Basic VI tremolo question
- scole
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Basic VI tremolo question
Pretty basic question for those that know-
I have a Squier VI on pre-order from CME (the Shell Pink version) and I wanted to know if there are any considerations for upgrading the tremolo from the stock piece to a Panorama or American Vintage trem? Are the string holes already large enough to accommodate the VI string diameters?
Thanks!
I have a Squier VI on pre-order from CME (the Shell Pink version) and I wanted to know if there are any considerations for upgrading the tremolo from the stock piece to a Panorama or American Vintage trem? Are the string holes already large enough to accommodate the VI string diameters?
Thanks!
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
AV tailpiece and trem dropped right in on mine
in the coldest night / huddled 'round the dying embers
- scole
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
Sounds like the trems can handle either guitar or bass strings so that’s all good news. I read in a different thread about the Staytrem VI bridge so, yeah, that’s on my radar as well. I do like their bridges- I have one on my 2018 MIJ Paisley JM and I have a 2nd bridge for a JM build I hope to start later this spring.
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
You can def use a mute with a staytrem.tqi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:56 pmThere's only one downside to the Staytrem: no mute plates. You can use a mute plate on the stock Mustang bridge, or (slightly modified) on a Mastery, but because the Staytrem is "original" size like the OG (and Vin2era) VI - the stock plate doesn't fit. And none have been made since the 70's.scole wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:48 pmSounds like the trems can handle either guitar or bass strings so that’s all good news. I read in a different thread about the Staytrem VI bridge so, yeah, that’s on my radar as well. I do like their bridges- I have one on my 2018 MIJ Paisley JM and I have a 2nd bridge for a JM build I hope to start later this spring.
Other than that, it's just superior.
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
Yup, what tqi means is that you cannot use a mute with the Bass VI Staytrem bridge.
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
Yeah, a mute will work fine with a regular Staytrem bridge. A regular Jaguar mute will hit the bottom of a proper 1" Bass VI bridge, Staytrem or not.GreenKnee wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:34 pmYup, what tqi means is that you cannot use a mute with the Bass VI Staytrem bridge.
I would love to get my hands on a Bass VI mute and bring it to a machine shop to see how hard it would be to replicate it in stamped steel.
Are there any active patents or copyrights on it?
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Re: Basic VI tremolo question
Well, I do have a 3D printer...tqi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:55 amOr for that matter, milled or sintered steel. The former is more complex being double sided - but not impossible, and the latter seems frankly unchallenging. Something like DMLS or FFF. Neither method would need a custom tool, is the point.
And frankly, for testing purposes - PLA would work just fine too. I'd love to get a VI mute plate modelled.