When I was 16 I bought my very first guitar - Vox Standard 24 - and loved it: still do. After 6 months or so I fancied a tremelo so had a Accutune fitted (see pics). Over the last 25 or so years, the mechanism has slowly started to fail - I had the springs replaced 10 years ago, but it could be doing it again.
My question is, is it worth just getting the springs replaced again, or is there a 'better' system I could put in the FR's place?
Vox 24, Variax 700, Epiphone Dot Studio (Cats Whiskers pups, custom inlay, custom pickguard), Gretsch 5238T (P90s/B3), Gibson Les Paul Zoot (rainbow), Gretsch 5135 PS, 'Graick' G2312TVR, BarileleBo (electric baritone ukulele G6199).
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A Kahler might have a similar footprint, but anything based on the Strat trem, including Floyds/Wilkinsons etc. would be quite a big routing job. Any good tech would do it though if you're not up for that sort of diy
Yes it would have been fitted in about 1984. I don't really want to start routing into the guitar, just make work what I already have or fit a similar.
Thanks for the info
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As already said, probably the only thing similar is a Kahler, which also have a similar problem with the springs stretching, although not the alloy problem since they're made from brass.
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