Lotza_Noize Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Just getting an idea for a project. I've used Ibanez trems before. And I love them. But what do you love to use? And Why do you love it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Amp tremelo. Hands free operation, sounds more interesting than dive-bomb and pull-up (80's style poser tricks that have worn way too thin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radrobgray Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 its only lame when over done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Anyone ever use a Floyd Rose Speed Loader Tremolo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Vintage Fender style. Load it up with springs, stick a hunk of wood in there, and you're gold. Gold, Jerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logical Frank Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I don't really like trems in general. I like the looks a Bigsby on some guitars but don't find them too functional. I like strat-style trems because they have minimum impact on the looks of a guitar. If I were to put a trem on a guitar w/ the actual intent of using it frequently, I would go Floyd Rose all the way. I think they're ugly and I hate dealing w/ the lockable nut but in my experience they fall out of tune the least. People always tell me I can do this that or the other to get a strat trem to stay in tune but that simply has not been the case in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolysmaster Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Don't like 'em, don't use 'em. I used to use one on a standard Strat; twenty years ago when I thought I was Ritchie Blackmore (complete with attitude). I got it to stay in tune pretty well using the right nut, roller string trees, and bevelling the bottom of the front of the bridge plate. Then I finally got over that phase. If I ever use a Strat again it will be one that I build, and will be a hardtail. I think Floyds, Kahlers, and the like are hideous looking. It is also my belief that guitars sound better without them, but I realize that is very subjective, and some readers of this opinion will turn beet red and are already writing back to give examples of great players with great tone who use them! Differences of opinion on this subject are part of what makes the guitar world go around! I say tomato, you say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Show a photo of Darth Vadar's face next to a black floyd bridge, and I'll get all confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 i love the look of a locking trem and i used to think it was a pain in the ass to change strings but now if i need to change one i can do it in about the same time as it takes to change a string on a regular guitar. so the locking bit isnt a problem the only problem is the floating bit... it is sooo hard to keep in tune. but apparently the new ZP trem from ibanez gets rid off all the normal problems associated with locking trems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 the only problem is the floating bit... it is sooo hard to keep in tune. but apparently the new ZP trem from ibanez gets rid off all the normal problems associated with locking trems. I heard that the Zero Resistance (cool design and concept) did go out of tune. I heard that the Floyd Rose models do the best at keeping in tune. Also I heard that the ZR from Ibanez is manufactured in Korea, and the quality is low. That's why I started this thread. I wanted to know what everyone thought about what tremolo is the best in there opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 its not just that they have ball bearings instead of knife edges, they also have a lil gizmo at the back that levels the trem to the centerpoint if a string breaks orone string goes out of tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 But the ZR is made in Korea, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 probably, but that doesnt nessisarrily mean bad qualtiy..its probably CNC produced so as long as they are using decent metal i dont see why the qualtiy would be much worse than one made in america/uk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yeah, it's kinda nationalist to assume that Korean-made products are all crap! I don't have a "favourite" trem and I'm not a big trem guy in general. But I'm definitely more interested in the kinds of bridges already mentioned here-- the ZR, the Kahler, and the Speedloader. Add Trem-King to that, and you have a list of interesting trems to choose from. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 probably, but that doesnt nessisarrily mean bad qualtiy..its probably CNC produced so as long as they are using decent metal i dont see why the qualtiy would be much worse than one made in america/uk... I guess. It's been my experience (not in guitars) that quality should be closely controlled. And if you sub stuff out to the lowest bidder (ie. overseas) the quality could drop considerably. You may say, "But the high end Ibanezes are made in Japan". But in Ibanezes case they can control the quality on there high end instruments. I feel that Ibanezes made in Korea or Indonesia are lacking in quality. At least that's what I've seen and heard. Not from this sight, just from general asking questions to many guitar makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 With this being said. Does anyone feel that Ibanezes Zero Resistance tremolo is a good quality trem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatManCometh Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'd say it's pretty good quality, I've had a ZR equipped Ibanez for about a year now, and until I pulled up on the bar REALLY hard (I don't mean I was just waving the guitar around by it, I pulled it like mad, WAY beyond the point where the trem bottomed out) and broke the nut the bar feeds into, it performed very well. My only complaint (and this is most likely a result of my not adjusting it properly) is that to the immediate up and down of the neutral position is that there's a small tonally dead spot where the guts of the trem need to catch the motion, but as I said, that's probably my own fault. Overall, don't pull on it REALLY hard, but even with thrash and crazy metal-style abuse, mine satyed in tune very well, asfter I broke my strings in (over about an hour, I do it slow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'd say it's pretty good quality, I've had a ZR equipped Ibanez for about a year now, and until I pulled up on the bar REALLY hard (I don't mean I was just waving the guitar around by it, I pulled it like mad, WAY beyond the point where the trem bottomed out) and broke the nut the bar feeds into, it performed very well. My only complaint (and this is most likely a result of my not adjusting it properly) is that to the immediate up and down of the neutral position is that there's a small tonally dead spot where the guts of the trem need to catch the motion, but as I said, that's probably my own fault. Overall, don't pull on it REALLY hard, but even with thrash and crazy metal-style abuse, mine satyed in tune very well, asfter I broke my strings in (over about an hour, I do it slow). Your making me rethink that NO ZR rule. Hmmm I don't know. Floyd or ZR. Hmmmm Pros & cons anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_labb Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 as for making things overseas, when you go to the lowest bidder, things get bad, if you find a quality manufacturer then it will be quality. korea and china are known for their bad stuff, but there are plenty of good ones aswell. having something made in japan or america basically shows they value quality, as alot of the cost goes to the workers, so the chinese undercut them, making them focus on quality, as opposed to value/cutting every possible corner. on the other hand, with a korean/chinese manufacturer, if they dont cut corners then they can be just as good as the usa or japanese parts, for somewhere around half the price or similar. if ibanez or whoever spends a bit extra moitoring Q C then they can lower the prices for us, and is good for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaam Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 If I ever make a guitar with a tremolo, I will definitely use the stetsbar tremolo. It just looks so classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 What is my favorite trem? My favorite trems: are the ones that are basically non-floating, without the trem bar, claw or springs, and pretty much fixed in place. Why: Because Favorite Trem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stolysmaster Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 If I ever make a guitar with a tremolo, I will definitely use the stetsbar tremolo. It just looks so classy. Classy??? No offense, but I think that thing looks like it could have been part of the mechanism for the first flushing toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotza_Noize Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 If I ever make a guitar with a tremolo, I will definitely use the stetsbar tremolo. It just looks so classy. Classy??? No offense, but I think that thing looks like it could have been part of the mechanism for the first flushing toilet. I would agree. That looks bad (not in a good way). I hope you were joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logical Frank Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I like that Stretsbar tremelo. It looks like a nifty contraption of an old timey sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Hipshot hipshot hipshot.... Even if our friend Ed Roman does sell them as his own. Ahem. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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