Tremsetter?

[ashasha]

Any comments on these?

 

I've got a guitar with a floyd rose that I'd like to be able to tune to drop d on occasion using the fine tuner without having to retune all the other strings a whole hell of a lot each time. I'm fine with a quick touch up but nothing drastic.

 

Also how is it for tuning stability? I'm not really having any issues so I don't want to create any.

 

I've had one laying around for a while now that I bought for another project, but ended up going with the tremol-no instead at the time. I since sold that guitar and kind of miss the tremol-no now. I figure I'd give it a shot first before buying something else if it works semi decently.

[Selsaral]

It stiffens up the feel dramatically. It makes it so it takes much more force to move the bridge. You get some stability when bending strings. Doesn't really effect tuning stability in my experience. Better than blocking a trem IMHO, but you don't get absolute stability. I've had one on my main strat for a while now. Definitely not a magic solution.

[ashasha]

Thanks. The more I've been thinking about it the more I'm leaning towards just buying another tremol-no. I should have just taken the one off the other guitar before I sold it.

[Belva]

The Hipshot doesn't require any more force like the trem stabiliser available thru WD but I don't think you'll gain what you want using one. The WD unit is mucho better IMO and does help tuning stability on the 2 point trems, but as noted already at the cost of stiffer action. I'm not sure how it'll work with a Floyd, but I do Drop D on my 2 point with only minor tweaking needed on the other strings.

The Hipshot is also a PITA to install

[Katana]

http://www.floydupgrades.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=70&products_id=215

 

This. I've got one in my strat and in my jackson. Of course you can only dive at this point (which is fine because that's all I do anyway), but it makes sure you stay perfectly in tune, and if you need to tune down to Drop-D you don't loose tuning anywhere else obviously because your trem can't move backwards.. Again, the flaw is that it sets you to dive only, and you have to put a couple holes in your guitar but it's very simple to use, very sturdy, and an amazing alternative to a tremol-no (which I hate).

[catscurlyear]

i think the tremsetter is fine, i drop to D in one song and the D chord stays tuned nicely, i have even dropped the E down to C and the other strings stayed tuned enough . i mean when you are dealing with a floating scenario and springs are involved nothing is gonna be perfect, yes the arm does feel stiffer but it`s a small price to pay.the instruction leaflet i found a bit vague so just remember to watch the guy on utube on how to install and set it up correctly.

[bish0p34]

I bought 2 tremsetters and 2 D-Tunas. Neither of the tremsetters worked for me, no matter how I adjusted them. I saw a Wolfgang guitar and noticed how the bridge rests against the body. I decided to use woodblocks to stop the bridges from being pulled up and never looked back. I've blocked about 20 guitars for people and never had a complaint from any of them on tuning stability.

 

Tremsetter was a waste of money from my experience. Just get a woodblock and super-thin double stick tape. If the tape is too thick it won't work right and you'll have tuning fluctuations. Or, you can sand and use glue to hold it in.

[webwarmiller]

 

Just get a woodblock and super-thin double stick tape. If the tape is too thick it won't work right and you'll have tuning fluctuations. Or, you can sand and use glue to hold it in.

 

 

Every heard of a screw? ;-)

[bish0p34]

 

Every heard of a screw? ;-)

 

 

I follow the path of least resistance. I'm sure it would work fine, but double stick tape is so much easier.

[ashasha]

I hear you guys about the block. I've got an Axis which is flush mounted so that it's dive only (see signature for a pic).

 

But I wanted it to be full floating in standard at least be able to switch to dive only when drop tuned with my N4. If I could have been full floating with both tunings that would have been great, but it sounds like it's too much to ask of it.

 

And no, it's not that I'm crazy; I wanted to tune one to E and one to Eb.

 

I'll just order another tremol-no.

 

Thanks for the info; saved me some time dorking around with the tremsetter.

[catscurlyear]

I bought 2 tremsetters and 2 D-Tunas. Neither of the tremsetters worked for me, no matter how I adjusted them. I saw a Wolfgang guitar and noticed how the bridge rests against the body. I decided to use woodblocks to stop the bridges from being pulled up and never looked back. I've blocked about 20 guitars for people and never had a complaint from any of them on tuning stability. Tremsetter was a waste of money from my experience. Just get a woodblock and super-thin double stick tape. If the tape is too thick it won't work right and you'll have tuning fluctuations. Or, you can sand and use glue to hold it in.

did you follow the instructions how to set it up correctly with the tremsetter guy on utube,if you did and it didn`t work right then something else is wrong can`t imagine what.

[DaleH]

On a strat you only use 2 springs with it. Than there not to stiff.