You NEED to Try This Trem!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- This is unlike any Stratocaster system I've seen before!
It's the Sophia 2:22 Pro CSE from Sophia Tremolos
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Your channel is hard on my wallet!
yeah, no kidding (lol); i was thinking the same thing when i saw the $225+ USD kit price!
the version in the video is $325 the standard model is $225
You get what you pay for, hopefully. Niice sounds!
They are working off the premise of the more you invest the better you sound. I guess they never heard me play. I don't care how much I spend, I still suck.
Trem turned him into Dave Gilmour. Now that's good value
if it were that "easy" then i'd submit you're probably right. as it is though, i rather doubt DG used/ uses a 'Sophia 2:22 Pro CSE' trem system (just a guess though). but Darrell does make some lovely noise - no doubt about that ;-)
Then just imagine what it would turn DG into if he did use one
DG will still be DG even if you give him banjo....
He could be DG on a pencil.
Richie Williams II it was a joke....
Shine on baby Shine on! 😄
Love how you play so Gilmour-like. He’s my soloist inspiration. I wish I can put one of these trems on my strat. Thanks again for a great vid Darrel!🙏
Thanks for the kind words!
Actually at first I thought of Jeff Beck. Only then came Gilmour. Man your playing has gotten soo nice. Thanks for the sounds and the demo. Cool device.
That song was very Gilmour! :-)
Hi Darrell, thank you so much for showing us this vibrato system! I had seen the other version on some guitars but didn't know about the stabiliser features - they look awesome and really great, useful additions to a floating bridge! Same kind of price range as Hipshot or high end Gotoh which I didn't expect - I thought it would be more. I'll be checking these out. Thanks man and have an amazing day 😊
I've been looking at these guys and their tremolos for over two years
I was confused when you showed the trem system with the extended fine tuners at first but then installed a completely different model lol
wierd......👍
Did you listen to the words he spoke?
Thanks for presenting this awesome trem! The look and sound of this particular guitar is just stunning!! I'm the kind of cheap-gear-guy, but man, I would trade a kidney for this guitar!
Very interesting. I'd like to see a follow up video after you've lived with it for 6 months or so.
please
Totally, let us know how it is after ‘the honeymoon ‘ looks great
I would also find this interesting
petemasterplan it’s been a year. I’d like for an update also!
i never care about what hardware u r using, what i really enjoy is ur playing , i really couldn't stop watching ur playing, its so wonderful!!!
Thanks! I really appreciate the kind words!
Thanks! Have to remember this trem for future builds.
Even listening on my iPad, wow, fantastic tone! Great licks! Thank you!
The camera quality just pops out. Keep it up man. Love your videos
I remember looking at this a loooonnng time ago. Cool!
It looks very nicely made to the point of being eyewateringly expensive. The integrated stabilizer system might be less awkward than the tremsetter/tremol-no type devices and the thumbwheel will undoubtedly be faster than adjusting the claw screws. Personally I prefer fully floating over a stabilised type.
You can spend a lot less money to get a decent floating action though. The Wilkinson two pivot bridges work very well, and paired with decent locking tuners you can really abuse the whammy bar and not lose tuning. The gotoh two points are a bit better, but the price thereabouts doubles. I'm gonna guess that the system in the video is more than double the price of a gotoh, it's complex and very nicely machined.
There is a case for using a stabilised trem live even if you'd normally use a floating trem though, as I've always had a hardtail or blocked trem guitar available for songs where I don't want the trem to flutter or need to play union bends. This usually means I play a hardtail (or blocked/screwed down tight teen) most of the time and reach for the stunt guitar when it's my turn to show off. If you set a stabilised system up in a way that's right for you, it's possible to play a very varied set on just the one guitar. This is particularly useful if you're on a small stage with no room for a rack of guitars, or shoehorned into an orchestra pit for musical theatre.
Functional AND attractive. The trem is pretty nice too!
I would love to see a comparison video of this and the Floyd Rose rail tail.
Hi!
I'll see what I can do :)
@@DarrellBraunGuitar yes please
Bro that trem system looks so nice and very very high quality love it man just love it lol great video
Thanks MW!
Would have like to seen you perform the intonation adjustment as well as the global tuning wheel demonstrated.
Yes. Sorely missed. How could that be overlooked!?
Beautiful, simply beautiful Darrell! Thank for sharing.
Anytime!
Regards rfom Buuenos Aires, Arggentina
Glad to have you on the channel!
What a tone! Beautiful playing, best I've ever heard you play
I really like this tremolo very well made 💙
LOVED that Gilmour-esque jam!!
Thanks!
that block is an incredible piece of engineering. the whole thing really!!
WOW I got to get me one of those, amazing!!
Finally the Sophia getting some spotlight!
I thought I was listening to David Gilmour there for a minute! Great video from the trem master - looks like a really cool set up!
So how did it hold up? Do you still like it? I've always been more a fan of hardtails, but that is a very interesting bit of machinery. Great video, thanks
Nice trem, sweet guitar. Great review!
Thanks Jesse!
Nice playing by the way. Sounded a little bit like David Gilmour-ish
Thanks Tom!
Shine on you crazy Darrell 😎
Looks beautiful. It also look super expensive.
Lol! It is!!!
The vega trem is a much better choice if you're into whammy action and looks better imo
It's less than an Original Floyd Rose.
Yeah and we're used to cheap guitar hardware that barely works. Gibson s too. Why make an ABR-1 out of zinc? Why cheap assed tuning machines?
Great video! Cool trem system. You have to love the top load. Thanks...
Gorgeous piece of kit.
So majestic 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Cool system, I still love my Super V Bladerunner but I may try this next! Thanks for alerting me to a virtually unknown company! Cheers!
She went next level didn't she..... Awesome 😎
That Strat looks soooooo nice!
Sounds terrific, beautiful playing.
Thanks Vincent!
Hi Darrel, no doubt the Sophia aftermarket trem is really good. The price for it and other after market trem tested and shown in your channel are quite steep though. Since not everyone is from the USA or other countries with strong currency, how about you make a video on 'budget' aftermarket trems which are really good for their price, just like guitars comparison.
Getting Gilmouresque in my old age. Definitely something to look into in the future. Another great vid.
That’s pretty cool. If it’s possible you should do a review on one of their hardtail bridges they look really cool. They make one that apparently replaces your OFR and makes it a hardtail which looks awesome and they have another regular hardtail. Great vid man
The only word I can say is, beautiful. And you play extremely good. You really rock 😎🎸thanks🙏
I think I NEED this for my Blackout Strat.
The double shock absorbers kinda mimics the ZPS on your ibanez actually. Pretty cool trem and playing.
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Looks and sounds great Good alternative to the Floyd's which I never cared for Didn't much care for the look of the long bridge tuner model I have a 65 strat that the vibrato system works great on so wouldn't need one of these but any newer production strats would benefit from these Good demo
Yeah, my long gone 70 was perfect. Why can't fender get it right-every time!?
That global tuning thumbwheel would be AMAZING with a locking (Floyd) Nut. Or at least make it a lot more bearable. Wonder if it'd fit on my Washburn N2?
Darrell, love your videos. I'd love to see a solid video on the Wilkinson VS100n bridge for Strats, there aren't many videos on it.
Excellent video !!
Thanks Sebastian!
I like the jam... sooo good!!!
Really nice, pro quality video... oh yeah the trem system looks great. Thanks for giving me something else to “need”.
So how do you adjust the intonation on this system?
It looks like there might be an adjustment hole at the end of each string on the top-backside of the trem. Maybe a screw driver or hex key adjusts that. He definitely set it cuz each saddle is shifted into a slightly different position.
Yes Darrel..PLEASE fill us in...I am not sure but Im guessing that it is adjusted from the neck side of the saddle..it does not appear that it could be done from the back being to string thimbles are in the way..
James Hill
Ok after watching the closeup video again, it would seem there’s a hex screw hole on the underside of each saddle. I’m 99% that works as a lock. So you loosen that, slide the saddle back or forward and then lock it back down. Weird because I’m guessing you’d need to use the provided hex key and actually access those through the back of the guitar. So the key would be parallel with the trem block and need to be lengthwise. This appears to be the only way. There’s a tiny chance that the backside of each saddle where that opening is might be where the key goes but it doesn’t LOOK like it should.
@@SeemsLikeSomething "Slide??" thats highly unlikely.. There has to be a screw type adjustment somewhere.. Im guessing its on top side facing the pickups. A lil odd looking for my taste but hey..if it works?? Then thats what really matters. I use Babicz and LOVE the saddles. I dont use Babicz base plate and block..just the saddles.. They are Brilliant. Saddle is flat to base plate rather than sitting on 2 lil adjustment screws.. Incredible resonance can be felt in the entire guitar when you pluck a note.. The cam rotating saddle and locking set screws are perfect. Check them out!
James Hill
Whether it slides forward and backward and locks down via screw or moves in that direction along the thread of a screw makes absolutely no difference so long as something is stopping it from doing so on its own.
I found a Strat replacement bridge that is the best invention since...IDK...the humbucker? lol It's called the Blade Runner by Super V. I replaced the neanderthal six bolt POS that Fender installed with this thing and it almost doubled my sustain, notes are clear and ring out like crazy, rock solid tuning...you should really take a look if you haven't already. It will make your MIM Strat as good as a USA built.
I feel like you could put little felt pieces behind each piston to minimize the noise of them.
You should check out the trem from Wudtone. Fat cold rolled steel (or brass if you want) block. The arm is stainless steel and there's no wiggle thanks to the nylon bushing in the block. Fitted it to my early 90s American Standard a few years ago and it doesn't go out of tune and still no wiggle.
Great video as always! Very informative! How does it compare to the Floyd Rose Rail Tail?
Thanks!
Good question. The FR is more for the player who wants a lot of sustain like a fixed bridge, but also wants to use the trem from time to time.
The Sophia is for the heavy trem user. Less sustain, but very high-tech features.
@@DarrellBraunGuitar aaah this is what I was looking for :) thanks
Looks great I always drill my string holes in the block where the balls are closer toward the top of the guitar seems to prevent any catching or slipping looks like they put the string on the top cool !
That's really cool!
You really should have demonstrated the _Fine-Tuning Wheel_ in action, and shown us how tedious it is to intonate that sucker.
Are the lockdown screws under the string anchors? Do you have to remove the strings each time you need to adjust?
Nice guitar. Good tone and style too, reminding me of Jeff Beck's masterpiece _Final Peace._
You certainly emulated the same kind of emotion anyway, and that's what music is about... conveyance.
Thanks for the kind words!
The saddles slide forward/back for intonation. Lock screw is on the top of each saddle :)
That Ibanez is beautiful
I need this in my life
The strat trem's primary stability issue has always been binding and sawing in the nut. While the counter tensioning design of this is very impressive, I'm still inclined to think the two point + roller nut + locking tuners (ala 90's strat plus) would provide more stability than this used in conjunction with a traditional nut. But ultimately, if I were to ever reincorporate more than the minimal tremolo use a traditional strat affords, I think I'd return to the absolute stability of a locking nut sys.
Sophia trems match well with the ‘90s LSR tuners appearance-wise… if they’re still in production.
I have a collectable MIJ strat si I will never mod it. But any other Strat I sure would. I floated my vintage 6 point system like you showed on another video and it stays in tune better than when I had it touching the body and it is easier to push down. But bending it is a bit weird when the bridge moves forward, increasing the action and dumping the tuning. I would definately buy this bridge before replacing pickups...something a lot of Strat owners seem to do....which kind of defeats the purpose...
That’s a cool trem Darrell! 👍🏻 Think I might have to put one of those on my Fender show master! Do they come in other finishes? All the stock hardware on my show master is kind of a dark tinted chrome , that would be super cool if I could get one of those to match the stock hardware. Another great informative vid man! 🤙🏻🎸
Thanks!
I'm not too sure about other finishes.
You might have to shoot them an email :)
Daddarios FTW. They look cool through the bridge. But I wonder if they don't sustain as long as having the strings through the block. That's what I would imagine, but still probably worth it
Interesting whammy bar. Looks solid.
The Sophia TUTU, you got to have one to dress up your strat!
Grrrreaat sound!
Oh yeah, i've heard of tbis company before! I've been dying to try out one of their Floyd Rose style trems!
Very cool stuff and interesting upgrade! I think they were inspired by the zero point system from ibanez and hipshot stabilizer, combining together in one new block, that's pretty much insane idea! I want to try it.. Great video.. You made my day.. Thumbs up!
The guy who invented the zero trem for Ibanez makes these.
super vid, looks like the trem Uli John Roth used to play on his signature git
Love from India..❤️
Beautiful👍.
But it is only for fender built in usa.
Why? Unit is inch.
Very interesting, but i would have liked to have seen you tune it beforehand, run it through it's paces, then show how the tuner read it afterwards.. Also, does that Strat have locking tuners, or just standard? Having said that, VERY nice looking unobtrusive trem system which looks really nice, so I hope it does work! Thanks as always for the demo.
We realized we were powerless over humidity and that our tuning had become unmanageable.
Can someone explain how this keeps double stop bends in tune? I'm not quite understanding how that's achieved. I don't see how those little stabilizers stop other other strings from going out of tune when bending.... When you bend a string on a floating bridge, the bridge lifts further off the body like when pushing down slightly on the bar. How do the stabilizers prevent that from happening? I would understand if the stabilizers were on the opposite side of the trem.
good point! very good point. Also a demonstration of the "master tuning wheel" which means you either have to leave the back plate removed and leave it open at all times. That one still beats me. You have to remove the back plate in order to readjust the tuning with the wheel? Or what? Seems unneccessary complicated.
And if the stabilizers works for this (if it's them that bucks the other strings from going sharp when a string snaps or bends) it must be just calibrated to work with one or two gauges of string size. It can't be the same for a 008 set or a SRV buff with 013 set on. Not without any calibration done first, somewhere.
Very cool setup. You didn't demo the thumb wheel though.
So which is better, this or the Floyd Rose Rail Tail Tremolo?
some kind of AA symbol...maybe a story behind it too. beautiful piece of gear..thanks for showing this
Not AA or anything like that:)
Right from the start that looks like a lovely well designed piece of kit D. Amazing. First Ive heard of it lad. I also like the Floyd Rose thing you can slap on an SG too but yeah that looks boss man. Sophia has got me all hot & bothered. Lol. Keep it up D. ;)
Pretty cool. I don't use a tremolo but remember when I had a Strat Ultra ack in the 90's. Adding a trem setter was the very first mod that I actually purchased with the guitar. Too bad Fender stopped making it and too bad they stopped using Lace Sensors. The Ultra was by far the best Strat they ever built. I mostly bought it for the curly maple top and ebony fingerboard. Now I only play Music Man Silhouettes. I have several versions. Better than any Fender or Gibson. Ido have a Mexican Strat HSS that I "fixed" so it would play. It has a dive only trem. Like I said I rarely use a trem even though I have an older Silhouette with 3 single coil pickups and a vintage trem. I keep a hard tail sitting next to my living room chair. I play every day. Not constantly but usually between dawn and midnight it totals 4 hours.
I didn't have a chance to watch every second of the video. Does the back cover go back on?
Nice kit
a real Fender bender ya got there.
Awesome video bro! I love your playing style, you should do a live stream sometime!!!
Thanks Lincoln!
that could be a lot of fun :)
I’m liking the look of it, but how do you set the intonation and saddle height???
Darrell Braun, I don't think you mention it. But will this fit in a Bullet Strat?
Do you have to adjust the spring tension to match string tension? ( i.e heavier or lighter strings) Or do the pistons in the block account for that? You didn’t really discuss it in the video.
This is the same trem it came with. The friction points are the same. It’s just shiny and new.
great stuff Darrell, hey did you have to cut the back plate so the tuning wheel would poke through?
Hi!
No, if you set the trem hight right it lines up just right :)
Would replace the silver tip for a white one of the same structure to fit the strays style. Like it’s shape just not
Color
Why does the tremolo system have those hole/windows that show the string ball. Only aesthetically up close is this an issue... but otherwise looks great.
Philosophy. Cool!
What about the tuning wheel? Was waiting to see that work.
As the previous post says.. very David Gilmour sounding.. WOW!
Do you feel you get enough down pressure on the saddles, with the rear loaded version?
So, really, how much improvement is this over the stock trem? It's got that thumbwheel, which is a little cool, though I notice you don't show the backplate reinstalled, so I'm guessing you have to customize the backplate to access the wheel. Other than that and looking cool, what does $250 really get you that you don't already have?
Darrell, I think you should start your own guitar company you definitely know your equipment your pickups and a good setup.
Thanks Ben!
That would be really cool :)
Thank you!
I feel like you just sold a griiiiip of these for them.