Recessed wilkinson tremolos..

[Colex]

Does anyone here have some experience with recessed wilkinson tremolos on strats? Is sustain, "strat tone", or something else compromised due to the big hole in the wood?


Cheers.

 

[Sixbender]

I've got the recessed Wilky on one of my Strats.
The hole is about the same size as the standard Fender trem. The recess is only about 1/8" on the top, and it's the same size as the trem base plate. Can't tell it's a recess from a few feet away, and there's not any difference that I can hear.

 

[m4rk0]

No, there is no affect on tone or anything..

there is something different about the routing though. at least my first recessed wilkinson had a slightly bigger or different routing.
I think they made a mistake on my second, almost as if the hole is 'off'. even though there is a recess, the base plate won't even go beyond the 'top' of the guitar in the recessed area when pulling up, since the tremblock almost immediately hits the inside off the trem hole. it really bugs me