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VonBonfire
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I notice all the core models seem to have trems with a brass block in them.
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Kelly
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Brass blocks, brass saddles, and brass saddle screws.
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VonBonfire
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It def wouldn't be cheap to convert an SE model....they want quite a bit of dough for the big daddy usa bridge assembly, never mind the tuners. The thought had crossed my mind though....
heath
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The Gotoh Vintage-Style that Xotic uses on the XSC1 models are excellent. I liked the on my Xotic so much I picked up a used one for a evh franky style build for about $85. They use the raw vintage saddles and the Gotoh bridge.
johnny q
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Yeah - I have read so many comments about how the Callaham bridge either does not impart anything to the sound of the guitar, or affects it favorably. This was NOT my experience, the change in sound was not subtle and not in a good way.
PDC
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I cannot recommend the Wudtone Tremolo highly enough for tone and tuning stability from a traditional 'looking' 6-screw trem.
There is a video on the page that I have linked that demonstrates the pivot mechanism far more clearly than I could describe. The screw holes in the baseplate are beveled above / behind the screw head and below / in front of the screw shaft so the bridge truly does pivot against the mounting screws like a single knife edge, rather than slide up and down the shaft of the screw like a stock Fender unit.
I have 3 of these in service right now and the tuning stability is nothing short of incredible. And they look like a bone stock OG Fender trem. And I do believe they transfer more vibration than a 2-post that is riding on a pair of small knife edges.
https://www.wudtone.com/wudtone-hardware/
There is a video on the page that I have linked that demonstrates the pivot mechanism far more clearly than I could describe. The screw holes in the baseplate are beveled above / behind the screw head and below / in front of the screw shaft so the bridge truly does pivot against the mounting screws like a single knife edge, rather than slide up and down the shaft of the screw like a stock Fender unit.
I have 3 of these in service right now and the tuning stability is nothing short of incredible. And they look like a bone stock OG Fender trem. And I do believe they transfer more vibration than a 2-post that is riding on a pair of small knife edges.
https://www.wudtone.com/wudtone-hardware/
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