Tremolo Sustain

[NLD09]

So my next build is in the planning stage and i'm just trying to get some ideas for parts together.

I don't really have a preference for the feel of a specific tremolo so i'm wondering in y'all's experience which tremolo system has the most sustain?

 

[smavridis]

lol none?

i think the strat style is best. i have no problems with my floyd because it has a 42 mm block. but everyone has their own opinions.

 

[dmraco]

you just opened a can of worms...Bottom line (in my opinion) hardtail rules.

I can see no REAL difference in the OFR, Kahler, Wilkinson that I currently own.

 

[rockskate4x]

I have heard that the OFR with a big brass block from floydupgrades.com or whatever can sometimes even have more sustain than a hardtail... but I'm with dmraco on prefering hardtails over anything else...

 

[Funky Phil]

How about a tremol-no...?

 

[tfarny]

Quality hardtail all the way. Otherwise get a big steel trem block from Callaham or one of the others and put it on whatever you want - you need high mass down there. And no floating! Should be dive-only.

 

[dmraco]

It looks like you have decided to go with a whammy.  I would go with a locking unit if you really plan on using it alot.  Floyd of Kahler. 

check this guy out...he does a series of vids comparing the two.  I think the slight edge may go to a floyd.  I personally like the kahler better and have not seen the pitch issue if the string are installed correctly.  Go to a local store and play both.  Kahler is back and there units are on several guitars...plus they now have a locking pin to make it a hardtail...so to speak....
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1eiMZ5nUk[/youtube]

 

[NLD09]

well the thing is, i'm not much of a metal player. my tremolo use is rather light but something i definately want to have.
i'm just into those long sustaining blues notes, or the kind of sustain santana's got going.

essentially i like the sustain of a hardtail and the versatility of a tremolo.

i guess a wilkinson with a steel block would be my best bet.

 

[MUYFUE]

+1 to the wilkinson. It's my fave non floyd trem.
Very smooth feel, In my experience it doesn't add sustain, but it's a better trem than the regular strat design.
Also, there is Callaham, which is cool. I like the 2 point design of the wilki though.

 

[dmraco]

+1 to the wilkinson. It's my fave non floyd trem.
Very smooth feel, In my experience it doesn't add sustain, but it's a better trem than the regular strat design.
Also, there is Callaham, which is cool. I like the 2 point design of the wilki though.

+1...if you are going to go with the wilkie...get the floyd...feels similar and is superior with tuning...

what ever you decide...you can always add the locking nut to either.

 

[MUYFUE]

what ever you decide...you can always add the locking nut to either.
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Good point. I'd only say the Wilki over the Floyd if you want to keep the guitar Ol Skool lookin'