A great demo with Tom Quayle’s characteristic subtle virtuosic musicianship. Going out on a limb here, but I predict in a few years, a team of Fender negotiators will travel to Spain to discuss a multi-million dollar business arrangement with Issac Vega. I not bought outright, the new Trem (if the dollar$ are right for Issac) will be Stamped “Fender VegaTrem,” and at first, will be available on Fender Custom Shop Strats. It’s that revolutionary, and that good. Doubters will always doubt, trolls will always troll, but I believe the Vega Trem evolution/revolution of the Stratocaster bridge will win in the end, (except for, of course, the population of vintage ‘purists’). Just thinkin’
@@davidfaustino4476 Yeah....just found this vid poking around & here we are, 5 yrs later & nothing's changed. I agree about the trem, have one on my Strat & it's the best, but legacy Co's like this usually don't go too far away from their roots.
Late to the party as usual--frankly I was completely stunned by the installation video and then this incredible demo by Tom Quayle! Perhaps the trackers on my laptop are that good, I've been irritated lately by the lack of my ability to pull up on my Highway One Strat that I got last year. It's got the standard Strat bridge and I miss not having that ability to pull up to varying degrees like I can on my Charvel and a nice Custom partscaster with a Kahler bridge. The limiting of expression can be a drag. Bravo VegaTrem for doing this retro-fit floating trem! Also impressed with the stability of it...nice! It looks to be a ton smoother than the standard Strat bridge as well. Will have to order one soon.
I have a US Super Vee Bladerunner tremolo on my strat, same kind of blade pivot principle, very stable and solid, it also retrofits to a standard 6-screw vintage setup without any alterations to the guitar, with the exception of the recommendation for an upgrade to the nut where necessary, Tusg by Graphtec or similar. Bladerunners are quite hard to get in Europe, I had to buy a cheap strat copy with one to get it. The VegaTrem looks like a great european counterpart.
The Vega Trem fits both the 6 screw vintage and 2 point bridge without any modification (different models for the different types). Where it beats the Bladerunner is that the size of the bridge plate allows it to be pulled up without being stopped by the top of the body.
I did my first show with my strat equipped with a Vegatrem yesterday evening and even without any locking tuner I didn’t have any need to tune the guitar for the entire night
You know what? If you have locking tuners and roller nut on your guitar (like Tom's strat), your traditional 6-screw tremolo will work absolutely perfect. Make bigger angle and you'll have good up action.
but im pretty sure this thing does have it tuning issues, heck kahler has a locking nut and it still looses tune after heavy bar use, now the Floyd Rose is a different beast
No to forget there's nothing revolutionary about their design. They have basically copied the design of Super Vee BladeRunner trem. Besides that the BladeRunner offers same quality at a lower price. This trem is like a bad overpriced copy of BladeRunner. As of tuning stability the only trem that I've found excellent in terms of stability are the ones built by Ola Strandberg. Those headless trems look weird but are highly stable, Floyd Rose doesn't come even close to it in terms of stability. Of course they sell at a hefty price.
@@wsplatinum Oh yeah, so where's its pivot point? Just look at the two trems, it's pretty obvious. Look at the joint between the six saddle attachment point and the trem unit.
I’m looking at the possibility of installing one of these on my 1980 Gibson Flying V2. Do you think a locking nut is necessary with this kind of range?
Looks great, sounds cool, but from this and other videos, it looks like it suffers from the normal screw-in arm issue of having a bit of play in the arm. To be honest I got just as good results with a Goto 510 bridge in my Partscaster for a third of the price. Only caveat is that you MIGHT have to modify your cavity for the Gotoh to fit.
Precisely one of our benefits, this part is designed so that there is no slack at all. The VT1 fits perfectly without modification to standard fender stratocaster measurements. ua-cam.com/video/RzXPO-aBrhI/v-deo.html
@@VegaTrem thanks for the reply. I have no doubt that your trem is a great product, but a lot of feedback on these and other promo video suggests that it is far too expensive compared to your competitors. Your VT1 now costs over 300 Euros to the UK, including import tax - about the same price as an OFR. I can get a 2-point Gotoh 510 for 80 euros from Thomann.de, which to me plays just as good as your VT1. Until you acknowledge that you are overpriced and do something about it to make it more competitve you may struggle to boost sales. Drop your prices, you will sell a lot more - I might even buy one 😁👍
I would say no... if you look at how the saddles are mounted on this trem (an allen head bolt going in from the top), it's most likely a proprietary design only used by VegaTrem.
Will this fit on a starcaster? I tried switching out the stock trem with a more modern one but not all the holes lined up with the ones on the body plus the block in the back is thicker than the original
My concern is the ball ends of the strings floating around. But the locked saddles so there's no side to side movement is excellent. To say it could hold tune as well as a Floyd Rose is nearly impossible. If strings are locked at both ends and you've got a knife edge bridge, how can you top that? The zero mods to your guitar is definitely a plus with the Vega-Trem. 👍
The entire trem is solid quality steel, and the sustain is better than the stock system. I've just fitted one to my USA Strat and I won't go back to the stock system.
@@Adipsia1 can you tell me please the size of the block? I can't find any especifications of this bridge, isn't like Schaller that gives you every measure!!! Thanks!!!
Price wise? Yes lol. But it can do more shit so it's better basically. Also works on two point trem configs AND 6 drill hole configs. Unlike the blade runner which only works on 6 hole drill hole configs. Bladerunner MIGHT issue a model for 2 point trems but I'm not sure. Personally I'd rather get this vega thing. Seems like the best thing to have happened to a strat trem ever.
To the nay sayers, please steer well clear of this product. I've just installed the two point system on my Strat and it is fantastic. I would love to keep this product a secret.
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A great demo with Tom Quayle’s characteristic subtle virtuosic musicianship.
Going out on a limb here, but I predict in a few years, a team of Fender negotiators will travel to Spain to discuss a multi-million dollar business arrangement with Issac Vega. I not bought outright, the new Trem (if the dollar$ are right for Issac) will be Stamped “Fender VegaTrem,” and at first, will be available on Fender Custom Shop Strats. It’s that revolutionary, and that good. Doubters will always doubt, trolls will always troll, but I believe the Vega Trem evolution/revolution of the Stratocaster bridge will win in the end, (except for, of course, the population of vintage ‘purists’). Just thinkin’
I feel like G&L will attempt to One Up them before Fender tries to take it
Lol no. There's a reason why people still buy Strats and Les Pauls. It's not because these companies embrace superior modern design..
@@davidfaustino4476 Yeah....just found this vid poking around & here we are, 5 yrs later & nothing's changed. I agree about the trem, have one on my Strat & it's the best, but legacy Co's like this usually don't go too far away from their roots.
Could listen to this guy play guitar all day, vastly understand amazing technique great video Tom going to be stealing some of those chops
Those bends within chords are just beautiful and a great demo of how the bridge stays in tune : )
Beautiful playing!! Incredible trem.
thank you!
I could listen to this guy play all day.
Late to the party as usual--frankly I was completely stunned by the installation video and then this incredible demo by Tom Quayle! Perhaps the trackers on my laptop are that good, I've been irritated lately by the lack of my ability to pull up on my Highway One Strat that I got last year. It's got the standard Strat bridge and I miss not having that ability to pull up to varying degrees like I can on my Charvel and a nice Custom partscaster with a Kahler bridge. The limiting of expression can be a drag. Bravo VegaTrem for doing this retro-fit floating trem! Also impressed with the stability of it...nice! It looks to be a ton smoother than the standard Strat bridge as well. Will have to order one soon.
I LOVE my VegaTrem!!! Absolute game changer‼️🤘🏼💪🏼
Thank you!
Best trem on the market barre none mod free...things possible with this beauty are indeed making the guitar more versatile and no FR rose.
I have a US Super Vee Bladerunner tremolo on my strat, same kind of blade pivot principle, very stable and solid, it also retrofits to a standard 6-screw vintage setup without any alterations to the guitar, with the exception of the recommendation for an upgrade to the nut where necessary, Tusg by Graphtec or similar. Bladerunners are quite hard to get in Europe, I had to buy a cheap strat copy with one to get it. The VegaTrem looks like a great european counterpart.
The Vega Trem fits both the 6 screw vintage and 2 point bridge without any modification (different models for the different types). Where it beats the Bladerunner is that the size of the bridge plate allows it to be pulled up without being stopped by the top of the body.
Why did it cut after he did the dive at 1:47? Doesn't exactly instill confidence
Great guitar and guitar player...too.
great piece.
Can it really flutter? More extensive than shown at 4:19 to 4:22?
How much up bending (G-string) is possible?
Thanks
@L Smith pls elaborate
@L Smith and what is „no sustain“ for you? I can‘t imagine that your strings stop ringing after 3 seconds haha
How is the sustain with that small block??
Jeff Beck should have this on his guitar
Jeff Beck doesn’t need it 🤓
@@gwhiz3708 because he died
@@BoazWainscott beat me to it
@@gwhiz3708no Jeff Beck doesn't need it, but I bet he would have got one. He was the LSR roller nut guy on his strat remember? 🤓
Jeff did just fine ♥️🎸✨
he did it! he demonstrated wether or not the strings go out of tune when you bend like, triads and stuff, that's what i was missing
I've seen a lot of guitar players install a Vega Trem on their Strats and like Tom, have either a roller nut and/or locking tuners.
I did my first show with my strat equipped with a Vegatrem yesterday evening and even without any locking tuner I didn’t have any need to tune the guitar for the entire night
fantastic, looking for one but but where is the giveaway ?
Toca demais! E essa ponte é muito top!
#euprecisodeumavegatrem
How would this trem handle C open tuning? Is it stable for downtuning?
No need to install tremolo stabilizer in vega trem sir? And can perform flutter technique?
Tom what is the string spacing on the bridge? Is it 2 1/16" like on the MIM and most newer Fender strats?
53.5mm, 2 7/64 inches
Are you the guy from the Killswitch engage
lol
You know what? If you have locking tuners and roller nut on your guitar (like Tom's strat), your traditional 6-screw tremolo will work absolutely perfect. Make bigger angle and you'll have good up action.
but im pretty sure this thing does have it tuning issues, heck kahler has a locking nut and it still looses tune after heavy bar use, now the Floyd Rose is a different beast
No to forget there's nothing revolutionary about their design. They have basically copied the design of Super Vee BladeRunner trem. Besides that the BladeRunner offers same quality at a lower price. This trem is like a bad overpriced copy of BladeRunner.
As of tuning stability the only trem that I've found excellent in terms of stability are the ones built by Ola Strandberg. Those headless trems look weird but are highly stable, Floyd Rose doesn't come even close to it in terms of stability. Of course they sell at a hefty price.
@@wsplatinum The flexible metal strip based pivot system is a straight copy of Super Vee BladeRunner trem design.
@@wsplatinum Oh yeah, so where's its pivot point?
Just look at the two trems, it's pretty obvious. Look at the joint between the six saddle attachment point and the trem unit.
@@TheNocturnalEvil it doesn't use a flexible piece of metal, it's a knife edge
Will it work in a squier?? 🤣😉
I would like to read any tab for that killing riff at the end
Can this be used with a prs?
I’m looking at the possibility of installing one of these on my 1980 Gibson Flying V2. Do you think a locking nut is necessary with this kind of range?
depends on tuner condition, playing style, currently used nut, strings.
The high e is actually out of tune (flat) after the dive bomb at 1:50 ( top note g) and the E chord at 1:53
Interested in what guitar maker this is
Este tremolo es un sueño!
Looks great, sounds cool, but from this and other videos, it looks like it suffers from the normal screw-in arm issue of having a bit of play in the arm. To be honest I got just as good results with a Goto 510 bridge in my Partscaster for a third of the price.
Only caveat is that you MIGHT have to modify your cavity for the Gotoh to fit.
Precisely one of our benefits, this part is designed so that there is no slack at all. The VT1 fits perfectly without modification to standard fender stratocaster measurements. ua-cam.com/video/RzXPO-aBrhI/v-deo.html
@@VegaTrem thanks for the reply. I have no doubt that your trem is a great product, but a lot of feedback on these and other promo video suggests that it is far too expensive compared to your competitors.
Your VT1 now costs over 300 Euros to the UK, including import tax - about the same price as an OFR. I can get a 2-point Gotoh 510 for 80 euros from Thomann.de, which to me plays just as good as your VT1. Until you acknowledge that you are overpriced and do something about it to make it more competitve you may struggle to boost sales. Drop your prices, you will sell a lot more - I might even buy one 😁👍
240/250€ is too steep, agreed. I paid my Goth 510 about 110€ here in europe and it stays in tune just fine
@@valebliz did you modification your guitar from 6 screw to 2 point? this is save?
why do you baby the thing?!
Makes me wanna have it on all my strats! And anxious to see the vegatrem for telecaster 😋
It 8s a dam good sound/effects/amp aswell.
Will fit a MIM Stratocaster?
Fits perfectly! vegatrem.com/tremolo-shop/
Yes...no mod needed...I'd love one of these for my 95 mim Fender
Great demo! Do you know if graphtec saddles are compatible with this trem?
I would say no... if you look at how the saddles are mounted on this trem (an allen head bolt going in from the top), it's most likely a proprietary design only used by VegaTrem.
@@Paqqqman Oof. Would love to see some ghost saddles on that trem.
What is the difference between the Vega VT1 Standard Ultra trem And the Vega VT1 Ultra trem 2 Point other than two extra screw holes?
4 point vs 2 point how many holes does ur guitar have?
@@kylesmith5893 my strat has 2 holes.
Nice demo. What's the nut that Tom has on his guitar?
Fender roller nut
Will this fit on a starcaster? I tried switching out the stock trem with a more modern one but not all the holes lined up with the ones on the body plus the block in the back is thicker than the original
Im guessing it would be pretty stable if threw it down into drop d?
I don't see why it shouldn't be.
What tuning is he playing here, anyone please?
I think he generally plays in all fourths tuning. So, E A D G C F.
Man, I wish this had the standard 2 1/16 string spacing... I wanted this so much, then I found out it has wider than standard string spacing :(
vegatrem.com/quality/
hi is that chrome satin finish? or gloss? i am torn between the two for my ‘57ri strat fender
That is a glossy finish.
My concern is the ball ends of the strings floating around. But the locked saddles so there's no side to side movement is excellent. To say it could hold tune as well as a Floyd Rose is nearly impossible. If strings are locked at both ends and you've got a knife edge bridge, how can you top that? The zero mods to your guitar is definitely a plus with the Vega-Trem. 👍
great playing..
in tune?
ESPのflicker2と同じ構造という事は分かりました。安かったら買いたいなぁ。
Can you put it on any normal guitar? Without any sawing or routing?
you'd definitely need to do some work if you want to put this on an acoustic guitar
Nice demo
This is the guy from Andertons Music isn't it?
Nope
A great term but I want one for a two point trem which seemingly wouldn’t be that hard to make
There is a 2 point trem version available already
@@matteominuto230 yup. i own one and it's killer
Can’t stop playing on my newly installed Vega……soon to be divorced….but that’s ok….I’ve got a new mate….Unreal….game changer 🎉
Stable tuning, but i doubt the sustain
Your doubt is unwarranted. I have Vega's on two of my guitars, absolutely superb.
The entire trem is solid quality steel, and the sustain is better than the stock system. I've just fitted one to my USA Strat and I won't go back to the stock system.
@@Adipsia1 can you tell me please the size of the block? I can't find any especifications of this bridge, isn't like Schaller that gives you every measure!!! Thanks!!!
Toca muito!
#euprecisodeumavegatrem
is this just a rip off from the Bladerunner trem?
Price wise? Yes lol.
But it can do more shit so it's better basically. Also works on two point trem configs AND 6 drill hole configs. Unlike the blade runner which only works on 6 hole drill hole configs.
Bladerunner MIGHT issue a model for 2 point trems but I'm not sure. Personally I'd rather get this vega thing. Seems like the best thing to have happened to a strat trem ever.
The guitar have a "Roller nut"
Veiga trem?😂👍
Too expensive.
You get what you pay for. I've just fitted the two point system to my USA Strat and it's fantastic! Much better than the stock trem.
@@leslawrenson9305 agreed i cant wait for this 230 dollar upgrade to be honest.
Notice he never lets us hear the tuning after a dive of the bar.......HHHHHMMMMMM.............wonder why?......
ua-cam.com/video/6n73M7AIUNw/v-deo.html
That's a classic youtube trick. Andertons do it ALL the time. Trem use, quick edit and cut, next scene.
@@ryanteacher8134 ua-cam.com/video/6n73M7AIUNw/v-deo.html
Then check out some elses demo
To the nay sayers, please steer well clear of this product. I've just installed the two point system on my Strat and it is fantastic. I would love to keep this product a secret.
it is a great device but expensive.
Horrible demonstration for a 300 dollar trem..