I decided it was time to replace the rusty old trem/vibrato/whammy/whatever unit in my Strat instead of buying yet another screw-in tone bar. I wanted something with a push-in bar that wasn’t too shiny, so I got the matte version.
The “instructions” I received are lacking. You will want to watch a couple videos on YouTube to get some pointers and see some of the issues you may run into. Fortunately, everything was smooth for me and it dropped right in, about a 5 minute job. You do need to spend a good while setting the radius and intonation…overall it took about an hour to get everything dialed in.
Once it was dialed in: holy crap this thing RIPS. I always preferred the feel of a Jazzmaster style trem, and you can get that sort of dreamy smooth and subtle warble. But then you can also get the crazy Floyd Rose stuff, and everything in between. Plus it goes right back into tune!
I used to have my trem set for a full pull up on the bar = a full step on the G string so I will have to just build the muscle memory. Well worth it for this much flexibility and stability.
