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Other Stuff => Guitars => Topic started by: Madison on February 15, 2013, 04:25:15 am
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Anybody had any experience with these?
Thinking about putting it on a Strat I have.
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Very cool....I didn't even know it existed, BUT if I had a strat I'd go for it.....thanks for posting
Checked out a couple videos and I don't see a down side.....If you do it, please stop back and let us know your thoughts
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Most people prefer the sound of the older stamped saddles, so I can't really see the point. But the only way to know is to try it.
And yes, that does get to be a bit pricey.
Gabriel
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Hey G,
Actually I am looking for something a little softer on the touch as far as tremolo goes.
I am getting a little spoiled with the Jazzmaster, it's really easy but I have other issues (and complaints) about that guitar so I started to look at the old Strat again.
Any ideas how to soften up a typical Strat tremolo?
Just go to 9s and 2 springs?
Or?
I was looking at a roller nut but I don't feel like getting into that much modding.
Don't want to stick a Floyd Rose on it either.
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Kind of a cool idea. But what I really want to know is how many bends do you get before the blade eventually fatigues, breaks, and your bridge goes flying out of your guitar. :laugh:
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I've got this on my favorite parts-caster (and one with a stock fender bridge, and one with a Callaham). They're all good, but I haven't swapped to get a 1:1 comparison of just the bridge. It tends to really stay in tune, I'll say that. The action is interesting -- the blade has less resistance at first (kind of like using 3 springs) and a lot at the end of the dive. Sort of like a linear pot -- fast then bottoms out. So the mini-flutters work better than the really deep dive bombs. Also I can't get quite the range of a drop as with the pivoting ones. But the sustain and tonal clarity of that guitar is incredible (some of which is probably the Keystone pickups -- OMG!! -- and the quartersawn, one-piece neck, and maybe the one piece ash body). Pricewise, if I was going to go for a high end bridge again, I'd probably get the Super Vee. But the plain old fender is mighty good if you have hardened screws in the 6 holes and keep them good and greasy..