krysh
Guildarist in the mod squad
I always wanted a SF-4 with a tremolo, but I could't find one to my liking, since the guildsby likes to be used a bit more gentle. So i found the black SF-4 from drc and bought it because I had a plan:
since this one is made made in 1998 and as all the models later than 1995 (correct me if I'm wrong) it has a regular tune-o-matic bridge. adding a guildsby doesn't make sense, because you would have to cover the holes of the bridge.
I knew that the german company Duesenberg offers a Les Trem (now improved version Les Trem II) for quite some years that can be mounted instead of the tune-o-matic string holder without drilling any holes. But it is said often that it might not work too well. So I took the challenge and bought one, but with the original bridge it really didn't stay in tune too well. The spring sits bery close to the bridge but doesn't touch it unless you make a complete dive bomb, so it doesn't have an affect to 99% percent of usage.
So I did a research about a replacement bridge and went for a graphtec NV2, because I also wanted a bit more clarity in the tone and didn't want to tra roller bridge. And this really is what I got: clarity and more harmonics. It sounded great and also stayed much better in tune now as promised, but still I had some problems with the guitar staying in tune after heavy bendings and the more extensive use of the Les Trem. So I got the Grover locking replacement for the rotomatics. And e voila, what can I say, now she not only sounds great but also stays in tune, and I also have the impression the sustain is the same as with the original tune-o-matic.
here some pics of the result:
works like a charm and is my no. 1 player right now.
I'll probably also will replace the tuners on the T-400 with the locking replacement, because it also makes string changing so much faster and easier.
since this one is made made in 1998 and as all the models later than 1995 (correct me if I'm wrong) it has a regular tune-o-matic bridge. adding a guildsby doesn't make sense, because you would have to cover the holes of the bridge.
I knew that the german company Duesenberg offers a Les Trem (now improved version Les Trem II) for quite some years that can be mounted instead of the tune-o-matic string holder without drilling any holes. But it is said often that it might not work too well. So I took the challenge and bought one, but with the original bridge it really didn't stay in tune too well. The spring sits bery close to the bridge but doesn't touch it unless you make a complete dive bomb, so it doesn't have an affect to 99% percent of usage.
So I did a research about a replacement bridge and went for a graphtec NV2, because I also wanted a bit more clarity in the tone and didn't want to tra roller bridge. And this really is what I got: clarity and more harmonics. It sounded great and also stayed much better in tune now as promised, but still I had some problems with the guitar staying in tune after heavy bendings and the more extensive use of the Les Trem. So I got the Grover locking replacement for the rotomatics. And e voila, what can I say, now she not only sounds great but also stays in tune, and I also have the impression the sustain is the same as with the original tune-o-matic.
here some pics of the result:
works like a charm and is my no. 1 player right now.
I'll probably also will replace the tuners on the T-400 with the locking replacement, because it also makes string changing so much faster and easier.
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