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Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:52 pm
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so, ive got the complete electronics for a guitar. a humbucker and a single coil, a killswitch, two pots, a cap and a 3 way switch.

now, i was either going to make a guitar with a hardtail, or mod a strat and get a new trem in it.

heres what i need from you guys.

whats a good way to stabilize it? i want it to float, and take abuse like SRVs. 5 springs, locking tuners, lsr nut, callahan bridge?

give me some recommendations.

i already know i want sperzel trimloks for it, so ill need to get it routed.

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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 12:32 pm
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hipshot tremsetter is recomended by some knowledgable folk here. I've never used em so i dont know. I never get much trouble from my normal old synchronized trem setup.

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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:26 pm
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well thats the thing, i dont want to use a tremsetter. i've heard it makes the trem system stiff, and that it can come flying out. i want to rely on just a trem by itself.

its not like im going to be doing any screams or dive bombs, just some heavy vibrato.

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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:08 pm
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"Stabilize" a Fender style trem? Five springs, and set it flush if you don't need to be able to pull up. If you want it to float there still should be no major issues. That's about it, really.

Locking tuners are nice and will help slightly. Staggered height tuners will help a touch if you then get rid of the string tree (or raise it a lot with a washer), eliminating a source of friction on the string as it moves with the vibrato. A well cut nut, lubricated with graphite is important. LSRs are nice but not vital. I wouldn't put one in because that is a one-way mod (wood has to be removed to install it) and some people find they don't like them after all, and some have had difficulties with heavier gauge strings. A normal nut is fine.

These things will all help a bit, and ultimately there is no reason why you should have pitch issues with a regular trem.

Good luck, and let us know how you get on!

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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:18 pm
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Theres alot to be said for a well oiled nut and saddles. Personaly i like a slight float to my trems. I find that after a dip the bit of room for the trem to pull up helps get all the strings to return to pitch. It does however take ages to balance the springs to strings properly. I always found flush trems dont return quite right unless the guitars well lubed.

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Theres alot to be said for a well oiled nut and saddles. Personaly i like a slight float to my trems. I find that after a dip the bit of room for the trem to pull up helps get all the strings to return to pitch. It does however take ages to balance the springs to strings properly. I always found flush trems dont return quite right unless the guitars well lubed.


HAHAHAHAHAHA
He said "well oiled nuts"
HAHAHAHHAHAHA

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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:38 am
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But seriously . . .

I don't "divebomb" like I used to back in the 80's but the addition of locking tuners is a great idea. For me a 3 spring setup works really well too, no need to go to 5.

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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:52 am
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A properly setup guitar will not need locking tuners and nuts to be stable. As long as all the parts are well lubed and burr free.
The use of additional springs is a matter of personal taste. I prefer 5 for a stiffer trem setup.

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