Hi guys and gals. I am building up a collection of parts for the Albert Lee body I picked up, and not sure what trem to get. It doesn't have to look vintage or modern etc. I would rather something that allows the arm to screw in and hold position.
The Wilkinson trems seem to get decent reviews, but not too sure. I would keep an eye out for used as well.
I am not sure I would need to stretch to the price point of a Wudtone for example but don't want to get crap either.
As I have never really had a strat type guitar, I have never really paid any attention to trems and the ins and outs of them.
So for example, what would the main differences be between these examples? Only visual? Or do I need to take spacing etc into account? (Just used Wilkinson as an example here)
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It's very good, but remember it it just bits of metal. If it's made of good metal and to tolerance, it's a good bit. Wilkinson get good reviews. I would have used a wilkinson bridge on my current build if it were not my birthday and thus an opportunity to get a fancy tonepros thing.
Hopefully someone here has experience of the wilkinson bits!
https://hipshotproducts.com/products/6-string-us-contour-tremolo-bridge
The cap screws which hold the saddles down and the pieces they screw into are prone to failure, they're a pain to adjust (not that much, but worse than the traditional type) and in my opinion they sound thin and warbly.
The other Wilkinsons which are more like copies of Fender or PRS bridges are OK.
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Not sure if I should be going for 2 point, 3 point etc...
- because the accuracy of the post spacing in the body is the least critical. You will still need to get them accurately vertical and the bass-side one in the right position - and the treble-side one at least fairly close - but it takes one particularly operation-ruining variable out of the equation.
(Plus, I think that shape would actually look very good with the AL body!)
"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
should my choice of neck dictate the type of bridge I should get?
On the plus side, they are very smooth and I never broke any strings with mine, and the arms are nice and solid.