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Do you like you strat with the trem cover installed or not? Do you think it sounds different?
Trem cover installed 38%  38%  [ 18 ]
trem cover not installed 15%  15%  [ 7 ]
Yes it sounds different 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
No it dosent sound different 40%  40%  [ 19 ]
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vinnyg
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Do You prefer a trem cover on you r strat ? dose it make a difference or not
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Are you referring to the plastic cover on the back over the springs or the"ash tray" over the bridge assembly?

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the plastic cover on the back covering the trem springs
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Mine stay on........ :wink: Mike

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mine came with 1 off so i dont give a $h!t it sounds the same to me
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I leave mine on - and I don't hear a difference when it's off after tinkering with it...

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My three stay on as much because I'd probably misplace them and/or the screws if I left them off for convenience. I'd challenge anyone to say they can hear the difference one way or the other.

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Mine stays on, but I have had it off and on a lot lately while experimenting with the number of springs installed. Even though I have the trem blocked and locked down tight, I do detect a slight difference in sound between 3 and 5 springs.

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All 4 of mine are off. No particular reason. I don't hear any difference in tone.

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Left one of mine off recently and managed to pull the grounding wire off the trem claw with my belt..

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adey wrote:
Left one of mine off recently and managed to pull the grounding wire off the trem claw with my belt..


Any guitar that I buy with a trem on it gets that plate taken off as soon as I get it out of the case. I don't like having the plate on the back. All aesthetic of course. I don't think it changes the sound one way or the other, I just like the look of a guitar minus the cover. I keep the one on my EC though because the battery is inside there. I'm tempted to send it to Ceri to have him put a battery box on it for me. hahaha!!!
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adey wrote:
Left one of mine off recently and managed to pull the grounding wire off the trem claw with my belt..


Routing the wire under the trem springs eliminates that problem. 8)

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With cover on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7NqOTMHSuU
With cover off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_i5Ca1FYko
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i always have my cover on

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With cover on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7NqOTMHSuU
With cover off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_i5Ca1FYko


Definitely sounds better with the cover off! :lol:

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