bridges

[bf0502tr]

hey guys anyone can explain how a locking tremolo works as opposed to a non locking one on a floyd rose bridge? thx

 

[VidaK]

A locking tremolo allows you to do Dimebag-type squeals/dive bombs/horse noises etc, and the disadvantage is that if you have a bad one, it'll go out of tune.

A non locking tremolo will simply go out of tune when you use it. And you are much likelier to have a broken guitar neck prematuredly.

If you don't get a tremolo, you'll probably get a fixed bridge of some description. These tend to have better sustain, as well. You won't be able to do any whammy-tricks, though.

If you are not going to use one, its better not to get one, to be honest (particularly for double-locking types, which involve more complicated stringing and tuning... it does involve more work).

 

[bf0502tr]

oh ok thx dood

 

[subversion]

A locking tremolo allows you to do Dimebag-type squeals/dive bombs/horse noises etc, and the disadvantage is that if you have a bad one, it'll go out of tune.

you can also execute the Dimebag trickery with a non-locking unit; it's a matter of how a whammy-able bridge is set up.

'locking' does not refer to what the bridge can do but rather, a reference to the mechanism which locks the strings to the saddles (there are other locking parts in other bridges, of course).

by the way, it's vibrato, not tremolo: http://theguitaraddict.blogspot.com/2008/10/em-vibrato-or-tremolo.html