NGD On The Way: Newark St. S-200

[DrumBob]

I broke down and bought another S-200 today. Got a very nice deal ($499) from Strings 'n Things in Concord, NH and dealt directly with Mike, the owner. Strings 'n Things comes highly recommended. Obviously, you all know what it looks like, but here's a generic photo. I decided on the black finish. I ordered a gig bag from Guild. I also ordered a tortoise shell pickguard last night off Ebay. When it arrives, I'll take it in for a setup and get the guard installed. I could have bought one directly from Guild, but they are out of stock and aren't expected until August at the earliest.

 

[GGJaguar]

I know you wanted sunburst, but it looks good in black!

 

[DrumBob]

The guitar arrived Thursday and it looks good and plays nicely. Pretty cool having two S-200s again. Of course, the Hagstrom Tremar is completely worthless. I'll have my tech screw it down and disable it.

 

[Default]

Graphite nut will sort the trem out, or you can just get the nut touched up.
Bunch of things you can do, but it's the nut that proves the 80/20 rule.

 

[DrumBob]

Graphite nut will sort the trem out, or you can just get the nut touched up.
Bunch of things you can do, but it's the nut that proves the 80/20 rule.

Have you installed a graphite nut on an S-200 and what was the outcome? We tried lubricating the nut on my first black S-200 after my tech cleaned up the nut slots, but after working on it for awhile, he called and said he couldn't get it to stay in tune, so I told him to screw it down and disable it. I then wound up selling the guitar to a friend, who removed the Tremar and installed a Bigsby.

If the Tremar doesn't work, no big deal, really. I rarely use a whammy bar to begin with, but I'll be taking the guitar in for a setup soon, so I'll ask my tech about it.

 

[chazmo]

Ooooh, shiny!

 

[Default]

I used a graphite nut, locking tuners and a roller bridge on my DeArmond. I can divebomb the bigsby and it comes right back to pitch every time.