Tremol-no users?

[alex1fly]

Intrigued by the Tremol-no. Any users out there happy with theirs?

Seems great, at face value, to be able to lock and float one's tremolo on the fly. But most of the reviews I've found have people simply using one mode - drop only or blocked - so of course it works great for that. I wouldn't want to do this, I'd want to swap about willy-nilly. Curious if the tuning changes as you swap locking modes.

[ehdwuld]

have made some of these in the shop

https://www.amazon.com/bangdan-Tremolo-Stopper-Stabilizer-floating/dp/B01JG29RWY/ref=sr_1_10?crid=23MA720ANO1JZ&dchild=1&keywords=trem+stopper&qid=1621456882&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=trem+st%2Cmi%2C192&sr=1-10

I like these Trem setter versions

https://www.amazon.com/Flameer-Trem-Setter-Tremsetter-Stabilizer-Accessory/dp/B07JN5JM2C/ref=sr_1_7?crid=23MA720ANO1JZ&dchild=1&keywords=trem+stopper&qid=1621456975&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=trem+st%2Cmi%2C192&sr=1-7

these Tremolo No look far more complicated

https://www.amazon.com/Allparts-Tremol-No-Tremolo-Locking-Device/dp/B004MNCLIA/ref=sr_1_28?crid=23MA720ANO1JZ&dchild=1&keywords=trem+stopper&qid=1621456975&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=trem+st%2Cmi%2C192&sr=1-28

[GuitarStv]

It's a fun idea, but the implementation leaves a lot to be desired.



I installed it on a Charvel So Cal with a floating Floyd strung with 10-52s in standard tuning. I ran into a few problems that eventually led to me junking it:

- Even fully screwed down (using either the thumb screws or small hex screws that are also supplied) when tension is removed from the strings, the trem will slide along the shaft cause scratches/deformation as well as going out of tune. Definately can't do any sort of lower tuning (at least I couldn't).
- This issue was particularly bad when trying to set the floyd up as dive only. Doing a dive and then quickly letting the trem come to position would always cause slippage and the whole system would go out of tune.
- Over time, the scratches/deformation add up to friction in the system and your floyd won't return to a reliable zero point causing tuning issues
- Heavy trem use (especially pulling notes sharp) will occasionally cause the pin that fits into the trem block to pop out.
- Flutter is not happening with this thing installed (if you're into that).

It's well made, and the company is decent to work with (the tiny allen keys it came with were misshapen and didn't work out of the box, so I emailed them and they sent me a new set with no hassle right after purchasing). But the above issues were just too much of a pain in the ass. It was sold as having a hard tail + a dive only + a regular Floyd and didn't really live up to billing.

If you only use your trem sparingly and lightly, and want to be able to occasionally lock things down to bend one note while pedaling another without pulling it flat it works great. But also know that it'll fail on you if you use it regularly.

[alex1fly]

Yeah, I kind of figured that if it was as good as advertised, it'd be stock in floating tremolo guitars. The Tremsetters and the like do work well for stabilizing the trem.

[ehdwuld]

the trem stop that I linked work well
kinda like a decked trem , wont go up


the trem setter that I linked look like they would be similar but allow some up pull

[PFDarkside]

Ibanez had a dual Tremsetter a long time ago that Vai still uses on his white Jems. I wonder why it’s out of production.

[Demanic]

I don't think that I really see the usefulness. I would rather have a properly functioning free floated bridge on a guitar and a fixed bridge on a different guitar. I can't ever really see being able to switch between modes on the fly while playing anything fast.

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[ehdwuld]

Ibanez had a dual Tremsetter a long time ago that Vai still uses on his white Jems. I wonder why it’s out of production.

the ones i linked are direct copies of the Ibanez

ESP has a version as well

[1neeto]

Why not.


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[devastone]

I bought a guitar with a Tremol-no in it, like Steve I found at it was more hassle that it was worth. You can't really just grab the screws and change the function on the fly.

I used either the WD trem stabilizer which goes in one of the springs, kind of a pain to setup, but works well once it is set.

Or better, something like this -

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.amazon.com/ESP-ARMING-AD...CZ46ND6V6T0CKJ

https://www.amazon.com/Trem-Endus-Tr.../dp/B07WJ6TJ6J

[alex1fly]

Why not.


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Lol, amazing. Not dissimilar from the DIY one I cooked up a while back... just an aluminum corner bracket cut to fit in the trem cavity.

[LonePhantom]

Why not.


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hahaha, that's from my blog. I decided to try this out when I got a bit sick and tired of the little problems with using the Tremol-no.

[1neeto]

hahaha, that's from my blog. I decided to try this out when I got a bit sick and tired of the little problems with using the Tremol-no.

lol wow! Cool to run into the original poster of this brilliant idea! I ran into this pic years ago and it blew me away because it makes so much sense! “Why did I never think of this?” Moment. So it was a fairly easy find on google when I typed tremol no deadbolt.


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[Mincer]

I think the Mag Lok uses magnets to do this, but never tried it.