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Post subject: ANYONE KNOW HOW TO INSTALL A TREMOLO ON A TELE?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:35 am
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I purchased a tremolo bar from http://www.rasdistributors.com/products ... es/tb-10-b, thinking I can easily install it on my telecaster. I am stumped, can't figure out how. Anyone have experience installing such a thing. Or maybe I should just leave it alone?


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Post subject: Re: ANYONE KNOW HOW TO INSTALL A TREMOLO ON A TELE?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:45 am
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frankb56 wrote:
I purchased a tremolo bar from http://www.rasdistributors.com/products ... es/tb-10-b, thinking I can easily install it on my telecaster. I am stumped, can't figure out how. Anyone have experience installing such a thing. Or maybe I should just leave it alone?


On a Tele you also need a different bridge/bridge plate to use a Bigsby-style trem. The plate is flattened out and it has a fully adjustable bridge like what is found on a Jazzmaster/Jaguar (kind of similar to a tune-o-matic type bridge). I think that the Bigsby is sold as a package with the replacement bridge at places like Musicians Friend/Guitar Center:

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You don't say what kind of Tele you have; I'm fairly sure this replacement is for a Tele with the vintage bridge; you may need something different if you have say an American Standard or some other Tele with a modern bridge.


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Post subject: Re: ANYONE KNOW HOW TO INSTALL A TREMOLO ON A TELE?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:00 pm
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I have a Standard Tele. (I also have an old one from the early 70's, which I won't touch).

I'm still a bit confused as to where the tremolo is installed in connection with the strings? Any suggestions?


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Post subject: Re: ANYONE KNOW HOW TO INSTALL A TREMOLO ON A TELE?
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:24 pm
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John C
I have a Standard Tele. (I also have an old one from the early 70's, which I won't touch).

I'm still a bit confused as to where the tremolo is installed in connection with the strings? Any suggestions?


You bought the wrong tremolo. You should have bought this one:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... dy-guitars

It would have come with these instructions:

http://www.bigsby.com/installation/docs ... im8%2CDX-2

Hopefully you can return the one you bought.

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