Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

[Kac]

Just something that crossed my mind as I was doing some setup work on my RG.

Are there replacements for tremolo springs that effectively lock a floyd rose type tremolo in place?

It makes since that if you replaced the springs with something solid that locked in place of the springs that you could keep the tremolo from moving in either direction, effectively making it similar to a hard tail bridge. Does this type of thing exist?

 

[dominus]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

No.

 

[jon the art guy]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

I'm in the process of wedging some apple wood blocks in the butt of my Hamer to lock down the trem. The tremolno is nice if you want to possibly unlock it and use it, but I have a no fine tuner and don't want to be bothered with trying to mess with that bad boy. Brass against apple against mahogany. That should give me a decent return on vibration.

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[Benjy_26]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

I've bought mahogany scrap from the local lumber yard to block off trems.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

Do you guys attach it somehow so you can still bend up, or does the back cover keep it from shifting around well enough?

 

[Rockstar216]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

Do you guys attach it somehow so you can still bend up, or does the back cover keep it from shifting around well enough?

You can still bend in all three modes. Here is a video about how it works.

 

[Kac]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

You can still bend in all three modes. Here is a video about how it works.

I believe he was asking the people who stated they were blocking it off with wood, not about the tremol-no.


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[Funkfingers]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

I first used the Tremol-No in a Yamaha YSG. (This was the early Eighties model that looked like a PRS ... because, in a way, it was.)

I would be being kind if I described the Yamaha YSG vibrato system as unique. No readily available direct replacement system exists. There was no reliable way to block off this vibrato assembly.

The Tremolo-No was considerably less expensive than paying for major modifications. I have been happily playing the YSG as a fixed bridge instrument ever since.

 

[Rockstar216]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

I believe he was asking the people who stated they were blocking it off with wood, not about the tremol-no.


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Oh well that would depend on how he blocks off the trem.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

All you need is a piece of wood. No need to overcomplicate this.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

^^ or a small locking door bolt from the hardware store.

 

[Rockstar216]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

^^ or a small locking door bolt from the hardware store.

All you need is a piece of wood. No need to overcomplicate this.

These are options as well BUT you don't get the ability to switch to all three modes as effortlessly as you would with the Tremol-no.
To use the lock bolt you have to drill into the guitar.
To use a piece of wood you have to find a piece or pieces the right size or cut to fit.
Sure the Tremol-no cost more but it's effortless to use and reversible.

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

that thing is a really cool idea! i had trem-setter in my strat back when i got it but it was pretty useless, so ive not used it in years. However, the tremolo-no will let me float the bridge how i like it, but lock it for downtuned songs. That is way cool!

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: Are there "springs" that effectively lock a tremolo in place??

These are options as well BUT you don't get the ability to switch to all three modes as effortlessly as you would with the Tremol-no.
To use the lock bolt you have to drill into the guitar.
To use a piece of wood you have to find a piece or pieces the right size or cut to fit.
Sure the Tremol-no cost more but it's effortless to use and reversible.

If you can't cut a piece of wood to the right size, you also can't do what is necessary to install a Tremol-No. It's easy as pie.

All you have to do to float your vibrato is to take out the block of wood, and retune the guitar. And then your Strat vibrato actually acts like a normal Strat vibrato too. Want a hardtail again? Put the wood back in in two seconds, then retune.

It's near effortless, it works just as well (if not better), and it costs about 3 cents.

Same with the Electro-Sockets for Teles. Sheesh. Just put a few screws through your stock jack cup instead of spending 10 bucks for a little milled piece of cheap metal that doesn't even look good.

If buying a gadget is better for you, that's fine. But there are other options, which to my logical mind are much better.