Axlabs Tone Claw opinions

BlueStrat

Has anyone fitted one of these to their Strat?
It looks a nice chunk of metal to replace the usual claw with

https://www.floydrose.com/collections/new/products/axlabs-tone-claw-locking-spring-claw?variant=39264992329837

Bod

I'm no expert but would it make any difference given that energy would be lost through the springs anyway?

ICBM

It has the advantage of stopping the springs shifting or at worst falling off the hooks when doing extreme pull-ups on a back-routed Floyd, for which it's a good idea...

But the claims for tonal/sustain improvement are bollocks, I'm sure.

downbytheriver

I think the OP is right - it looks like a nice chunk of metal - that’s enough for me! 

BlueStrat

downbytheriver said:

I think the OP is right - it looks like a nice chunk of metal - that’s enough for me! 

My thinking in a nutshell - it’s a nice block of shiny machined metal! That’s me sold on it already!
It May be snake oil or May be the knee of the bee but it will look cool and mean I can be one of those guys who leave off the spring cavity cover

Funkfingers

Reminds me of one end of a Tremol-No device.

Some of the minor inconveniences of a fulcrum vibrato system might be eliminated but the claimed tonal enhancement needs to be demonstrated to be believed.

flying_pie

Funkfingers said:

the claimed tonal enhancement needs to be demonstrated to be believed.

I won't believe any of it untill there are reports of guitarists going to rehearsals  and plugging in with their newly upgraded trem system to find the drummer asking them if they've changed something on their guitar because it sounds different

Funkfingers

Hull will freeze over before any drummer talks to a guitarist about tone.

ICBM

flying_pie said:

I won't believe any of it untill there are reports of guitarists going to rehearsals  and plugging in with their newly upgraded trem system to find the drummer asking them if they've changed something on their guitar because it sounds different

Funkfingers said:

Hull will freeze over before any drummer talks to a guitarist about tone.

It's a real thing . It happened to me once, after I put NOS valves in my amp... contrary to the popular wisdom that things like that make no difference once the bass and drums kick in, which couldn't be more wrong.

To be fair, the amp was also noticeably louder at the same settings too, which might have made it more obvious.

DrBob

I guess if you’ve gone all in and dropped £300 on one of those Sophia tremolos or maybe a Vegatrem you may as well keep going and finish it with one of these and some of those posh silent springs with the heatshtink covers & stuff ?

Jim

In a similar vein, Schaller off a more elegant solution to the old "wood screws into the body" arrangement, with the added bonus of being adjustable with a hex key



SureClaw | Tremolos | Schaller Webshop

downbytheriver

Jim said:

In a similar vein, Schaller off a more elegant solution to the old "wood screws into the body" arrangement, with the added bonus of being adjustable with a hex key



SureClaw | Tremolos | Schaller Webshop

That looks even better! Thank god I didn’t order the FR one.