ldk
Joined: Nov 08, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on Dec 16 2023 07:04 PM
There's the synchronized tremolo of the Strat, the floating tremolo of the Jaguar and Jazzmaster and the Dynamic Vibrato of the Mustang.
Today, I came across a design I had not seen before. It was the bridge/tailpiece on a Fender Bronco.
I like the simplicity of the thing. The tension is supplied by a spring like in a Jazzmaster tailpiece, so it requires a lot less routing than for a synchronized tremolo. Also, it has a two-point fulcrum.
Anyone have experience with this one?
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ldk
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Posted on Dec 17 2023 11:09 PM
No experience out there? How about informed opinions or wild-ass guesses?
It was apparently only used by Fender on the Bronco. I'm guessing the sustain might not have been great, which could have been a bug or a feature.
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Tqi
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Posted on Dec 18 2023 02:53 AM
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Smart_Patrol
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Posted on Dec 18 2023 04:33 AM
ldk wrote:
No experience out there? How about informed opinions or wild-ass guesses?
It was apparently only used by Fender on the Bronco. I'm guessing the sustain might not have been great, which could have been a bug or a feature.
Puisheen did a video on these units a little while ago, might be insightful
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ldk
Joined: Nov 08, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on Dec 18 2023 10:26 AM
Smart_Patrol wrote:
Puisheen did a video on these units a little while ago, might be insightful
Indeed. That's a nice video. Very informative. Thanks!
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