Here’s a tip for the next time you connect the earth wire to the spring claw, solder the wire to the underside. Visually much better. Great video, thankyou for sharing!
I don't often Strat, but when I do, it must be a Sparkle Strat....... I loved the video and all the in depth steps and tricks. I am not a Strat player though I recently learned to setup Mustang tremolos and hard tail bridges on my Fender Toronado GT.
What many people don't know is, there's a small spring that fits inside of the hole where the trem arm screws in. It's a small but very stiff compression type of spring and helps hold the arm where you like...
I still get books and I still refer to my first electrical engineering book, my uglys reference, and the pictures of the tube layouts from my tube repair book.
I recommend applying a little bit of paraffin or beeswax to the threads of any screws that go into wood. Ease of installation and removal is greatly improved.
@@PsionicAudio I always "back turn" the screw a little bit so that it fits into its original threads that it made in the wood. This way only one set of threads are there and the integrity of the wood remains solid. I watch your channel pretty much every day, so much knowledge. Thank you!
i bought a paisley strat. i tried to get the owner to float the bridge. he said those bridges weren't meant to float. i said what about that sticker that says 'floating sychronized tremelo'? it didn't help.
Good morning Lyle! Question, what would you consider is a fair price range for a early to mid year 70s Vibrolux, in fair shape and with original iron? Thanks in advance and congrats on your well deserved 30k!
While I hope Cedar Bay is correct, prices are kind of crazy right now. Look at ‘70s Vibrolux Reverb completed listings on Reverb to get a sense of the range this year.
Strat bridges have to be set floating as designed for optimal Strat tone and tuning stability. The notes should go up and down. Most guys haven’t played a properly set Strat trem so they deck them because SRV dunnit.
I always decked my strat bridges so I can finish playing a song with 5 strings without going out of tune too much. I never brought backup guitars to gigs, so I kind of had to. Actually, I couldn't afford backup guitars when I was gigging...and I played that way for about 18 years... easily over a thousand shows.
@Cedar Bay I recommend replacing the bridge plate for whatever Strat you choose with one from Wudtone in the UK. They're notched in such a way that it completely eliminates the binding that prevents many Strat bridges from returning to zero. Works absolutely flawlessly.
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I’d love me to try a VegaTrem, too, but I’ll check it out. I just ordered a trem with roller saddles and a roller nut to check out made by Dillion.
![The Perfect Stratocaster Trem / Vibrato Setup [Floating, Flat Or Blocked?]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PjVXWyUGpwc/mqdefault.jpg)
Here’s a tip for the next time you connect the earth wire to the spring claw, solder the wire to the underside. Visually much better. Great video, thankyou for sharing!
Interesting…
Thanks!
I found a bit of shrink tubing on the springs keep them from rattling in the body. They do ping when hammering on the guitar.
Great 6-screw trem setup tips. Thanks!
I don't often Strat, but when I do, it must be a Sparkle Strat....... I loved the video and all the in depth steps and tricks. I am not a Strat player though I recently learned to setup Mustang tremolos and hard tail bridges on my Fender Toronado GT.
I've done Several Strats, but where I really learned was setting up a Floyd Rose type bridges. It takes a lot of patience but I Love a challenge...
Thank you for an in-depth explanation of the installation.
What many people don't know is, there's a small spring that fits inside of the hole where the trem arm screws in. It's a small but very stiff compression type of spring and helps hold the arm where you like...
If you had a trem apart would you use some thread lock on the screws for it, or is “tight” good enough?
I still get books, they're just on my Kindle.
I still get books and I still refer to my first electrical engineering book, my uglys reference, and the pictures of the tube layouts from my tube repair book.
Great info. Thanks
Callaham bridge! Highwood saddles!
The Highwood saddles are excellent. Easily the best of the bent steel variety.
Fender makes a ball bearing and spring that goes under the threaded trem arm, it helps eliminate the wobble.
But it also keeps the arm from swinging, which the owner wants.
I think those were invented for the express purpose of people losing them...
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG No way... Where did mine go...
When did Fender start including the spring that disappears?
@@richardnagamitsu1582 Probably back in antiquity... Can't say; I don't buy a new one every year...
Did you have to adjust the claw during tuning to maintain bridge plate height? I would like to have seen the tuning process.
Not just how but why is a method that help one learn and grow long term .
I recommend applying a little bit of paraffin or beeswax to the threads of any screws that go into wood. Ease of installation and removal is greatly improved.
If this had been a fresh install I would have. But it wasn’t needed in this retrofit.
But your point is good.
...or soap.
Great tip! Thank you!
@@PsionicAudio I always "back turn" the screw a little bit so that it fits into its original threads that it made in the wood. This way only one set of threads are there and the integrity of the wood remains solid. I watch your channel pretty much every day, so much knowledge. Thank you!
How exactly does a bench vice "die"..?
Part of the clamp lever thing broke. It was a cheapo harbor freight thing. Never again.
Great tips! Will be trying this when I service my Strat. For 10s would you go for 5 springs?
I have 10s on both my Strats and each has three springs but are set very differently.
i bought a paisley strat. i tried to get the owner to float the bridge. he said those bridges weren't meant to float. i said what about that sticker that says 'floating sychronized tremelo'? it didn't help.
??? In my shop, I float bridges a lot. It is the customer preference. Take it to a good knowledgeable tech.
@@stanleyjoyce7674 it was too pretty to play. i had to sell it.
Good morning Lyle! Question, what would you consider is a fair price range for a early to mid year 70s Vibrolux, in fair shape and with original iron? Thanks in advance and congrats on your well deserved 30k!
1500
While I hope Cedar Bay is correct, prices are kind of crazy right now. Look at ‘70s Vibrolux Reverb completed listings on Reverb to get a sense of the range this year.
Nice work! Hopefully you are going to help the guitar owner and remove that God awful rectangular sticker off the pick guard.
nice change of pace
Why don’t you reverse the screws before you screw them into the wood body? Surely you would reverse them to find the thread. 🤷🏼♂🤷🏼♂
If the guitar needs a refret, why wouldn’t you wait to address the nut?
I'm more of a "hardtail" guy myself. Vibrato bars should be outlawed for use by anybody not named Jeff Beck!
Strat bridges have to be set floating as designed for optimal Strat tone and tuning stability.
The notes should go up and down.
Most guys haven’t played a properly set Strat trem so they deck them because SRV dunnit.
This one is floating. Just slightly.
Only if the player wants it to. It can be floating, as you suggest or dive only or completely decked. Player preference.
I always decked my strat bridges so I can finish playing a song with 5 strings without going out of tune too much. I never brought backup guitars to gigs, so I kind of had to. Actually, I couldn't afford backup guitars when I was gigging...and I played that way for about 18 years... easily over a thousand shows.
@Cedar Bay I recommend replacing the bridge plate for whatever Strat you choose with one from Wudtone in the UK. They're notched in such a way that it completely eliminates the binding that prevents many Strat bridges from returning to zero. Works absolutely flawlessly.
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I’d love me to try a VegaTrem, too, but I’ll check it out. I just ordered a trem with roller saddles and a roller nut to check out made by Dillion.
The older I get, the more hard tail I get...