Anyone have a go at the Vega Trem?

[Devin]

Weirdest one I've seen lately is the "Coherent Sound In Light" brand..

That's almost as good a name as the legendary Rhythm In Jump Dancing Close To You tremolo

 

[PDC]

Great looking Bee. I'm in the process of building one for my channel as we speak. I've been on the fence about which trem system to use...and after hearing about your experience I will definitely check the fitment of the trems in my current stash before proceeding with the next stage in the painting process!

My Bee has an Earvana compensated nut and Hipshot staggered locking tuners with no string tree. I will say, it literally holds tune as well as any of my locking Floyd guitars. The tuning stability is incredible. This is its twin:

 

[thegame]

I guess this never took off:

 

[coffeedrinker71]

My Bee has an Earvana compensated nut and Hipshot staggered locking tuners with no string tree. I will say, it literally holds tune as well as any of my locking Floyd guitars. The tuning stability is incredible. This is its twin:

That looks killer. Now you have me wanting to try a NFT Floyd on the Bee!!! Problem is, I already have a neck with a Floyd shelf...so I'd have to find/order a new neck.

 

[tonedog]

LOVE the Vega Trem!!!

 

[Bardagh]

I've been trying out the Vega trem on a partscaster for a couple weeks now and I find it to be a mixed bag. On one hand it is pretty incredible how stable it is with almost Floyd Rose levels of pull and dive once you get it balanced, but for me personally I find the balancing part to be a bit of a pain in the ass. I find that any degree of stretch still left in the strings causes annoying instability, as just like with a FR before you've locked down the nut, any turn of a tuning peg sets all the other strings a bit out of whack. I do not find locking tuners to be quite as stabilizing as a locking nut.

I'm impressed with a lot of things about it. It sounds better than I thought it would, given its limited body contact. It holds up to my palm muting and everything without easily being pushed off pitch. For the most part it returns to pitch remarkably well. I think I will probably end up replacing it with a plain old Wilkinson WV6 or something though.

 

[Hail Satin]

Been using a vega trem on my partscaster for about a year and a half now.

On the plus side: incredible touch sensitivity and response. Perceived deeper bass response on
my swamp ash strat and stays in tune really well (see cons)

Cons: the nut really has to be cut smooth to insure that the strings do not bind (I know that
this is a given...) I had a burr in the nut slot that would cause my B string to go sharp. Post
sanding no other tuning issues.

Overall more than satisfied and if I build another frankenstrat I won't hesitate to purchase
another one.

 

[Wayniac3]

Is it effortless down and up? My Wilkie is pretty good but still takes a bit of effort to move it vs a nice easy floyd. I'm intrigued though. Will be interested in your thoughts once you get it installed.

It's been awesome. Similar to Hail Satin's comments above, once you get it set up, it's great.
Mine has been super stable.
You can pull up, get everything from subtle vibrato, to "warbles' or cricket chirps, and it drops the strings TOTALLY slack.

 

[jabps]

Is it effortless down and up?

Yes. Smoothest trem I've ever tried. Even smoother than the floating stock PRS trems on my Tremonti's.