Tremel-no opinions

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I am considering a tremel-no for the So-Cal any opinions on installing and using this product?
 
I have it on one of my guitars. I usually set it for dive only in case I break a string It will stay in tune and so it doesn't go sharp resting my hand on the bridge.Sometimes I totally lock it. It works well. If I had to do it again I would probably just buy a trem stop because thats mostly what I use it for. I have a trem stop on my Charvel and it works fine. It depends on what you want it for. It works as advertised though.

I may try this on one of my beaters -
http://www.lonephantom.com/2012/02/the- ... o-stopper/
 
I've never tried one, but it looks like trouble to me, looks finicky.

I use the simple screw type of tremstop, it's cheap, it works, and easy to remove or disengage.
 
I had 'em in a couple of guitars because I liked the idea and they were always extremely finicky. When they work, they are nice, but I found they didn't work too often...

Steve
 
I have one on my suhr and like it, although I have some complaints about the set screws becoming loose and sometimes falling out.

There are some other options out there I believe, although I have not researched them deeply.

http://www.super-vee.com/technology.html
 
My cousin got these for his S series guitars. He loves them. Said installation was super easy.
 
The install is easy, but the performance isn't that great if you use the bar a lot. As advertised, it's nice for Drop D changes or dive bomb. The problem is even after tweaking the adjustments, it does effect the way the bridge floats, as it moves along the tremel-no shaft. So if you are doing flutters, it pretty much nulls those out. The second problem is that it can only be installed in the second to top spring position, or middle, so you have a lopsided spring tension, one spring on top, two or three on the bottom: vs the typical three or V spring positions. Lastly, the screws come out often and you forget that you have locked it, so you end up using the bar and it puts pressure on the shaft, which then makes the shaft no longer straight.

I still have it on the two guitars that I've installed them on, because I do switch to drop d occasionally, but it isn't a great solution.
 
It works-ish. It's not entirely stable when locked IME and can be a bit finicky. But it is handy for certain things. I wouldn't necessarily avoid them, but it really depends on your intended use.
 
I generally don't dive ofter it is more for keeping the bridge flush and quick string changes and setups
 
8len8":3mpcvops said:
Worked well when I had one a few years ago.
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I saw a web page today that had a gate barrel hinge mounted it looked pretty solid
 
Did not care for it. Even if it works it will change the way your guitar sounds which i hated.
 
I've tried them and didn't care for them at all. I personally wouldn't use another but you may have better luck.
 
Had one installed on my Suhr Modern when it arrived...first thing I modified on that guitar...I took it off.
 
gtrplr71":27oyt2zw said:
8len8":27oyt2zw said:
Worked well when I had one a few years ago.
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I saw a web page today that had a gate barrel hinge mounted it looked pretty solid
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I had a link to that in my first post. ;)
 

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I've been happy with the couple I've had, and didn't find them to be finicky at all actually. Admittedly though, I primarily had them locked down.
 
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