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Extra springs for weight... but hold on aren't super lightweight guitars most important for resonance and tone? No wonder I'm so confused by all this super insightful information from the experts..
I've tried from 2 - 5 springs and I still sounded exactly the same... must be because I just don't have the ears or skillzzz
It's a good job I realised that all of this is utter horseshit some time ago.. honestly, you guys kill me..
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Clearly the trade off is it makes the trem much harder to use.
My own experience with trems is they are more stable with heavier strings ( nothing below 10s ) and the five springs do make
a difference to the sound and by that I mean the sound is fuller . So if you like lighter strings try five springs because as
someone has mentioned adjust the claw for balance. If this is too tight then you can buy some lower tension springs !
too much and the trem won’t budge, too little and the rear end of bridge is way up in the air. Claw gives you room to fine tune.
Simple.
I use 5 low tension springs on my Strats.. with either 10-46 or 9.5-42s why? cos they sound springy and that’s a lovely thing.
What different numbers of springs does is change how the system responds to upward and downward force on the arm. More springs makes down-bends feel heavier and upwards feel lighter, and vice versa
You would notice a difference with dive bombs, but not when using for slight vibrato.
Not all of his ideas were great.