Tremolo for Les Paul (Page 1 of 2)

What a great question, BGD;

I expect I'll be using it for fairly subtle stuff, as I'm not really into aggressive music. I've had a couple people speak very highly of the Schaller, but it's fairly expensive. Lifeson's is a Floyd Rose as already said, so I may end up with that.

Several folk on line have said that the Bigsby tremolos really lessen the sustain a lot. Aside of them looking very bulky, that would also be a "vote against" in my view.

I have only ever seen a  Bigsby on one for vintage style.  there have been some Floyd Rose set ups in the 80's . its not something you really see on a Less Paul. If your not going to be doing a divebomb and crazy Steve Vi stuff it should be perfect.  He even mentioned that it wont do the full bend down,, but man that blues sounded amazing on it!  I think for me though I would want a locking nut on the top, but that is cause Im a F R guy.  I could dig this one too!

this thing looks awesome. i might have to play with one.

Russell ...

I had the same dilemma when looking at the Kahler, Schaller, and Stetsbar. All of them have working solutions for the string stress at the bridge. Some reviews claim that the string tension prevents the roller bearing style bridges from working well (Kahler & Schaller), and I believe the Stetsbar is the only one where the whole tail & bridge assembly moves. None of the good ones are cheap (=/- $300) but its rare for anything of high quality to be inexpensive ... except for Kraft Peanut Butter :-)

Gotta say, it's always a blast researching stuff like this. It's mind-boggling to see just how much gear is available today. Imagine what Hendrix might have done with all of it ... wow!

Sounds like you're very impressed with your Douglas CSB, Russell ... it's always gratifying to make a discovery like this, eh? I spent some time on RONDO's site, and they've certainly built a great selection. They kind of remind me of where IBANEZ was back in the late-60's and early-70's. Back in the day, I had an IBANEZ Telecaster knock-off (the 2532 in the bottom RH corner of this page):

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/exp … &now=4

Man was it heavy! The body must have been close to 2" thick. It sounded every bit as good a real one and cost a lot less .. and look at where IBANEZ has grown to today! Looks like RONDO is well on the way along that same path.

Back to the Stestbar, I've finally found a Canadian source for one so there won't be shipping, duty, customs brokerage, etc.

(http://www.lamusic.ca/Stetsbar-Stoptail … s-gold.htm).

I can't wait to get it installed and wailing!

That is when you get this   
Hercules Stands GS526B Guitar Rack with 6 Piece Folding Yokes

Beamer ... I wanna decorate that thing for a Christmas tree!

"Wah wah wailing by an open fire,
Phaser shifting every note,
Chorus loop, like a song from on high,
Merry G.A.S. - mas, to you!"

Sorry, couldn't resist ... TF

with the exception of a woman buying clothes, it's only a muso that could say it's been a "good day" after spending all that cash!

glad you're happy with your purchases. still waiting for the vid showing off the sound of the new axe?

I'm looking forward your performance review of the Stetsbar, Russell.

It will likely be October before have enough saved to get one. I had originally thought to put the gold one on my LP, but am now thinking I'll go with the black. A bit of gold on a glossy black guitar looks fine; too much looks "pimpy" IMHO.

This is what it looks like mounted on my new Douglass 2000

This is just some lighting added for kicks

yes they do its a little different set up I think but its still has the same effect no price increase that I'm aware of