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DanDeTora
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Sorry to bump an old thread, but Orpheo, you do you have any pics of the Hipshot trem in the Wilkinson route? You mentioned it fits perfectly, but I'm wondering if the routing looks "off" in some way.
DanDeTora said:Sorry to bump an old thread, but Orpheo, you do you have any pics of the Hipshot trem in the Wilkinson route? You mentioned it fits perfectly, but I'm wondering if the routing looks "off" in some way.
taez555 said:Thanks for bumping this thread. I've been seriously thinking about replacing my wilky with the hipshot. I honestly can't believe warmoth still sells that piece of shite. It was fantastic when it was new(the first few days). You can dive bomb, it's smooth, much more compact than the floyd, but......It's just so cheaply made The bar wobbles and I can't play without the bar in or else the loose bridge vibrates sypathetically while playing. There's absoultely no way to tighten it, so when you start to press down on the bar it wobbles before you can depress the note. Also, the little screw that tightens the bar somehow fell out, so now the bar sits either to tight, or not at all. I'd love the bridge if it worked, but.... it's just so cheaply made, with absolutly no company support. It makes me never want to get another again.
Any opinions on whether to get the normal or steel block version of the hipshot?
erik
its like installing any other tremolo around. IMHO, its even easier to intonate than a wilkinson.ZGOZZ said:Is it hard to install?
ZGOZZ said:what nut are you using with the hip shot?
Orpheo said:m4rk0 said:hm... interesting
I wonder if the hipshot studs fit in the pre-installed wilkinson bushings.. I have no idea how to pull those things out... :confused4:
not even necassary. the studs are the same. and the studs fit the bushings![]()
Orpheo said:well, the studs should just fit the bushings, but I dont really get the problem. can you post a pic of the wilkie studs?
by the way; i never said that the studs for the wilkie are good for the hipshot.only that the tremrouting and holes are a match. if it doesnt fit, the only thing you can do is pull out the bushings and bash in the hipshots. if they are a bit loose, no biggy, just use a bit of veneer to make it snug.
all I can say is that the hipshot needs a more rounded edge for the rollers. I have no idea how its like on a wilkie
Zaman said:I had to hammer the bushings into the holes so I can't imagine how I'd get them out again. Any tips on doing this? Thanks.
Orpheo said:well, the studs should just fit the bushings, but I dont really get the problem. can you post a pic of the wilkie studs?
by the way; i never said that the studs for the wilkie are good for the hipshot.only that the tremrouting and holes are a match. if it doesnt fit, the only thing you can do is pull out the bushings and bash in the hipshots. if they are a bit loose, no biggy, just use a bit of veneer to make it snug.
all I can say is that the hipshot needs a more rounded edge for the rollers. I have no idea how its like on a wilkie
tfarny said:There is some bad feeling between Warmoth and Hipshot, or something - I've called with questions about hipshot products and been made to feel that Hipshot wasn't a great company to work with, to say the least. But their stuff that I've seen is really the top end out there and lots of us use hipshot products on warmoths. Can we start a "Hipshot / Warmoth compatibility" sticky? About routs, products etc.