Alternative to blocking a trem - Don't know where I got it

Scoff X · #1 10-01-2001, 01:10 AM

hey everyone,

On my strat I have this "trem" lock. It sits on the body ( stuck actually) and holds the bar so that trem doesn'y move at all..

Anyone heard of this? I have a pic of it, but no clue how to get it up here so you can see..

Why I dont know what it is or where it was bought:
I bought a US lone start strat ( duncan pearly gates and 2 texas special single coils )...I liked its sound, although it wasnt the style i was going for.. My guitar teacher had a US floyd rose classic strat with a duncan custom custom in the bridge...(heavy sounding guitar)...

But he played blues and jazz...he played my strat and 3 weeks later we swapped guitar for a week....what can I say, he fell in love with my guitar and I fell in love with my new strat...cool thing was...my guitar was less than his

WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Scoff X · #2 10-01-2001, 10:38 PM

d*amn
, no one has heard of it?

psh.

RGA7620 · #3 10-01-2001, 11:26 PM

Actually i have heard of it i belive it was made by schaller and was called the trem lock

JackButtler · #4 01-24-2002, 02:30 PM

yup
you can get this nifty toy out of the stew mac catalog. *I think you can get a free copy sent at the site. *Lots of nice wood, and plenty of pickup screws, and you can even get the bill lawrence pickups that dimebage uses from that catalog. *

jay ratkowski · #5 01-24-2002, 03:00 PM

If you come up with a new solution, let me know... I have a G&L I hate the trem on and wouldn't mind just blocking it off somehow.

Project Guitar · #6 01-24-2002, 04:30 PM

Two thin screw's and a 3/8" square block of wood in the trem cavity works. Cost's about oh ummm $1 if you go the thrifty route.

BZ Beetle · #7 01-24-2002, 04:57 PM

anyone can email me, ive blocked my floyd rose copy and 2 others, and would be more than happy to share info and instructions (the easy way!!) with anyone who asks.

beetlebz@hotmail.com

the piece you mention i belive was used for holding the bridge up for quick string changes on floyd double lockers and dont work that well for blocking, but ive never tried it myself.

yurich · #8 01-24-2002, 06:26 PM

post it here!

JackButtler · #9 01-24-2002, 07:12 PM

The peice that Im talking about in fact, does not block the trem at all. *It holds the bar in stable position so as to allow palm muting and what not. * Check out the stew mac catalog to see what Im talking about. *YOu could also try a hipshot tremsetter. * *I once blocked an rg trem with a peice of wood and some superglue so as to just allow pithc to be lowered. *That worked rather well actually. *To each his own I guess. *"i used superglue remover to later remove it when I changed the floyd"

yurich · #10 01-24-2002, 07:20 PM

yes, someone posted a while ago about trying to get the double sided tape that held one of these off the body...that thing is ugly though, I'd rather use a piece of wood

BZ Beetle · #11 01-24-2002, 10:06 PM

k guys here how i blocked my TRS. Ill TRY to make up pics later but thats probably not likely.
here goes. all you need is a little square of wood, id say 2" by 2" by 1" to start. thats going to be way huge, so youll trim it and shave it as needed. that block gets placed BEHIND the tremolo (opposite where the springs attach) to keep the tremolo from pitching foward. with the block in place (it will have to be sanded down ALOT to fit) loosen the spring claw so the trem pitches foward holding the block in place. now pull the block out and start shaving it (i used 150 grit sand paper so it would stay smooth) and shave it so it juuuuuuuuust fits between the trem and the body behind the trem. now dont worry about taking too much off. a few wraps of black electrical tape does wonders for beefing it up a little if you accidentally sand too much off. the goal, is to have the springs totally loose, with all the tension on the strings of the guitar, with the tremolo sitting flush as it should. once the block is the proper size to achive this goal, then loosen the claw right up, and pull off the middle spring so that almost ALL the tension is on the strings and none on the tremlo springs. I took one spring off and taped it to the back tremolo cover on the guitar to save it, but also keep it out of the way. this ensures that theres no chance of the springs pulling the wood block loose. during playing. then just re cover the rear of the tremolo, and tune up. I had my trem set up for 9s. then i blocked it and put 10 gauge strings on with out a single problem, and it takes about 1/4th the time to tune up (tho not quite as easy as a fixed bridge). best mod i ever did

any questions or clarifications, feel free to email me beetlebz@hotmail.com

yurich · #12 01-24-2002, 10:53 PM

this is actually very similar to Glen's idea from the tech tutorial. even has pics

JackButtler · #13 01-24-2002, 11:06 PM

It makes much more sense to me to block the trem so as to allow lowering of pitch only. *blocking the trem on the other side and using screws or glue, makes a better sounding guitar, with some abilitys of the whammy. *This is essentially how evh plays. *As you all know I place him and his technique and his gear above all else. *lol * still it just makes more sense to make your guitars trem usable. *This makes the tuning flawless once again adn you can still shift pitch

BZ Beetle · #14 01-25-2002, 12:06 AM

that tech tutorial is where i learned to block my trem the first time, but i had no idea where id found it, thats why i didnt post the link, i wasnt taking credit for his tutorial