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Lightweight Trem Block for Gotoh510t

ghostrider

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I've got a few bodies with Gotoh 510t bridges and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a lighter-weight trem block I could switch with it...?

I have some back pain from years of collision sports and shaving off a little weight (the guitar and also myself, frankly :LOL:) would be nice.

I took off one of the blocks and it weighs in at 8.8 oz which is a pretty reasonable weight so I'm kind of skeptical that I'll find a block that is too much lighter than that, but I figured I'd ask in case someone knows of one.
 
I don't know of one, and this is already a reasonably slim/light block. Sorry about the back pain. I feel it in my neck/shoulders with a heavy guitar. I've learned through weighing a *lot* of guitar parts that by far the largest source of variance is the body. By comparison, nothing else makes very much of a difference, probably nothing detectable when playing. Bodies will make up at least half the weight of most guitars, and differences in bodies (even for the same size and shape) can be substantial (e.g., strat bodies range from roughly 3 to 5 lbs). All other parts--necks, bridges, pickups, tuners, etc.--combine to a nontrivial total weight, but each of these components varies fairly little from the lighter to heavier options (ounces, not pounds). The best way to get to a light guitar is to buy/build one that starts with a light body; without that, all the light components you can hunt down won't yield a very light guitar.
 
RockRabbit sells an aluminum block (3.5oz) and a titanium block (5.3oz).

They also sell everything else in titanium too. But it’s wildly expensive…

The lightest body I own is a pine Tele with a 1.5” thickness. 2lb 10oz.
 
RockRabbit sells an aluminum block (3.5oz) and a titanium block (5.3oz).

They also sell everything else in titanium too. But it’s wildly expensive…

The lightest body I own is a pine Tele with a 1.5” thickness. 2lb 10oz.
Wow, that is way lighter! It looks like they don't have much available on their site at the moment. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks for the recommendation!
 
I don't know of one, and this is already a reasonably slim/light block. Sorry about the back pain. I feel it in my neck/shoulders with a heavy guitar. I've learned through weighing a *lot* of guitar parts that by far the largest source of variance is the body. By comparison, nothing else makes very much of a difference, probably nothing detectable when playing. Bodies will make up at least half the weight of most guitars, and differences in bodies (even for the same size and shape) can be substantial (e.g., strat bodies range from roughly 3 to 5 lbs). All other parts--necks, bridges, pickups, tuners, etc.--combine to a nontrivial total weight, but each of these components varies fairly little from the lighter to heavier options (ounces, not pounds). The best way to get to a light guitar is to buy/build one that starts with a light body; without that, all the light components you can hunt down won't yield a very light guitar.
You are 100% right. The body I'm starting with is 3.53 lbs which, with my current parts, should yield a guitar somewhere in the 7.5 lbs which is pretty good, although, I'd ideally love to get it down to close to 7.
 
I've got a few bodies with Gotoh 510t bridges and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a lighter-weight trem block I could switch with it...?

I have some back pain from years of collision sports and shaving off a little weight (the guitar and also myself, frankly :LOL:) would be nice.

I took off one of the blocks and it weighs in at 8.8 oz which is a pretty reasonable weight so I'm kind of skeptical that I'll find a block that is too much lighter than that, but I figured I'd ask in case someone knows of one.
I dunno about fit, but there are "short" blocks out there that may be lighter..................
 
+1 on the wide strap recommendations. Switching from 2” to 4” leather strap made a world of difference for my shoulder.
 
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