Can you put a hardtail bridge on a tremolo Strat?
Can you put a hardtail bridge on a tremolo Strat?
No you cant just screw a fixed bridge down in place of a trem. The screws go right where the gaping hole is and being a string thru there isnt any wood to mount the ferrules to. Best bet is find a trem and block it.
Can you replace a tremolo bridge with a fixed bridge?
Thanks! yeah you can, but depending on the tremolo type it could be quite a bit of work, if its a strat style floating bridge (which i doubt it is if its ibanez) you could just use a bridge block, but otherwise you’re looking at having to compleatly replace the wood that was routed out for the trem.
Which tremolo bridge is the best?
Best Strat Bridge Review
- Floyd Rose 711-1409A Rail Tail Tremolo — Best Tremolo Bridge for Strat.
- Fender American Series Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge.
- Gotoh Traditional Tremolo for Strat.
- Babicz Z Series 6 Hole Strat Tremolo Narrow Spacing.
- Callaham Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge — Best Strat Bridge Replacement.
Does Eric Clapton use a tremolo?
Speaking to Vintage Guitar in 2004, Lee Dickson, who has been Clapton’s guitar tech since 1979, said that while the guitarist doesn’t use a tremolo bar, he likes vibrato guitars, noting, “We block the vibrato behind the bridge and tighten up the (vibrato) springs, so it stays pretty solid.”
Can you get rid of Floyd Rose?
Unfortunately you can’t ‘remove’ the FR and replace it with anything. You could get a Luthier to remove it and then fill all the cavities with Wood Blanks and then fit a fixed Bridge but this would be too time consuming and prohibitively expensive!!!!
What is the best Stratocaster bridge?
What Are The Best Strat Bridges?
- OUR CHOICE. Wilkinson T-WVCS-C.
- Callaham Vintage S Model. The Callaham Vintage S Model Strat Bridge Assembly is the finest vintage style Strat bridge available.
- Vega-Trem VT2B. Stay in tune with extreme whammy bar abuse without modifications.
- Hipshot US Contour Tremolo Bridge.
What kind of tremolo does a Strat have?
The “Strat trem”, as it is often referred, requires that the strings be fed through a cavity (the “trem cavity”) in the back of the guitar body and features an integrated bridge system with six individually adjustable saddles, all of which work together—you could even say they are “synchronized”—to bend the pitch.
Should Strat bridges be flat?
Some players prefer to have the bridge sit flat on the body, for maximum vibration transfer and so that the guitar doesn’t go out of tune if a string breaks. Other players like the bridge just slightly off the body so that the arm can be used to make notes/chords slightly sharp and flat for vibrato.
Do Fender Strats have floating bridges?
The standard configuration for a Stratocaster is three springs with a slight float in the bridge. Watch the back of the bridge to make sure that the spring tension is enough to keep it tight to the body of the guitar.
Do you need a tremolo bridge for a Stratocaster?
Saddles and trem bar feel loose, the block is light and tuning stability is a major toss-up. Once you start getting into larger price discrepancies, you’ll see why the difference is so significant. As far as Stratocaster upgrades are concerned, the tremolo bridge is the second most common swap after the pickups.
What happens when you upgrade a Stratocaster bridge?
When a Strat bridge is upgraded, functionality is improved in several areas, but primarily the following two: A nicer bridge will usually help your Strat stay in tune, particularly in regards to using the tremolo bar. Combining a cheap bridge with any tremolo use, that isn’t extremely gentle, almost always ends in tuning headaches.
What kind of block does a Fender tremolo use?
This tremolo combines the most popular features of the prior Fender® designs taking advantage of their shared mounting pattern. Take your Kluson® tremolo to the next level with an optional aluminum or brass block.
When did the Kluson tremolo bridge come out?
The new Kluson® 2 Post Steel Block Tremolo is a contemporary tremolo bridge designed to directly replace the bridge systems for Fender® American Standard Series guitars from built from 1987 to 2016 or American Professional series guitars introduced in 2017.
