New Strat style Tremolo bridge that bends chords in tune

[Deleted member 8175]

 

[stephen sawall]

Almost sounds like slide guitar.

 

[7704A]

The relevant patent, I believe: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8294011B2/en

 

[Bardagh]

Well it looks like a weird ufo or something, so I would only put it on a modern looking strat, but it certainly seems to function a lot better. I have a Vega Trem on a strat and it’s pretty impressive too but it has the same issues with set up as a floyd rose.

For the most part I don’t need the trem on a traditional strat to do crazy stuff, so as long as it is set up well and points of contact are lubed up tuning stability isn’t much of a problem. I also think we’re all used to the imperfect sound of chords being given a little vibrato from an old 6 screw strat bridge, so this bridge almost sounds a little weird, like using that digitech whammy pedal or something.

 

[Music&Chaos]

Looks kinda goofy but has a good sound and I think it would be fun to play with.

 

[NorCal_Val]

Sounds just like the Trans-trem on my Klein

 

[analogsystem]

Very interesting design. I wonder if it’s capable of bar flutters like a floyd or well setup 2 point trem. Also curious how string bends affect the other strings. I like to to play a chord and bend one string a half or whole step to sound like a pedal steel and it’s much easier to accomplish on my guitars with fixed bridges

 

[Ben Waylin]

Looks like an EverTune-style mechanism with the addition of a whammy bar.

 

[skoora]

Sounds just like the Trans-trem on my Klein

I personally identify as a Kahler.

 

[skoora]

I also think we’re all used to the imperfect sound of chords being given a little vibrato from an old 6 screw strat bridge, so this bridge almost sounds a little weird, like using that digitech whammy pedal or something.

Big time this. Some things are not meant to be perfect to be the most effective in what moves us from an artistic perspective. I hated the sound of it being so uniform. This trem would have ruined Jeff Beck’s music.

 

[technomancer]

Appears to only currently be purchasable on one of his $6k strats...

 

[thegame]

Big time this. Some things are not meant to be perfect to be the most effective in what moves us from an artistic perspective. I hated the sound of it being so uniform. This trem would have ruined Jeff Beck’s music.

Doubtful. He would have added one to his arsenal and thought of new ways to use it that no one else could.

 

[skoora]

Doubtful. He would have added one to his arsenal and thought of new ways to use it that no one else could.

Doubtful. He had 30 years of access to a Digitech Whammy and never used one that I'm aware of..?

 

[thegame]

Doubtful. He had 30 years of access to a Digitech Whammy and never used one that I'm aware of..?

That's because the Digitech Whammy sounds like an Eventide getting anally raped by a kazoo.

 

[rsm]

anyone try a Sophia floating trem?




https://sophiatremolos.com/