Unique trem. Impressive

[sandman]

 

[Monkey Man]

As is often the case when it comes to new ideas, one might find one's self wondering why nobody has done this before.

I'm assuming nobody has. Not in a commercial sense at any rate.

 

[thegame]

Setting up and maintaining this trem looks like a piece of cake. Please settle in and get acquainted with the 30 page manual:

https://maytrem.com/.cm4all/uproc.php/0/MayTrem Manual English 2.7.pdf?cdp=a&_=1994c270a38

 

[sandman]

Setting up and maintaining this trem looks like a piece of cake. Please settle in and get acquainted with the 30 page manual:

https://maytrem.com/.cm4all/uproc.php/0/MayTrem Manual English 2.7.pdf?cdp=a&_=1994c270a38

But once you choose how you want to set it up then spend the time with it then you should be good to go

 

[MadAsAHatter]

Just what I've always wanted, an overcomplicated Kahler trem.

 

[DrewJD82]

I know Vai was trying to get something that does exactly this thing for quite a while and I want to say he eventually did get a hold of something that did it. He discusses/demos what he wants to do with it halfway into this vid, I want to say by the time he recorded the song he had something other than the Edge trem.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

He could have saved me 20 minutes of my life by starting with the price. $600 lol.

 

[7704A]

As is often the case when it comes to new ideas, one might find one's self wondering why nobody has done this before.

I'm assuming nobody has. Not in a commercial sense at any rate.

There's the RickToone tremolo, which has an individual cam per string so everything stays in tune, but it looks like it's only available for volume licensing and not as an after-market parts purchase. I don't think it can do all the fancy stuff this one does, just the relative pitch preservation.

 

[thegame]

But once you choose how you want to set it up then spend the time with it then you should be good to go

I really hope so as I’m very intrigued by it and by no means am I writing it off. But as this design has far more moving parts than other tremolos I’m concerned that it may work great for a few years until wear and tear affects performance, possibly to a higher degree than with simpler trems. I’ve read too many accounts on how Kahlers are more susceptible to wear and aging than Floyds, especially concerning but not limited to the roller saddles and the need for regularly oiling and cleaning the cam shaft assembly, etc.

 

[SonVolt]

It's ugly. It'll never catch on.

 

[japetus]

People tend to comment on the aesthetics of it, but I could see it being very useful in a studio setting

 

[rsm]

I'm at the point now where I've dealt with enough FR trems that I can get them setup quick enough; and once done for my string brand/gauge, it's fast enough. I have a process that works well enough for me.

Any new trem would have to be much easier; and drop in / quick swap replacement for an FR.

 

[sandman]

I'm at the point now where I've dealt with enough FR trems that I can get them setup quick enough; and once done for my string brand/gauge, it's fast enough. I have a process that works well enough for me.

Any new trem would have to be much easier; and drop in / quick swap replacement for an FR.

Yea FR is easy. Even full floating. This new trem does look complicated but it does stuff FR cant so its intriguing.

 

[Jack Luminous]

I may need to buy this.

 

[Dan Gleesak]

I could see this being a gamechanger for some people