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  • Bass with a tremolo?

    Especially an FR? Never heard of one. Do they make them?

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    Re: Bass with a tremolo?

    Not a floyd but I am certain I seen Dave La Rue use a trem on his bass.
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      Re: Bass with a tremolo?

      Nice. Good to know! You have a vid?

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        Re: Bass with a tremolo?

        Kahler makes a bass trem. Les Claypool uses it often, perhaps most notably on Jon the Fisherman.
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        • #5
          Re: Bass with a tremolo?

          Kahler makes them. Fender VI's have them too. (But they're technically vibratos, not tremolos. )
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              Re: Bass with a tremolo?

              Thanks gentlemen!! And that video is awesome. At first I was like, "huh", and then I was like, "wow".

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              • #8
                Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                My first thought was that an unlocking nut would cause it to go outta tune. I guess the guy in the video has his setup really well....like a perfectly cut and polished nut.
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                • #9
                  Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                  Les Claypool is probably the most well known player to use a bass tremolo. He uses Kahler Models.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                    Steinberger also makes a transposing bass tremolo.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                      Hipshot makes a vibrato bridge for bass too.

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                        Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                        The bass column in Premier Guitar has been about vibrato bridge for the last month or so.
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                        • #13
                          Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                          Originally posted by ItsaBass View Post
                          (But they're technically vibratos, not tremolos.)
                          Yes, but it's Leo Fender's mistake.

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                            Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                            There was a guy in my class at B.I.T. that had a bass with a tremolo.

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                              Re: Bass with a tremolo?

                              Washburn made a bass with a whammy bar a while ago. I think it was a Bantam. It didn't have a locking nut, but it had fine tuners.
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