Why oh why is it so difficult to find a decently priced, HSS, hardtail guitar??

[dave_mc]

i thought charvel might offer something, but closest i can find is this
http://www.charvel.com/en-GB/guitars//search.php?partno=2927803899

that's what i was thinking of :)

They sound better than a Floyd though.  And they're not as ludicrously difficult to set up or re-string.

I dunno... they sound different from a strat trem. I love the sound of a strat trem, but if i were playing 80s rock and metal i'd probably prefer the sound of a floyd.

[Philly Q]

They sound better than a Floyd though.  And they're not as ludicrously difficult to set up or re-string.

I dunno... they sound different from a strat trem. I love the sound of a strat trem, but if i were playing 80s rock and metal i'd probably prefer the sound of a floyd.

Yeah, I'm just thinking of the way they affect the guitar's (acoustic) tone and sustain.  Performance-wise, I'm sure the Floyd delivers the goods.  If you like that sort of thing. 

[Loomer]

  If you like that sort of thing. 

...which I don't, really :D But it does look cool!

[Telerocker]

Most Musicman Silhouettes have a HSS-set up with a fixed bridge.

[Philly Q]

Most Musicman Silhouettes have a HSS-set up with a fixed bridge.

That's true - or rather it's an option, you can get them either hardtail or with a trem.

[HTH AMPS]

I've no idea how much this guitar cost, but I had an Ibanez Prestige in for some wiring repair recently and I was really impressed by the playability and also the tone of both the single coils and the humbucker.  Worth a look.

[HTH AMPS]

its a pity this isn't available in a hardtail and HSS format, it would've suited you down the the ground...



I'll get my coat...   :lol:

[Loomer]

MY EYES

THEY BURN

[Frank]

Buy a HSS strat and lock the trem down?

Works for me

[Loomer]

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I'm leaning towards that.

Either that or just going "Ah, $%&# it" and put Piledrivers in a Mexi-Tele!

[Madsakre]

Either that or just going "Ah, $%&# it" and put Piledrivers in a Mexi-Tele!

THIS!!!!

[Telerocker]

I must say the trem on my HSS American Series-strat is very stable. A good setup is worth the money.  :D

[darkbluemurder]

Buy a HSS strat and lock the trem down?

Works for me

For me, too - on the Frankenstrat with a single humbucker I just screwed the springs as far back as I could. That bridge moves nowhere.

Cheers Stephan

[dave_mc]

Yeah, I'm just thinking of the way they affect the guitar's (acoustic) tone and sustain.  Performance-wise, I'm sure the Floyd delivers the goods.  If you like that sort of thing. 

i was talking about the tone, too. Sometimes the bent steel saddle strat-style trems can sound a wee bit... wimpy, for want of a better word, if you're playing heavier stuff.

They sound awesome for more vintage tones, though, I'm not slagging them off or anything. There's an awesome sparkle off those strat-style trems. :)

perfomance-wise- yeah a (quality) floyd trem is just awesome. :lol:

[Frank]

Yeah, I'm just thinking of the way they affect the guitar's (acoustic) tone and sustain.  Performance-wise, I'm sure the Floyd delivers the goods.  If you like that sort of thing. 

The best mod I ever made to a strat was fitting heavy brass saddles. I couldn't believe the amount of improvement, I might hunt some down and fit them to my strats now.