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Permalink Descendant, new offset vibrato unit!

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I recently put this on my RI Jazzmaster, a new design by Chris at Swope Guitars. So far, so good! It's a very nice piece.

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Interesting.
Do the holes at the endpiece sit lower than the regular bridge, thus increasing the break angle? Otherwise I don't understand the notches. Just checked the site, yes, it does increase the angle! Nice.
Not crazy about the 'modern' matte look, but it does work well with the Mastery bridge aesthetically.

Hey Brian, noticed a funny bug: The posting time shows my local, while the edit time shows US.

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COOL!! I love the asymmetry of it. You got the sure-to-be-coveted “Pat pend” version! I’ve got an AVRI trem on a jag that I love, and a Mastery trem on a JM that I love less. The Mastery is a little too smooth; if I hit it by accident it wiggles and is audible as a weird vibrato. Maybe I should try one of these.

I wish there were a way to use this design, but somehow achieve more of a band. Several steps like a strat trem, but smooth like this style.

Daniel Deathtide

Yes, the primary innovation here is an improved break angle over the saddles. 2 different tension springs were included to choose from. It also seems to have a wider range of action than the 60's piece I took off of this guitar. A very well thought out unit for sure.
This is from the first run, perhaps they'll offer a polished version on down the road.

Toneschaser wrote:

Yes, the primary innovation here is an improved break angle over the saddles. 2 different tension springs were included to choose from. It also seems to have a wider range of action than the 60's piece I took off of this guitar. A very well thought out unit for sure.
This is from the first run, perhaps they'll offer a polished version on down the road.

How are you enjoying it after some time?

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