Telecaster & Vibramate? Shouldn't be any issues?

Creed_Clicks

Hi folks. I have a player series telecaster. Does what it says on the tin, and rather than buy another guitar with a trem system, I was thinking of getting a vibramate system. I would guess the neck would need to be shimmed or adjusted to accommodate a trem? I don't think there are any other options for a standard tele that would be temporary?
What about the stetsbar?
Might stick a SD little 59 in the bridge too!

paulnb57

Looking at the Vibramate web page, it looks pretty straightforward to do

Lil 59’s are a bit Marmite, I like them a lot

Creed_Clicks

paulnb57 said:

Looking at the Vibramate web page, it looks pretty straightforward to do

Lil 59’s are a bit Marmite, I like them a lot

Yeah looks straight forward enough. The stetsbar looks neater / tidier . I wouldn’t be playing country music on whatever one I choose !

equalsql

I've got a Bigsby on my 52 AVRI Telecaster fitted using the Vibramate kit. It works a treat and I didn't need to adjust the neck once it was installed. I did replace the brass saddles with the threaded steel versions to ensure the correct string alignment, but that was it. Great piece of kit it is.

Creed_Clicks

@equalsql yep, I am thinking of it next year. Really enjoying my telecaster at the moment. It's a standard Mexican one. There is a sea of telecaster options out there, so I aimed somewhere in the middle. Not sure I would even bother upgrading anything on it. **maybe** the pickups, but don't want to ruin any of it's good feeling with potentially installing a Bigsby on it...

Keefy

equalsql said:

I've got a Bigsby on my 52 AVRI Telecaster fitted using the Vibramate kit. It works a treat and I didn't need to adjust the neck once it was installed. I did replace the brass saddles with the threaded steel versions to ensure the correct string alignment, but that was it. Great piece of kit it is.

I have the same setup on my Palir Titan C4, which it came with it from the manufacturer. Full disclosure:
(1) I replaced the Bigsby spring with a Reverend Soft Touch - much better feel;
(2) A Bigsby and Vibramate make for a weighty lump of metal so don’t stint on a nice load-spreading strap.

Creed_Clicks

oh yeah, I forgot about the extra weight !

Creed_Clicks

Would anyone know what vibramate to get for a Mexican telecaster? I can see there are models for American teles and Vintage teles. Online info seems to suggest the Mexican spacing is vintage/classic vibe squier specs...

Creed_Clicks

Bumping this to see if anyone might know? I have yet to get a reply from Vibramate.