Vega and Hipshot trem rout questions

[jjwu]

Hipshot's website says their contour trem is a drop-in replacement for Fender. So what's the separate hipshot rout? Is it (or can it be) recessed?

For Vega trem, I've seen a couple videos where it initially can't do pull-ups because the rear edge doesn't clear the top rear edge of the rout on certain Fenders and they had to shave some wood off. Does the Warmoth 6-hole Vintage and American Standard Fender routs accommodate Vega's VT1?

 

[Rick]

Never used these trems ... but have you obtained the measuremrnts from hipshot and vega ... that's where i start when it comes to bridges.

 

[stratamania]

A Vegatrem works on a Warmoth

 

[mayfly]

Yep I can confirm that the Vega does indeed work on a warmoth strat with the 6 hole route. BTW I ended up taking the vega off my guitar... want it?

 

[TBurst Std]

Why did you take it off Trevor?

 

[mayfly]

I ended up going back to a traditional bridge and then decking and blocking it. I do too many country double bends for a fender style trem to work for me.

.... although interestingly Bigsby trems work just fine with the double bends. Must be some kind of mechanical leverage ratio thing at work...

 

[sdeeg]

In the For What It's Worth department, I have a SuperVee BladeRunner on a Strat clone that I've been very happy with. I pulled out my old American Standard the other day, slapped a W neck on it, and immediately despised the stock trem. I don't use trem heavily tho, just for adding a bit of flavor, so YMMV. Anyway, might be worth checking out if you haven't looked at em.

 

[jjwu]

I was dismissive of Bladerunner because it's like Vega without the range but I just remembered I could [reluctantly] recess it myself. And then the advantage would be a more substantial block which in theory would help flutters.

I recessed a hipshot once. It'd be nice if Warmoth offered even a one-size-fits-most recess for old school style trems. The way you do it is angled down from the posts. I believe this is also more aesthetic than "semi recessed" schemes.

 

[sdeeg]

I ended up with a BladeRunner because I could order it with a short block that would fit the Who-The-Eff-Knows-Where-It-Was-Made(tm) body I got from StewMac that was thinner than Fender standard, but I've really enjoyed it. The operation is so solid and smooth, and it keeps a Fender-ish aesthetic. I do have a TeleTrem on order from Vega though, and if @mayfly's is for 2 post, maybe I'll buy his and put it on my American Standard. I'd love to compare/contrast. I guess I probably need to get a HipShot too!