Members lincoln40 Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 I have an old parts caster with a traditional bridge. I'd like to replace the bridge with one that stays in tune but I dont want to rout the body out to fit a Floyd Rose. Do Wilkinsons stay in tune like a Floyd Rose after wammy abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MKSkud Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 The bridge is an improved design, but the bridge isn't the biggest problem about staying in tune... Its the nut. The strings bind in the nut. The locking Floyd plus the locking nut is what makes a Floyd Rose so stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 A Wilky, a well-cut nut, ideally something inherently slippery, and properly wound tuners will hold quite well. I find locking tuners help a little too, others disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PsychWarfare Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 I like locking tuners but that seems to be a matter or personal opinion in regards to tuning stability... I've had good results with two-point trems...a graphite nut (or similar)...and roller string trees (if necessary)... As ermghoti said above...the nut really needs to be well cut and your tuners need to be stable and appropriately wound with the string if they're not locking... Complete abuse of the trem will likely knock things slightly out of tune...but the above steps really provide for a stable tune with non-locking trem use for the average player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 I've had about 5 guitars with the Wilkinson trem, but I'm a pretty subtle trem user. To answer your question, it is very very unlikely that a slightly improved version of the basic Fender design of a non-locking trem will stay in tune as well as a double locking Floyd will. It has much less to do with the design of the trem than it does that with the Floyd, there is basically nowhere for the string to bind. The effective string stops at the nut when it's locked and a brass roller saddle isn't likely to offer much resistence. The Wilkinson is great, but it's no Floyd. If you wanna grab a guitar by the bar and shake it around, go with a Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 The Wilkinson is great, but it's no Floyd. If you wanna grab a guitar by the bar and shake it around, go with a Floyd. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angry again2 Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 I'm a little confused by you saying you dont want to have to do any routing. To install a Wilkinson, you have to have a rear route. It has the block, springs, claw just like a Floyd. Why not just install a non recessed Floyd? Shouldnt be too hard/expensive to install the trem posts and locking nut. Seen quite a few people on the web who have done this with their strat. I did have a Charvel journeyman that had a wilkinson style trem and after installing locking tuners, it stayed in tune pretty well, still not as good as a Floyd though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stoneball Jack Posted December 5, 2010 Members Share Posted December 5, 2010 I have a wilkinson vs100 and it stays in tune great. I've never used a Floyd though so i can't compare it. Also i rarely bend the string with the trem so i can't say whether it stays in tune with heavy use in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hanglow Posted December 6, 2010 Members Share Posted December 6, 2010 always handy for getting your strings to stay in tune with vintage style trems and heavy trem use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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