For me half the charm of a trem strat is the resonance of the springs, why damp them?
Because, if you hear it too much, it gets very annoying, very quickly. And with the amount of gain and the style of music I play, that was the case.
Nevertheless, I want the foam out pronto!!Because, if you hear it too much, it gets very annoying, very quickly. And with the amount of gain and the style of music I play, that was the case.
I actually use the trem to do dive bombs, squeals and other FX, otherwise I wouldn't have one.
could you please tell me how it goes once its installed? also id like to knwhat screws you used and how you installed it!
In the past, I’ve used the supplied screws. I center it with business cards, then I use a center punch to set where to drill the pilot holes. I only drill to 75% of the screw length as far as it enters the wood. You have to take the thickness of the sure claw into consideration rather than the entire screw. I leave a touch of the wood un-piloted just to get more friction strength on the screw, using the exact size Phillips head from my set of extensive screw bits just for added precision.
oh that's actually quite a simple process. I was mainly worried about the screws piercing through the middle pickup route. Is the wood thick enough to hold the screws without it protruding out? I am just worried since is supposed to screw into a part of the body that has cavities on both sides.
Hasn’t happened to me yet, and judging by eyeball on the back of the posted guitar, the screw alignment is to the bass side of the center pickup, so even on the pool route, even if it did come through (which I doubt that it would) it should clear the center pickup entirely. I want to say from memory that once you put the screw through the baseplate of the sure claw, penetration into the would is just abou 3/8” maximum. It’s not crazy deep at all.
that looks really good! could i know what the pickup configuration is?
I've seen that in a thread somewhere too, but I'm hoping I don't have to drill any holes to the other side of the body. the ideal scenario for me is that's it screw into the body with no protrusions or any modification aside from shorter screw possibly.
EMG 57/66
the reason i wanted to install a sureclaw was mainly because it looked cleaner and well designed compared to traditional 2 screw claw. another reason would be the ease of adjustment and i generally dislike the idea of drilling my guitar body with the traditional long screws. i'm actually quite new to the hobby of guitars and guitar building, this is my first ever guitar build so i'm still sort of figuring things out. any tips or recommendations are greatly appreciated!
