Bought a new MIM Strat and setup from store has the vintage style treolo bridge up off the body about 1/8 inch. Is this correct or should it be flush. I'm thinking it might be correct because I've read strat players say when you use the whammy bar you should pull back up on it to get it back in tune.
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
The 2 point trems on the MIAs should be 1/8" off the body at the trailing edge, the vintage style on the MIMs should be flush. If your nut is properly cut and polished, you shouldn't have to to much of anything to keep your Strat in tune.
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
I float mine to allow about 1/4 step bend up- this is with a vintage saddle. It works well, and stays in tune.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
Depends on what you want the trem to do, when they float they are good for making chord shimmers, classic Strat sound.
If you want more body to your sound flush it...and you can still make the chords shimmer but not as prominent as before, Gilmoure has his floating, Van Halen had his old ones flush, Jeff Becks is floating wildly...da man is insane
But he also uses rollernuts and locking tuners.
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
Originally posted by Robert S.The 2 point trems on the MIAs should be 1/8" off the body at the trailing edge, the vintage style on the MIMs should be flush. If your nut is properly cut and polished, you shouldn't have to to much of anything to keep your Strat in tune.
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Pros and Cons to both: IF the bridge is floating, if you rest your hand to agressivley on the bridge it will raise the pitch! If you break a string with a floating bridge you are dead! the guitar will go completley out of tune, regardless of any type of nut!
If the bridge is flush, you cannot raise the pitch by resting your hand on the bridge, and if you break a string you can at least get through the song! It will stay in tune. I prefer mine resting on the body(most of the time), and I use 5 springs!!! The bridge moves ONLY when I want it to! I do have One strat setup with it floating for certain tunes!"So you will never have to listen to Surf music again" James Marshall Hendrix
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Kent, they are different styles of bridge. The 2 point trem is meant to float a little and is sort of a cross between vintage and floyd. The vintage style are usually flush from the factory and I believe thats what fender recommends.
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
Originally posted by Robert S.Kent, they are different styles of bridge. The 2 point trem is meant to float a little and is sort of a cross between vintage and floyd. The vintage style are usually flush from the factory and I believe thats what fender recommends.
Of course you can do anything that works.::::To sound reinforcement engineer::::
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
Originally posted by BludavePros and Cons to both: IF the bridge is floating, if you rest your hand to agressivley on the bridge it will raise the pitch! If you break a string with a floating bridge you are dead! the guitar will go completley out of tune, regardless of any type of nut!
If the bridge is flush, you cannot raise the pitch by resting your hand on the bridge, and if you break a string you can at least get through the song! It will stay in tune. I prefer mine resting on the body(most of the time), and I use 5 springs!!! The bridge moves ONLY when I want it to! I do have One strat setup with it floating for certain tunes!::::To sound reinforcement engineer::::
... What? ... ::::snicker:::: ...Yes, ... Right, ...
Could we please have everything louder than everything else ? ...
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Re: STRAT OWNERS:Should my trem be flush against body?
Thanks for all the replys. I think I'm gonna leave it slightly floating like it is. Nice for vibrato and it seems to be staying in tune pretty well.
As a post script, it's funny how I've come full circle back to a Strat. I started about 15 years ago with a Harmony strat copy from JC Penney ( you can laugh), went to humbuckers and now I'm really liking the Strat's tone.Seymour Duncans I've owned: Dimebucker, '59n, '59b, PG+n, JB, Phat Cat, PGn, Custom, Seth Lover, '78.
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On all of my strats they are all flush against the body (that's just personal preference) and as they have vintage trems can be done this way. I have had them floating but loads of problems with tuning stability and breakages. I don't use the arm so it does not affect me. On my EC strat there are no springs attached to the trem block, just good old fashioned block of wood.
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The original fender patent drawing for the stratocaster tremolo has a profile drawing that shows it set on a slight angle for a floating operation. That's how strats were set up back in the day, and that's why new strats are set up floating from the factory. Guitar Player's 50th anniversary of the Strat issue from a few months ago has a picture of the drawing.
I set mine flat, personally. I use the bar quite a bit, too.Originally posted by Jolly...but then again, I'm so deaf I can't even hear myself fart.
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