Members anti-9 Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I've been thinking about getting one for my OE-30, have any of you tryed it? If so, is it reliable? Thanks for your replies. heres a pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anti-9 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Has anyone even heard of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CoryPhoenix808 Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 First I've seen them, although it has my interest peaked. Hopefully someone around here will have some feedback on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin Rules Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I've heard they've not got much range, and are more useful for a flutter than a divebomb. As well a guy on ETSG put one on his Epi SG and It damaged the tail piece studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Stew-Mac sells them. Thats about all know about. They look cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Suspicious Mail Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I read one guy on here once saying he owned one and he was unhappy with the strength of one of the arm joints... other people in the thread seemed happy with 'em though. Couple threads: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1393413&highlight=les+trem http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1284219&highlight=les+trem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Have you ever tried a Bigsby or a Maestro Trem? The Maestro does a bit more than the Bigsby but not much. I'm sure the Les Trem is in the same league of half-step flutter. It's cool for mild surf shimmer. The Les Trem is certainly cheaper than the Gibson offerings and you can change your mind about it without having drilled new holes. But if you're a committed dive bomber like I am, it's either a Kahler or a Floyd Rose. Bigsby on the left, Kahler on the right. Two more Kahlers. Here's a pair with Floyd Rose Originals and to tell you the truth, I think you could find a used guitar with a factory installed Floyd for not much more than what you pay for the Les Trem. I got these two used for $215 & $250canadian. And cured my FR gas for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 . did you router a trem pocket for the LP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I read one guy on here once saying he owned one and he was unhappy with the strength of one of the arm joints... other people in the thread seemed happy with 'em though.Couple threads:http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1393413&highlight=les+tremhttp://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1284219&highlight=les+trem Interesting. One thread in partic' stuck out for me. The one where [Weatherboy] mentioned that you really can only go "down" with them as going up can make the spring fall off. I imagine that could be worked out though. Something to consider anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Interesting. One thread in partic' stuck out for me. The one where it was mentioned that you really can only go "down" with them as going up can make the spring fall off. I imagine that could be worked out though. soddering iron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 soddering iron? Ya, I imagine that you could just solder it in place. I was thinking mabye hot glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 's mel gibson Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 did you router a trem pocket for the LP? I didn't. The Gibson Factory did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members anti-9 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Here's a pair with Floyd Rose Originals and to tell you the truth, I think you could find a used guitar with a factory installed Floyd for not much more than what you pay for the Les Trem. Dive bombing isn't really my thing. The thing that I saw that could be apealing about the Les Trem is that its a bit simpler than a bigsby and if for some reason I didn't want it anymore it wouldn't be much of a task to remove it. As for a floyd, it's not something that I could really picture on a 335 knock off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougy Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Dive bombing isn't really my thing. The thing that I saw that could be apealing about the Les Trem is that its a bit simpler than a bigsby and if for some reason I didn't want it anymore it wouldn't be much of a task to remove it. As for a floyd, it's not something that I could really picture on a 335 knock off. Floyd Rose did actually make a trem in the 80s that fits onto the bridge & tailpiece studs of a Gibson with no routing of the body required. They're very rare though, if one does pop up on ebay it'll probably set you back a few hundred bucks. About halfway down the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 I had one on for about 5 minutes... Didn't care for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LaXu Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 You could try the Schaller LP Trem. It replaces the tune-o-matic, should fit on the same posts without mods. You remove the tailpiece and the trem becomes the whole bridge assembly. The Finnish made Flaxwood guitars use the Schaller LP Trem and it works really well IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Trevisol Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 The problem I'm seeing with it is, if the spring is strong enough, it could pull the tailpiece studs right out. Anyone who's replaced those knows that it doesn't take all that much force to get them out. So if you pushed down real quick on that trem arm, the fact that the tailpiece stud falls between the pivot of the trem and the spring could put enough upward pressure on the stud to pop it right out, or at least unseat it and give you all manner of headaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Stetsbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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