Duo Sonic Tremolo

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Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:19 am

Cannot be done. My DS has been with a guitar tech this weekend who’s been measuring rout depth etc, and he has informed me that there simply isn’t enough room to even fit a short block squire Strat type trem.

Having searched the net myself, I thought it would be useful to post this as a statement, unless one of you knows better.

Plan B: Try to find a Lake Placid Squier Cyclone. Does anyone know if there’s any in the UK? (There’s one on Reverb but it’s silly money and in the US)

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by Jazzmastervsjaguar » Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:37 am

Maybe a bit obvious or not what you want but you can add a bigsby to them.

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Wed Jan 05, 2022 12:25 pm

Yes, likewise a Stetsbar, but I feel they ruin the look of the mustang shape. I’m not a fan of regular mustang terms (I have a very nice Vintera Mustang). It’s specifically a Strat style trem I’m after.

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by Jazzmastervsjaguar » Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:25 pm

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Just my 2 cents these are pretty rad with the "F" Fender bigsby added.

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by Trout » Wed Jan 05, 2022 1:28 pm

I routed my CV DS and put a Squire jazz/jag trem in it. No problemo 8)
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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:37 pm

Hi, yes, it’s specifically a Strat style trem I wanted, all the way through the body, with the springs routed in the back.

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:39 pm

Jazzmastervsjaguar wrote:
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Just my 2 cents these are pretty rad with the "F" Fender bigsby added.
Love the flake on that green. Are the Bigsbys stable tuning-wise?

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by epizootics » Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:47 pm

Another option would be the Duesenberg Les Trem II. They look cool on offset guitars and they are very easy to install. The one I used in conjunction with a rocking Staytrem bridge kept in tune better than most trems of that kind I have used.

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:19 am

epizootics wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:47 pm
Another option would be the Duesenberg Les Trem II. They look cool on offset guitars and they are very easy to install. The one I used in conjunction with a rocking Staytrem bridge kept in tune better than most trems of that kind I have used.
They're more elegant than a Stetsbar. I don't suppose you have a picture?

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by epizootics » Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:50 am

AndyMansh wrote:
Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:19 am
epizootics wrote:
Wed Jan 05, 2022 10:47 pm
Another option would be the Duesenberg Les Trem II. They look cool on offset guitars and they are very easy to install. The one I used in conjunction with a rocking Staytrem bridge kept in tune better than most trems of that kind I have used.
They're more elegant than a Stetsbar. I don't suppose you have a picture?
They are! They don't crowd a body like a Bigsby does either (although I like the busy look of the two guitars above).

The guitar was my own design and I don't have any great pictures of it, but here goes:

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by AndyMansh » Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:41 am

very nice

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by solfege » Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:14 pm

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....

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by s_mcsleazy » Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:41 pm

i love the dusenburg trems. i've got one on my starcaster and it's the best bigsby style trem i've ever used.
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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by JSett » Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:45 pm

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

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Re: Duo Sonic Tremolo

Post by epizootics » Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:53 pm

johnnysomersett wrote:
Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:45 pm
Another Les Trem fan here. I adapted my Mustang to take one after finally giving up on the stock one...

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Oh yeah. Maybe my favorite Mustang on this board :)

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