Reply With QuoteNice install!
How is the tuning stability when you get on it??
Regular Fretter
Unusual trem mounted on my Reverend
Me, being the penny-pincher I am, searched high and low on the web for a low-priced trem unit. Eventually I hit onto a rare unit on eBay that apparently was distributed by the same company that are in charge of Aria guitars.
Six dollar later, hitting Home Depot for a spring and chromed steel rod (another $6), and here's the result:
The hardware store spring had to be cut around 1.25 coils down to fit well and provide the right amount of resistance. The trem arm is cut from steel rod, but I'm checking to get a Bigsby-style arm mounted on it.
How does it work? Flawlessly. Smooth, returns perfectly to pitch. Very nicely built unit, with no slop, heavy duty with good chrome plating.
I think I hit jackpot with this thing!
Play your guitar daily!
Regular Fretter
Nice install!
How is the tuning stability when you get on it??
Regular Fretter
Thanks man!
It stays in tune all the way, except that sometimes the B string goes a bit flat--I think it's the saddle. I'm gonna either polish those up or get a roller bridge, or s Compton bridge:
Play your guitar daily!
Valar Morghulis
Wow, looks fairly simple. I considered mounting one of these Les Trem's from StewMac, but it is a bit pricey.
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Bass Short Scale
Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
Regular Fretter
Hmmm.. I could put one on my Edwards Sykes LP...
no.. better not
I have an Ibanez with a Floyd for wang-barring
Bow
What are these strings for?
Regular Fretter
That's interesting. Could you please provide the ebay link for where you bought it.Originally Posted by kerc
Me, being the penny-pincher I am, searched high and low on the web for a low-priced trem unit. Eventually I hit onto a rare unit on eBay that apparently was distributed by the same company that are in charge of Aria guitars.
Six dollar later, hitting Home Depot for a spring and chromed steel rod (another $6), and here's the result:
The hardware store spring had to be cut around 1.25 coils down to fit well and provide the right amount of resistance. The trem arm is cut from steel rod, but I'm checking to get a Bigsby-style arm mounted on it.
How does it work? Flawlessly. Smooth, returns perfectly to pitch. Very nicely built unit, with no slop, heavy duty with good chrome plating.
I think I hit jackpot with this thing!
Thanks
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