Well, i recieved my new bass today, and i'm pretty damn happy with what i have. It has a kahler bass trem on it, which was one of the main reasons that i was looking into it. Since the things are so darn elusive, and there are probably some bass players who are curious about the trem itself here is a brief review.
The first thing that struck me as neat, was the fact that it's REALLY comfortable to play fingerstyle, with the trem in your hand, while anchored on a pickup. The trem works quite well this way, for play with a pick, the trem sits a bit higher than is my personal preference, but is still very comfortable. For those of you who have played the kahler pro for guitar know how the trem behaves, compared to a floyd rose, very little pressure is needed to move it. The kahler bass trem has a lot of tension, however, it's comparable to a floyd rose with 3 springs, since the bar is longer, and you can apply more leverage, and move it easier. If it was shorter, it would be very stiff. Trem dives can go down to where the strings go totally limp, and die, while trem pulls only go up 1/2 a step. I'm not 100% sure if this is due to the way my particular kahler is set up, or if it's standard. I'll find out for sure tomorrow, when i change off the dead strings, and put some new ones on. Regardless, it's nice, because if you've ever snapped a bass string, and been subsequently hit with it, you know how good that feels. I'm still getting used to the idea of a bass with a trem on it, but so far it's a neat toy. I was primaraly using it how you'd use a guitar trem, and using trem dives for slides down the neck. Came up with a few basslines using the trem, so we'll see if anything cool enough to record turns up. overall a very cool toy that bass players everywhere should want at least 1 of.
The first thing that struck me as neat, was the fact that it's REALLY comfortable to play fingerstyle, with the trem in your hand, while anchored on a pickup. The trem works quite well this way, for play with a pick, the trem sits a bit higher than is my personal preference, but is still very comfortable. For those of you who have played the kahler pro for guitar know how the trem behaves, compared to a floyd rose, very little pressure is needed to move it. The kahler bass trem has a lot of tension, however, it's comparable to a floyd rose with 3 springs, since the bar is longer, and you can apply more leverage, and move it easier. If it was shorter, it would be very stiff. Trem dives can go down to where the strings go totally limp, and die, while trem pulls only go up 1/2 a step. I'm not 100% sure if this is due to the way my particular kahler is set up, or if it's standard. I'll find out for sure tomorrow, when i change off the dead strings, and put some new ones on. Regardless, it's nice, because if you've ever snapped a bass string, and been subsequently hit with it, you know how good that feels. I'm still getting used to the idea of a bass with a trem on it, but so far it's a neat toy. I was primaraly using it how you'd use a guitar trem, and using trem dives for slides down the neck. Came up with a few basslines using the trem, so we'll see if anything cool enough to record turns up. overall a very cool toy that bass players everywhere should want at least 1 of.
