Originally posted by Nitro Express
I always liked the look of Bigbsy's but yeah too many friction points to stay in tune well. Yup vibrato is the correct term but Leo Fender used the term tremelo for some reason and it stuck.
Some original Fender whammy bridges stay in tune amazingly well and others don't. I have found using the Fender "bullet" strings help. Also the nut has to be cut correctly and the string retainers can't put too much tension on the strings. You also have to play the whammy bar like it's an instrument in itself, you kind of have to jerk it back to nuetral. It's not really a trem designed to go ape shit wild with. There deffinately is a place for locking trems for sure. I love the Floyd Rose as well, especially an original German made one. Not the Asian shit they are selling now.
I always liked the look of Bigbsy's but yeah too many friction points to stay in tune well. Yup vibrato is the correct term but Leo Fender used the term tremelo for some reason and it stuck.
Some original Fender whammy bridges stay in tune amazingly well and others don't. I have found using the Fender "bullet" strings help. Also the nut has to be cut correctly and the string retainers can't put too much tension on the strings. You also have to play the whammy bar like it's an instrument in itself, you kind of have to jerk it back to nuetral. It's not really a trem designed to go ape shit wild with. There deffinately is a place for locking trems for sure. I love the Floyd Rose as well, especially an original German made one. Not the Asian shit they are selling now.
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