Tremolo springs help & advice

[Rab R]

Hi,
I'm new here and looking for some help/advice to find a suitable set of tremolo springs that will give me a smooth fluid tremolo feel without too much resistance, as it stands thats not the case with springs presently fitted on the guitar/trem.
I recently bought a pre-loved Warmoth Strat style guitar that has a Warmoth Gibson scale Strat neck (24.75"), it has a Super-Vee Bladrunner tremolo fitted, its an amazing guitar, its just I find the tremolo a bit to heavy for me.... presumably due to the scale of the neck. I use 9 gauge strings on the guitar, I've already tried FU-Tone yellow springs, they did not solve the issue... if anyone has experienced the same issues I would be grateful to hear how you overcame this or solution suggestions.

Many thanks in advance,
Rab

 

[Tretgeraet]

Is the trem decked, (down-only) or floating?

 

[Rab R]

Floating

 

[rauchman]

Hmmm, I have some tremolo experience, but wouldn't consider myself an expert. I'm not familiar with the Super-Vee, but I'm assuming it uses a standard 5 pt trem claw?

If you feel the usage has a heavy feel, I'd try....
Use 1 less spring. If using 3 springs, try using 2 springs, but use the outside tremblock tremspring holes routed to the position 2 and 4 points on the trem claw. You may have to screw the trem claw closer into the body to increase spring tension

Or

Bring the trem claw further out from the body using the existing springs, as this will lessen the tension a bit

The downside to both of these methods is that if the trem is floating and you bend a string, the tuning of the other strings will be more affected by going flat easier.

It's all a balancing act between string tension and spring tension, which also includes how close/far the tremclaw is in relation to where it screws in.

 

[Rab R]

Thanks for your feedback/suggestions, i've tried those to an extent - although not 2 x springs, 1 x either side of the claw. Not sure I understand your 2nd suggestion, would that not just pull the trem forward lifting the action along with it.