Tremsetter..WOW!!!
I've toyed with the idea of getting a tremsetter for my Floyd Rose for a long time now. Anyone who has a Floyd Rose knows the crap you have to endure just to set the intonation and then when the strings get a little bit old, the intonation goes for a dump. You can't even bend without the bridge wobbling. my B string would never set up perfect. I would tune it to a D chord and most of the chords would be alright but any of the scales past the 9th fret would be out on th B string. I wanted to dump this thing and get a solid bridge. I new of the Tremsetter but didn't exactly know much about them. I was getting anther set of strings yesterday with my buddy(our bass player). He was picking up a sweet new Trace Elliot 4x10 bass cab when I saw a Tremsetter under the glass display. I asked about it and was quickly convinced. Hell for $50 it is worth a shot. I installed it last night in about an hour. WOW WOW WOW.. I have a brand new guitar. No more bridge wobble, my B sting is no longer an issue. My intonation is good. Now I even have more sustain because the sound isn't decaying out in the springs out of the sustain block, it actually resonates down the Tremnsetter and into the body of the guitar now. I can't beleive that $50 bucks could make that much of a difference. My fine tuners are so resposive now it is ridiculous. I recommend this to anyone with a Floyd, or any kinda of tremolo style bridge. It makes a world of a difference.
M.R.
M.R.
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I have F/R on two of my git's, and I put the Tremsetter on one of them 'cuz of the very problems you described. It worked very well and did the things it was s'poseta, but it didn't completely take care of the problems. I ended up removing it, and bracing the bridge to solid, since I'm not a trem usin' guy. I gotta say, hardtail is the ONLY way to go, if you want solid tuning, perfect intonation, and sustain.
That said...if you're a trem person, you gotta put up with what comes with a trem. And a Tremsetter takes a big bite outta that. Rak on, M/R! 8)
That should have most of the details you need.
So I guess this is for when the springs are not bringin it back like they should.
Does anyone have any negative feedback on these?
Wog..I don't realy see a negative. you don't have to butcher your axe to install it and it returns your bridge to an exact zero everytime. No wobble when bending or double stops. The only thing that takes some getting use to is there is a little bump you'll feel in your trem when going from string lower to string raise. As you pass the \"Zero\" point you feel a bump, no big deal, and oh ya, the trem is a little bit stiffer. If you want to get rid of the all the issues with a floating set up, this is what you want...
M.R.
I noticed if I yank the trem around with the tuner it shows slight tuning changes. I know it didn't do that b4(when I first got this guitar)
I'm sure it will get worse so... I'll be giving it a try.
I'm using various trems {Strat} two hole stock, 6 hole, and two post Wilkensons. I do not have any problems , even with stock tuners. Almost all the songs on my site were played on my Strats, and they all stay in tune. {Although I'm not exactly the sharpest crayon in the box since I forget to tune before I start recording sometimes. } Like DUH.
I constantly use my vibrado {Don't know why Leo ever called it a Tremelo. A tremelo is a volume change, while a vibrado is a pitch change. Leo called the trem a vibrado, and the vibrado a trem..... go figure.}
I took 4 of the screws out of my 6 screw unit, put a couple of hardened screws in the end holes {with a small notch I made in them for the bridge to \"hook\"} and made sure the nut was not pinching the strings. To do that I simply put the screw body in a 1/4\" drill and held a hacksaw blade to it for a moment. No problems at all.
However, super dry weather does let strings hang sometimes. To fix that, I just wipe the strings with lemon oil at the nut. The slight lube job makes everything work flawllessly again. even with a stock plastic nut.
On my better axes I installed graphite composite nuts. I also use roller \"T\"s from Warmoth. With a good fit on the nut {a graphite if you're adventurous} and cheap roller \"T\"s everything stays in tune for me.
I also like to wiipe the fingerboard & neck with lemon oil when the neck seems a bit tacky. Ever try it? A little lemon oil on your fingerboard will turn a slow neck into a hot rod.
I like the idea of the trem setter, but there is a \"flat spot\" when you use them. Sometimes I hit my whammy so lightly that a trem setter would cause problems. I know of other peeps who love theirs. Happy guitar!!
It was a breeze to put in. I had to drill a small hole inside the back cavity for the tremsetter pole to pass feely.
After playing with it for a few days, I just didn't like it. It changed the feel of the tremolo. The flat spot is exactly right.
To make a long story short, I'm back to the stock spring setup. To others it may be a life saver, but I really didin't like the feel.