Late 80’s USA pv tracer….

[JackBootedThug]

Hss with a kahler trem. Anyone owned or have any experience with them? Buddy is wanting to trade one and I have had a couple killer USA pv’s in the past….

 

[VonBonfire]

Sounds like a real Mississippi Metal Machine. What are you trading? Don't say "my MESA cab".....

 

[Devin]

There are several different versions of the Tracer; generally all good but I prefer the fancier ones

Kahler Spyder? I'd wanna make sure the trem is all in good working order - not sure how easy/expensive it is to find parts for those

 

[VonBonfire]

Kahler Spyder?

 

[Hamer95USA]

There are several different versions of the Tracer; generally all good but I prefer the fancier ones

Kahler Spyder? I'd wanna make sure the trem is all in good working order - not sure how easy/expensive it is to find parts for those

I have a Kahler Spyder tremolo bridge on my '87 Fender Japan Contemporary Strat. You can find parts for the Spyder tremolo bridge at Kahler USA:
Kahler USA fulcrum bridge

Or at Whammy Parts:
Kahler Spyder parts

 

[ChurchHill]

There are several different versions of the Tracer; generally all good but I prefer the fancier ones

Kahler Spyder? I'd wanna make sure the trem is all in good working order - not sure how easy/expensive it is to find parts for those

Kahler may have parts. They still have the complete bridges in stock according to their website.

https://kahlerusa.com/product/2700-series-fulcrum-tremolo-system/

As for the Tracer, I've never owned one but have had several friends who did. They seemed like great guitars to me and they were happy with them. I think the weakest parts was the pickups and electronics, but it's been a while and I could've just been being young and dumb. I seem to remember liking the neck, although it felt narrower than what I was used to at the time.