Kahler - tone suckers or bad luck?

[Will]

is there any solution to that problem with kahlers where left hand bends send the guitar slightly out of tune until you use the bar?

I've heard it's something to do with the lack of locking at the bridge end but I could be talking rubbish

I have had issues with the Flyer I used, but since its been upgraded to a Pro series (80s still) the tuning is far better.
I am guessing mine is in the 'set up well camp' due it having a holiday in Croydon. Really quite pleased with it.

[MDV]

So,

Some are, some arent, if you put them on well they're fine, some of the cheaper ones are better, all of them are improved with correct setup (what isnt?), it all makes perfect sense.

No, really, it does. It just isnt as simple an answer as I was looking for :lol:

Cheers folks. I eagerly await the opportunity to play a suitable type of kahler installed and set up correctly on a suitable guitar :D

[darkbluemurder]

It is now quite some time ago that I owned a Kahler trem equipped guitar. It was LP jr. shaped with a maple top and mahogany neck, had two OBL 450 single coils in middle and neck and a Gibson Dirty Finger at the bridge. I tuned down half a step. This guitar did not sound thin although the sustain was not good in the higher registers. The reason I sold this guitar was that it constantly went out of tune after left hand bends unless I pushed the bar down.

A Wilkinson or Gotoh 2 post non-locking trem is all I need but my favorite locking trem is the Floyd.

Cheers Stephan

[Bob Johnson]

So,

 some of the cheaper ones are better,

 I don't think that is true!  :) (BJ Edit)

Cheers folks. I eagerly await the opportunity to play a suitable type of kahler installed and set up correctly on a suitable guitar :D

I'll be building a few guitars with Kahler trems shortly so you might like to review one of them for me

[MDV]

So,

 some of the cheaper ones are better,

 I don't think that is true!  :) (BJ Edit)

Cheers folks. I eagerly await the opportunity to play a suitable type of kahler installed and set up correctly on a suitable guitar :D

I'll be building a few guitars with Kahler trems shortly so you might like to review one of them for me

Would love to!