What would be a good quality upgrade to a wilkinson VS-50 Trem

eldarvanyar

I have a Yamaha Pacifica 611 VFM  


It  comes with a Wilkinson VS-50 Trem, which is the one on the right. Its a vintage type with 6 screws. 



What would be a premium upgrade to a  Wilkinson Gotoh  VS-50 Trem?

An alternative my be an ABM 5050s which is an all steel one I think  





Or would I be able to replace it with something like a Wilkinson VS-100 Trem (which is a pivot or fulcrum type I think) 





Or is it not worth doing because its  Pacifica? 

olafgarten

Yours is a VS50-6, you can't switch to a VS-100 without Drilling posts into the guitar.

I also think you have to be careful with the bridge you choose as the Wilkinsons saddles are quite far back compared to other bridges.

Is there any reason for wanting to upgrade? Wilkinson are pretty high quality.

eldarvanyar

I have never had a Trem with the 6 screws before having used Kahler and Floyd Rose trems in the past. 
I wonderd if something like a VS-100 would be an upgrade to the VS50-6 or if going to all that trouble to put something significantly better on it. 

ICBM

If the screw spacing matches I would go for something of the traditional Fender design and made all from steel, like that ABM.

I've never liked the Wilkinsons, to me they sound thin. I know some people will disagree...