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Post by cedarchoper58 on May 26, 2023 12:07:40 GMT -5
How many do you have on yours and why? thks
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 26, 2023 12:50:25 GMT -5
Three work best for me these days, feel and tension. I'm between 9.5 and 10 guage these days. When I used 11's I used 4 springs. On one parts Strat I just can't get the guitar to return to pitch and decided the problem is related to improperly drilled holes for the bridge plate. So that one is decked with 5 springs.
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Post by Leftee on May 26, 2023 12:50:55 GMT -5
3 and I use .008s and the trem is decked so I can’t pull up, only a little down-wiggle action.
It feels right to me.
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Post by DrKev on May 26, 2023 14:11:48 GMT -5
3 springs floating Jeff Beck style with 9-42
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Post by leftrightout on May 26, 2023 16:45:13 GMT -5
depends one i have floating with 3 another its decked with 4 another another one is also floating with 4 i while another is decked with 3 some have 9.5 strings and others have 10.5 strings just depends on what i'm trying to play or sound i'm trying to achieve and how the guitar feels overall
or i have no idea and learned to adapt and try to play anything except maybe a big body guitar with a bigsby and a floyd I just don't need a headache)
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Post by reverendrob on May 26, 2023 18:29:32 GMT -5
It came with three, it works. I generally don't do much trem on a Strat anyway - vastly prefer the Jag or Jazzmaster for that.
But with 3 it stays in tune well enough, does warbly crap, and sounds like a Strat.
But I'm not hero tone chasing either.
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Post by Pinetree on May 26, 2023 19:14:07 GMT -5
Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three.
Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three.
Five is right out.
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Post by Leftee on May 26, 2023 20:28:24 GMT -5
^
Best
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Ever
On this subject.
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Post by reverendrob on May 26, 2023 21:51:02 GMT -5
Just don't be THIS guy. (legit came across my desk at the gun shop - I was the guy guy on any pawns/purchase of guitar stuff)  |
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Post by markfromhawaii on May 27, 2023 12:10:32 GMT -5
Best floating trem system for Strats I’ve come across is the VegaTrem. Two springs.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on May 27, 2023 13:28:41 GMT -5
Best floating trem system for Strats I’ve come across is the VegaTrem. Two springs. Did that start on Kickstarter? I vaguely remember something like that there years ago.
Hard to tell from the pictures - a lot of the fancier, newer trems suffer from being too low mass (Wilkinson among them), but this looks better?
For the springs - quality of the spring is bigger than quantity. A lot of times when people are adding extra springs it is just because some are worn and don't have much more pull than rubber bands. Swapping out for new springs helps a lot, and you can get away with 3 just fine for most gauges. If you have a free spring in your hand, you can bend it sideways with your fingers. It should have some snap. Worn ones are a little more squishy. I mentioned this a while ago and someone (maybe it was Mark?) linked to a site that had fancier springs that were gauged for feel - interesting idea, but I haven't tried them.
(Also very bothered that the "artists" section for the VegaTrem has someone going by the name "Gizz Butt". See, this is why I listen to music from Japan.)
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Post by markfromhawaii on May 28, 2023 0:40:49 GMT -5
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Post by RogerD on May 28, 2023 10:08:31 GMT -5
3 springs floating Jeff Beck style with 9-42 Ditto for me. |
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Post by Mike the marksman on May 30, 2023 7:35:39 GMT -5
I like 4. 3 is too loose, 5 is too stiff.
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Post by LeftyMeister on Jun 12, 2023 9:25:19 GMT -5
I didn't see an option for zero. I've always blocked the trem.
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Post by Leftee on Jun 12, 2023 9:26:39 GMT -5
I do like a hardtail Strat.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jun 12, 2023 12:15:50 GMT -5
I do like a hardtail Strat. I've only had one hardtail Strat, mid/late 70s. Definitely a different beast. It was actually my first or 2nd pickup swap, Dimarzios I think. It played like a pig (probably just needed a setup) but sounded really good. The Strat I just decked with 5 springs is fastened down to allow zero movement. I also muted the springs with some foam, just because. I've never actually blocked one before. |
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Post by Leftee on Jun 12, 2023 13:12:14 GMT -5
I've got 2 Strat builds that are hardtails - but they're both Abbey-normal. This one is H/H with a volume control for each pickup - no tone controls.
And this one is the Strat you can smuggle in to your ZZ Top tribute band gig. SD Red Devils and 24.75" scale mahogany neck.
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Post by Dave on Jun 30, 2023 20:00:20 GMT -5
One that floats with three in an arrow config and one decked with all five, but adjusted to easily dive.
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