Members davidhkennedy Posted June 14, 2014 Members Share Posted June 14, 2014 Ok here's the deal. I've got 2 PRS SE guitars with tremolos and I love them. The only problem is if I ever break a string, the loss in string tension causes all the other strings to go way sharp, so much so that if I break a string mid-song while onstage, I can't even finish the song. Now, I came across an idea to lower the whole assembly so the trem plate sits completely flush against the body, but carefully so the knife edge still sits on the notches in the fulcrum screws. In the event I do break a string, the face of the guitar stops the springs from pulling it sharp. Anyone try this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted June 14, 2014 Members Share Posted June 14, 2014 You can do it a variety of ways. Some people use a block of wood to block the tremolo and some people tighten the tremolo claw all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidhkennedy Posted June 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 14, 2014 I was thinking of doing neither. I was just thinking about lowering the entire thing so the bridge sits flush with the body. Nothing else changes in the design. The knife edge will still pivot on the notches in the mounting screws. It just will not float above the body. I'd rather do that because I still want to use the trem in a down-only fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted June 14, 2014 Members Share Posted June 14, 2014 That will work but also tightening the claw work the same way but the feel of the tremolo will be way diferent. It will very stiff. Your way will probably be a better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members davidhkennedy Posted June 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted June 14, 2014 That's what I was thinking. I was just worried that it might screw it up somehow, with my luck, since PRS stresses that the bridge must be floating 1/16" above and parallel to the body. I guess when others crank down their PRS trems, they don't account for the notched screws having to be lined up just so on the knife edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted June 15, 2014 Members Share Posted June 15, 2014 I have one of these on all of my Strat-type guitars with trems. This will keep the other strings in tune if you break a string if you keep it pressed to the trem block. And you can still keep the base of the tremolo parallel to the body. I don't know if you'd want to put this in your PRS, tho. I don't keep my pressed to the trem block, all of my Strat-type trems are floating. I only use mine when I'm tuning and intonating my guitar. http://www.axcessories.com/proddetail.asp?prod=axbrasstremstop This is how they are on my guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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