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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
After several attempts I just left it in the locked position.
If nothing else it confirmed that I don't really need a trem.
Nice idea though and clearly works for Guthrie
I've never seen Guthrie live so couldn't comment on whether he uses his on the fly. Have seen him use it on gear demos though.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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It isn't something I'd use myself but if you need the functionality it offers then it can be made to work.
I also found that it *could* be set up perfectly - initially. They don't stay like that for very long though. The fundamental problem is that it's just expecting too much for those little thumbscrews to grip the rod when tightened with fingers. If you replace them with Allen bolts it's probably possible, but then you wouldn't get the option of changing the operating mode on the fly - and you'd need to be very careful not to strip the threads, since the wall thickness is quite small.
It's a clever idea, but it's just beyond the available engineering for it to work properly with the forces involved.
At the end of the day this works better…
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
That is a good solution, I seem to remember there was a magnetic thing that would replace one of your springs, looked like a good concept.
That said, I agree with your thoughts on its flaws. It would require awareness of them and a sensitive hand to use it reliably.
From my own experience I've come to the conclusion I don't really need one, but I'm pretty indifferent to be honest, if the guitar plays right then everything else is secondary. I have guitars with fixed bridges, floating trems, Floyds and my Floyd guitar with the Tremol-No that's locked. I play them all but the major factor as to which one I'm playing at any given time is mainly down to which one I'm enjoying playing the most.
A few months back I was all for my Les Paul Axcess stoptail, then I got an Eric Johnson Strat which I played to death - the bridge is set to float, but I never even put the bar in. Then I got an N4 which I also put plenty of hours on and again never even put the bar in and I'm now playing an Ibanez JS6000 which is a fixed bridge Satriani guitar that's been under the bed for a good 18 months.
So the type of bridge has never been a factor for me as to what I play.
If your question is for a guitar you are planning to buy my advice would be to go and play lots til you find the one that feels right to you. If you do that then I suspect what bridge is on it won't even come into it.
I guess for versatility a vintage style trem that you can block when desired could be best.
Good luck!