New stoptail/tunematic vibrato out!

[stubhead]

http://www.freedomguitar.com/products_bowen_handle.php

One of the guys on the steel guitar forum just  hooked up his Les Paul with one, and says it works very well. Not a ridiculous price, either.

 

[kboman]

Looks a lot like how the Les Trem works, but I think it's kind of ugly. I'm probably getting the Schaller "LP Tremolo" instead.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Stubby, you're usually my marketing BS indicator, but all stoptails are not interchangeable so how could a trem that takes the place of the stop tail fit all of them?  Does it have a lot of side to side slack, or is it adjustable?  Also, stretching the strings over the tune-o-matic part, that's asking for tuning issues or string breakage.  A roller T-O-M seems like a must with this one.

 

[Superlizard]

My eyes!  The goggles do noth-zing!

 

[llmtelecaster]

Looks like a real knuckle-bruiser.

 

[Steve_Karl]

Yea. I can hear the grinding noise now as it saws away at my saddles, and the squeeking as it wiggles my TOM posts loose.

No thanks!

 

[richship]

If I do that, I'd use a Les Trem with a roller TOM.

 

[Cagey]

Yea. I can hear the grinding noise now as it saws away at my saddles, and the squeeking as it wiggles my TOM posts loose.

No thanks!

I agree. That thing is clearly a problem child.

 

[Stew]

I agree. That thing is clearly a problem child.

An UGLY problem child! Ooops, am I allowed to say that