HIPSHOT TREM-SETTER
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pooo
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There's a little bit of drilling to do as part of the installation. I'm in the midst of having it installed in my Ibanez RG1527 at Guitar Workshop, should be ready soon. I got mine off luthermusic's classified ads. If i'm not mistaken Guitar Workshop or Guitar Connection should be able to get them for you if you're really interested.
You might want to read up more on the tremsetters and similiar systems, and weight the costs carefully.
I don't support such systems because it defeats the purpose of a floating trem IMO.
There will be drilling and stuff... more (note, more not total) stability when doing double stops but at the cost of a stiffer trem feel.
I don't support such systems because it defeats the purpose of a floating trem IMO.
There will be drilling and stuff... more (note, more not total) stability when doing double stops but at the cost of a stiffer trem feel.
From what i read and know, Yngwie uses it also. Quite weird when he goes frenzy with his whammy bar on his strat with a fixed bridge with No locking. His tune stays back and he could like continue playing for the rest of the show w/o tuning back.I tot of fixing mine too on my ibanez Fixed bridge. At least i can use my whammy bar again. Hehe. 
WiZaRd said:From what i read and know, Yngwie uses it also. Quite weird when he goes frenzy with his whammy bar on his strat with a fixed bridge with No locking. His tune stays back and he could like continue playing for the rest of the show w/o tuning back.I tot of fixing mine too on my ibanez Fixed bridge. At least i can use my whammy bar again. Hehe.
You have an Ibanez Fixed bridge??? So what whammy is there?
Btw, note that the tremsetter doesn't necessarily improve tuning stability, it just makes it harder to go out of tune like if you had 5 springs on the back of a guitat strung with .10s. It has more to do with your trem system... The main improvements the tremsetter boasts of is that your other strings will stay in tune better when you bend a string so your double stops will sound more accurate. If you snap a string, your strings should still be in tune relative to each other. Note that its doesn't get rid of the above mentioned "problems" that floating trem users have but just improves upon it.
If you want to get rid of them, get a tremol-no. Do a google for it.
Well, to start off, you have a very bad trem. Even if you were to put in a tremsetter, the low quality of your trem will still make your tuning run... although the tremsetter might help a bit.
Anyway, there are many things you can do right now to try and improve the trem performance. Like lubricating your nut... rub some pencil lead into the nut, that could help.
Anyway, there are many things you can do right now to try and improve the trem performance. Like lubricating your nut... rub some pencil lead into the nut, that could help.
jeremyrozario
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i always find that on a trem equiped guitar, dat a way to help improve the tuning, is to juz go crazy on the tremolo bar, den re-tune, an do this a few times, after a while, the springs will settle, the loops around the tuning posts will be tighter, and overall the guitar tends to stay more in-tune
penta-tonic
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erm. dude u got the meaning of fixed bridge wrong already. think wat u mean is vintage tremolo. a fixed bridge is wat gibson is using or a bridge which does not move.
I read that Vai uses it too.
Yeah, i too tune the strings, then do crazy whammy stuff, then retune for a few times... it does help for me
But im think more for tuning purpose and esp changing strings wld be easier. something like the effect of the new whammy bridge on Ibanez S series, zero something if im right
I refer to HIPSHOT tremsetter. The one that allows u to continue using the whammy bar, just that it will always return to the same position, something like the effect of the new whammy bridge on Ibanez S series, zero something if im right
NOT THE KRAMMER TREMSETTER, which eliminates the whammy effect by setting the bridge fixed.
Well, im abit lazy to have to spend at least 20 mins needing to change strings and tune it...
Yeah, i too tune the strings, then do crazy whammy stuff, then retune for a few times... it does help for me
But im think more for tuning purpose and esp changing strings wld be easier. something like the effect of the new whammy bridge on Ibanez S series, zero something if im right
I refer to HIPSHOT tremsetter. The one that allows u to continue using the whammy bar, just that it will always return to the same position, something like the effect of the new whammy bridge on Ibanez S series, zero something if im right
NOT THE KRAMMER TREMSETTER, which eliminates the whammy effect by setting the bridge fixed.
Well, im abit lazy to have to spend at least 20 mins needing to change strings and tune it...
pooo
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Vai uses the Ibanez Backstop device, which hasn't been in production for a long time now 
Supposedly much smoother than a Hipshot tremsetter, with relatively the same functions.
Wizard: To help with tuning, maybe on top of lubricating the nut and installing a tremsetter, you could also install locking tuners?
Supposedly much smoother than a Hipshot tremsetter, with relatively the same functions.Wizard: To help with tuning, maybe on top of lubricating the nut and installing a tremsetter, you could also install locking tuners?
hmm locking tuners.. oh ya sorry by bad.i meant STANDARD/VINTAGE bridge. umm locking tuners..abit of hassle heh.I have to file off a bit part of my 1st fret am i right? And i find it abit funnie with locking tuners on a standard bridge guitar. The problem now is I can't use it at all. Even When i depress my whammy a lil, the tuning runs. I'm currently using 3 HARD springs Converging(i dunno how to describe) position at the back. Its kinda hard and needs extra force to wham the whammy. I decided to take it off and not use it.
pooo
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WiZaRd said:hmm locking tuners.. oh ya sorry by bad.i meant STANDARD/VINTAGE bridge. umm locking tuners..abit of hassle heh.I have to file off a bit part of my 1st fret am i right? And i find it abit funnie with locking tuners on a standard bridge guitar. The problem now is I can't use it at all. Even When i depress my whammy a lil, the tuning runs. I'm currently using 3 HARD springs Converging(i dunno how to describe) position at the back. Its kinda hard and needs extra force to wham the whammy. I decided to take it off and not use it.
No, locking tuners are like, direct replacements for your tuners. What you are describing are locking nuts.
Here's a link to an example of what i'm talking about:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_solid_peghead/Schaller_Locking_Guitar_Machines.html
Btw, I just got back my RG1527 with the tremsetter installed. GW put in 3 springs instead of the standard 2 because my springs weren't exactly the newest around. Ok, tension wise, it's definitely stiffer than before, but not really by a lot. Pull ups and divebombs are still achievable without too much effort. If it doesn't take that much effort to do so on a 7 stringer, i doubt it'd pose to be of a problem for anyone who would want to install them in 6 stringers.
Like Shredcow mentioned, it only helps return the bridge to perfect float. So if you break a string, tuning stability is there and you don't get the full effect of every other string running out of tune. Also, when restringing, you can't take off all the strings at once because it's not meant to work that way. Traditional floyd restringing methods will still be important.
