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ZeGlobx
Published on 04/10/08 at 06:30
I use it for almost a year .. I've installed on 3 different guitars, one with a floyd rose original, the other 2 being equipped with a shawl.
The installation, without being extremely simple takes place without much difficulty, the more complicated is the alignment adjustment.
Once installed, it works .. It can effectively block the vibrato mode 'dive only' (you can lower the rod vibrato, but not pull) mode or 'fixed' or there, nothing moves.
Unfortunately, it's for me, not the system 'ideal' and over the months, I realized a lot of problems:
-On one of my guitars, changing strings with the Tremol-no locked mode fixed bridge, once all the strings loose, the spring tension was such that it literally blew up the Tremol-no ... (The stem that fits into the block sustain a 'jump' .. while wringing! Not cool! But I had been careful not to overtighten the screw as shown in the video installation) .. And it happened on another guitar which again, I forgot to unlock the vibrato.
In short, if you plan to use it to easily tune from scratch, mistrust .. I do not feel that the Tremol-no effort is made to that!
-Another problem ... If you tighten the tuning, not easy not to 'move' if only a tiny bit of floyd, suddenly, it is not always perfectly in tune, suddenly, it adjusts fine tuners ... and when we go back to floating, granted not more (logical)
-Another problem, which stand in the screws: when you have screws loose ... They should be loose enough so they do not rub against the stem (which would impede the vibrato and maintenance agreement) without removing them completely ... Out .. the race of the screw is very short, and when they are loose, they are really not far from bar, and suddenly some repetitive movement where the body of the guitar on the belly rubs that they are sufficient to loosen all and only stand in ... Imagine, right in the concert, the screws that fall on the stage ... blah ...
And finally, another detail: When the Tremol-no is set, you can not remove the floyd easy to make adjustments (a method of relaxing the strings, turning the springs, and remove the floyd while keeping ropes attached above) ...
That said, when, for example, it is used simply to completely block the floyd permanently, it works really well ... (as long as you unlock relax before all the strings, see above).
Finally, because of every little fault, I removed two no-Tremol to replace them with wooden blocks placed between the body of the guitar and the sustain block to block permanently the vibrato in 'dive-only', and I am much more content (much more efficient, stable and much much cheaper
). So no, I will not repeat that choice.
To note, I put 5 / 10 because, even if it works well, and given the fact that I (blocking dive only), I consider that these defects cause the value for money (especially compared to a block of wood that does not cost anything and does not have all these problems) is really not good. Again, it relates to the use I make (no mode fully floating ').
The installation, without being extremely simple takes place without much difficulty, the more complicated is the alignment adjustment.
Once installed, it works .. It can effectively block the vibrato mode 'dive only' (you can lower the rod vibrato, but not pull) mode or 'fixed' or there, nothing moves.
Unfortunately, it's for me, not the system 'ideal' and over the months, I realized a lot of problems:
-On one of my guitars, changing strings with the Tremol-no locked mode fixed bridge, once all the strings loose, the spring tension was such that it literally blew up the Tremol-no ... (The stem that fits into the block sustain a 'jump' .. while wringing! Not cool! But I had been careful not to overtighten the screw as shown in the video installation) .. And it happened on another guitar which again, I forgot to unlock the vibrato.
In short, if you plan to use it to easily tune from scratch, mistrust .. I do not feel that the Tremol-no effort is made to that!
-Another problem ... If you tighten the tuning, not easy not to 'move' if only a tiny bit of floyd, suddenly, it is not always perfectly in tune, suddenly, it adjusts fine tuners ... and when we go back to floating, granted not more (logical)
-Another problem, which stand in the screws: when you have screws loose ... They should be loose enough so they do not rub against the stem (which would impede the vibrato and maintenance agreement) without removing them completely ... Out .. the race of the screw is very short, and when they are loose, they are really not far from bar, and suddenly some repetitive movement where the body of the guitar on the belly rubs that they are sufficient to loosen all and only stand in ... Imagine, right in the concert, the screws that fall on the stage ... blah ...
And finally, another detail: When the Tremol-no is set, you can not remove the floyd easy to make adjustments (a method of relaxing the strings, turning the springs, and remove the floyd while keeping ropes attached above) ...
That said, when, for example, it is used simply to completely block the floyd permanently, it works really well ... (as long as you unlock relax before all the strings, see above).
Finally, because of every little fault, I removed two no-Tremol to replace them with wooden blocks placed between the body of the guitar and the sustain block to block permanently the vibrato in 'dive-only', and I am much more content (much more efficient, stable and much much cheaper
). So no, I will not repeat that choice. To note, I put 5 / 10 because, even if it works well, and given the fact that I (blocking dive only), I consider that these defects cause the value for money (especially compared to a block of wood that does not cost anything and does not have all these problems) is really not good. Again, it relates to the use I make (no mode fully floating ').