know, Gibson has a KICKASS legal team (up there with Sony's), and Fender actually has an in-house legal team. Scary.

Get ready for more mail. Fender is now trademarking the Strat and Tele body styles.

You might want to check with Gibson. :-) http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...?showtopic=6203

Just found this on another forum: "NASHVILLE, March 12 (UPI) -- Gibson Guitar has won a U.S. trademark infringement case against manufacturer Paul Reed Smith for copying Gibson's Les Paul single cutaway model guitar. A federal court judge in Nashville Thursday agreed with Gibson's complaint that Paul Reed Smith had violated U.S. patent and trademark laws by making the copycat guitars without permission from or compensation to Gibson. Gibson, which trademarked the Les Paul distinct body style in 1987, claimed in its lawsuit that Paul Reed Smith had been making guitars, called the "PRS Singlecut" with the same Les Paul design since 2000 to capitalize on the original Les Paul's popularity. The century-old instrument manufacturer began making the Les Paul electric guitar, named for the veteran guitar player, in 1952. The style remains one of Gibson's most popular instruments. Monetary restitution to Gibson will be decided at a hearing in 90 days." Oops. I wonder if the restitution will come directly out of Mark Tremonti's bank account.

We'll keep it here for now, but I'll officially "mention" it to Ronny: We'd love to have you as a vendor on the site. It's well worth the few bucks, and this Forum has the potential to bring you LOTS of business. Feel free to ask any of the other vendors here. Please contact Brian (site owner/admin) for more information.

Yes- the power tool company. Frank- Don't make me post pics of the Frank Falbo Tremolo Cavity Cover! Oh yeah...I still have that....