This new trem looks really interesting

[Logrinn]

The Ultratrem by Vegatrem.

[youtube]TWob97UM3Xc[/youtube]

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Got some inspirations from the Supervee me thinks.
We'll see if it gets any traction in the marketplace.

 

[amon]

Got some inspirations from the Supervee me thinks.

You can see elements of the Blade Runner, the Wilkinson and the Floyd in there. 

 

[Logrinn]

But none of those other trems can change pitch of several strings while keeping them in tune (with each other), ie being able to bend chords, that I know of. Or can they? :icon_scratch:

 

[stratamania]

At first, I thought it might be Bladerunner like with the metal leaf spring but it's not. This video gives more insight into how it works.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=328&v=Lp3H5SDi4ys[/youtube]

 

[Sovereign_13]

Seems like it operates similar to a two-point, but they've replaced the posts with a horizontal bar that the knife edge is pulled against (one-point?  Infinite-point?).  I don't implicitly see how that would make "bending" chords any more accurate than other two-points, though.

Still, an interesting alternative if you've got an otherwise-nice guitar with an unfortunate affliction of "six-screw tremolo".

 

[Logrinn]

I don't implicitly see how that would make "bending" chords any more accurate than other two-points, though.

Me neither, but in the demo video with Tom Quayle, he manages to do just that. :icon_scratch:

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I didn't quite see how to intonate, did anyone else?

 

[Cagey]

There's a set screw you access from the back end of the saddle that bears against the saddle locking screw you access from the top. If you watch the video at their site linked in the first post, you'll eventually see it.

 

[bagman67]

Hence the "I see Wilkinson similarities" contention, supra.

 

[Cagey]

I was going to complain that having the intonation screws bear against the locking screws wouldn't do the threads on the locking screws any favors, but after thinking about it, I realized those threads never get used, so who cares?

Still not sure having such a wide contact point for the fulcrum is a good idea. Friction is the enemy of reliable return to neutral, which is ostensibly the problem this unit is supposed to solve if one is stuck with an old 6 point. On the plus side, the pivot can't be out of adjustment like the dreaded 6 point units can. Also, I gotta think the coupling between the bridge/body is better with this unit.

Although, at $290, it makes Floyds look cheap.