Duo Sonic Tremolo

[ThePearDream]

There's also someone in Germany I cannot recall who making vaguely hagstrom-esque things that are basically surface mounted. If this rings a bell for anyone....

Was it one of the Göldo units?

https://www.goeldo.de/en/guitar-parts/t ... o-systems/

[solfege]

There's also someone in Germany I cannot recall who making vaguely hagstrom-esque things that are basically surface mounted. If this rings a bell for anyone....

Was it one of the Göldo units?

https://www.goeldo.de/en/guitar-parts/t ... o-systems/

Yes! The DG is what I had in mind.

[Fiddy]

What exactly did you do? Looks cool.

[JSett]

What exactly did you do? Looks cool.

Literally, I just took off the cigar and its associated springs etc, drilled the plate and then screwed on a Les Trem. It has a super low break angle so I swapped out that Staytrem for a Mastery for the deeper grooves and it's been solid and stable ever since.

[Monocoastal]

I got my musicmaster routed for a jazzmaster trem. I think there is about 1/8” to spare. It turned out great.
I’ve since routed it out for two single coils and have a new pickguard on its way.

[schroeder]

Quick question? Is the body the standard 1.5" thick?

I glued an 1/8" thick spacer on a thinner Squier Strat body to create a full 1.75" thick body and used a standard trem. The 1/8" spacer is basically the thickness of the pickguard and isn't noticed. You would have to use an 1/4" spacer. That would stick up and possibly require a neck shim. I got away without out it on mine, but the saddles are pretty low. Alternatively, you could use an 1/8" spacer and shave the other 1/8" off the tremblock.
This guitar is a mongrel. Built with spare parts. I did end up buying a new MIM bridge, because I knew I would want to switch out the Squier eventually, and setup on a new bridge is a pain. The neck is a Squier and the body is High School woodshop special out of pine that had a crack running through it. I took 1/2"hr one day and painted it red with a spray can - never polished it. It was originally natural. I chiseled extra area around the block. It can dive bomb a ridiculous amount.


I did cut down a block on another Squier. Squiers come with shorter blocks, but they are not great. I think a few aftermarket places offer a short block with their upgrades bridges.
You still may have issues with the depth of the rout for the springs vs pickup depths. I think at 1.5" thick, you only have 1/4" between the backside rout and the pickups.

[hulakatt]

Another Les Trem fan here. I adapted my Mustang to take one after finally giving up on the stock one...

There's so many things to love about this Mustang!

[panoramic]

Another Les Trem fan here. I adapted my Mustang to take one after finally giving up on the stock one...

There's so many things to love about this Mustang!

this is something else

[hulakatt]

Another Les Trem fan here. I adapted my Mustang to take one after finally giving up on the stock one...

There's so many things to love about this Mustang!

this is something else

After putting on the finishing touches, di you throw your head back, arms up and scream "It's aliiiive!" to the heavens?

[Horsefeather]

Mill down a strat block until it fits. Crank the springs a little tighter to compensate for the loss of mechanical advantage.

[JSett]

After putting on the finishing touches, di you throw your head back, arms up and scream "It's aliiiive!" to the heavens?

almost!

I was just amazed at how much better it was than the stock one - which had been driving me insane with tuning issues. It's since had a Mastery put on instead of the Staytrem as the break angle is extremely shallow. The deep grooves in the Mastery bridge were perfect for it.

The only thing I dislike about the whole contraption is the pickups are terribly microphonic. I'll get them dipped at some point soon so I can use it more.

[Johno]

I got my musicmaster routed for a jazzmaster trem. I think there is about 1/8” to spare. It turned out great.
I’ve since routed it out for two single coils and have a new pickguard on its way.

Do you have a thread on this? I have a Musicmaster I'm thinking of converting...