Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: MDV on May 05, 2006, 12:34:05 PM
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The mythical trem stopper sees the light of day.
Ordered one to test. Will get another if it meets with my approval.
http://www.tremol-no.com/default.asp
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Mmm.. looks interesting- might have to order one too!
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Very interesting indeed. I usually install the Hipshot Tremsetter. Let us know how good this new device is.
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cool - it took its time!
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Please let us know what you think of it when you can, i was tempted to get one.
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Please let us know what you think of it when you can, i was tempted to get one.
word.
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ditto the above.
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It wont arrive for a couple of weeks, but sure, I'll tell you all what I think.
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hey thats weird - i JUST finished reading an email from Kevan telling me it's out!
I'm so excited, hehe. Kev's a great guy and I'm convinced he's gonna make a LOT of money with this - its one of those "why didn't i patent that?" inventions!
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the trem setter does the same thing but leaves ur guitar floating? at all times, im afraid this tremel-no isnt quite as cool in my opinion.
i've got tremsetters on my guitars and they do the same job but more versitile and on the fly.
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^yeah, but doesn't the tremsetter affect the feel of the trem?
this one shouldn't, because there aren't any springs in it.
Of course, I agree that it's not perfect...
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Tremsetter avantage: you can drop tune and stay floating.
Can it absorb a string break? I doubt it, but I've never tried one.
The tremolno doesnt need any alteration to the guitar. Its a straight swap for the spring claw. No drills :D. It will take a string break if locked, but not in floating, obviously.
And as dave says, it doesnt change the feel of the trem. Thats a good or bad thing depending how you look at it, I suppose.
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^exactly.
It's a bad thing for me, because I like my trems to be uber-responsive, but obviously for someone else, mightn't be such a big deal...
for me, if it does what it says on the tin, it's probably as close to perfect as I could get, without affecting the trem feel.
:D
EDIT: i think i've heard that the tremsetter can absorb a string break, mark, but again I've never tried one, so you'd need to get someone like james or cattivo to say for certain.
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In my experience tremsetters don't like string breakages. I was never keen on the feel either so took it off in the end!
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^ i guess there's your answer, mark!
:D
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14 years of playing, never broke a string whilst playing only tuning or restringing, so wudnt know
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14 years of playing, never broke a string whilst playing only tuning or restringing, so wudnt know
Wow, I never understand how people do that! I dont know if I just pick too hard or what but I break strings very often, or used to before I got graphtech saddles which are awesome by the way :D
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The only time I've broken strings while playing was when I was just starting and I'm pretty sure I was tuned waaay sharp. I've broken strings before I learned to take my time restringing, and I broke one stretching it which was infuriating! :evil: But I really dig in on occasion and nothing breaks, it all holds up.
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14 years of playing, never broke a string whilst playing only tuning or restringing, so wudnt know
that's insane.
:lol:
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Well folks, its arrived, its in, and it does exactly what it says on the tin. No complaints here.
It has to be said that I got it as a trem setter: my two favourite guitars have my least favourite bit guitar kit on them.....I got it to fix that. It does. I havent and likely wont use it to switch between fixed and floating.
However, as long as the travel of the bit thats attached to the trem is straight down the littel rod that attaches to the claw, and you have a decent stable trem, I really cant see how this thing can fail you. Its a very simple, solid bit of kit.
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And they can be used to open beer bottles as well!
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quite expensive for a bottle opener £45 :P
if i get my custom jem build on the go ill get one of those installed.
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Seeing as this got ressurected, heres an update:
Test 1. My jackson, fully locked with a TN and set up in C# can be tuned up to E without any trouble (bar the 11-60s giving my forearms a workout :lol: ).
Test 2. in restringing I tested the resistance to string breakage by taking off one string and leaving the rest. The remaining five didnt budge a hertz. You can break a string on this thing and not bat an eyelid.
Test 3. Same as test 2 but with only the raise-block engaged (i.e. trem can dive but not raise). Same result.
Only thing is, you better hope that doesnt happen when you have it floating.
If you're a sporadic and un-predicatable trem user, its not for you. If you know when youre going to use it and mostly dont, its A MUST.
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I have a Tremol-No fitted on my 1957 Reissue MIJ Fender Strat and it's every bit as good as it claims to be, so easy to fit, takes about 10 minutes and works a treat at blocking off the trem for ultimate tuning stability.
Worth £35-40 of anyones money.