Probably the Tremolo on my Showman amp.
BUT... if you're referring, as I surfspect you are, to Vibrato tailpieces, I wood vote for Bigsby first, Stratocaster second. All others are sitting outside 1' swells on a lea shore.
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Joined: Jan 30, 2007 Posts: 448 50,000 Light-Years Beyond Planet Claire |
Probably the Tremolo on my Showman amp. BUT... if you're referring, as I surfspect you are, to Vibrato tailpieces, I wood vote for Bigsby first, Stratocaster second. All others are sitting outside 1' swells on a lea shore. |
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama |
skeeter---yea, i've had a couple of tuna melts die over the years, but for $35, i think they are awesome!!! and cheap. now if ya'll were talking 'bout whammy bars---i like the strat ones the best. haven't played a real JM in 45 years but they seemed to do fine--if i remember right!! don't care for floyds or wilkinsons or whatevers. Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama |
YES!! the dano cool cat tremolo is now on my wishlist and will get ordered on payday!! skeeter recommended!! and cheap. —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Sep 06, 2011 Posts: 132 So Cal |
I personally am a fan of the tremolo in my old Harmony amp. The tremolo in my other amps doesn't work unfortunately... As far as guitars go, I'm only familiar with the one on my Univox, the strat style, and the mustang style. Unfortunately in my Jagmaster, the tremolo block threads are stripped out. Though it stays in tune much better now. —Maybe a Univox does surf... |
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC |
Assuming this: My favorite is the Malekko Analog Tremolo. It's about the size of one of the dials on the Fulltone Supa-Trem I used to use, but I believe it sounds better. If the OP meant "vibrato", right now it is a Mosrite vibramute, but that is subject to change when my first Jag arrives. — |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA |
Although I love the sound of a Jazzmaster/Jag trem for certain things, I favor the strat trem. It's design makes it pretty seemless to pick and apply vibrato at the same time. Also, the steel trem block pretty much gives the strat its unique tone IMO. Jake's description of it as being "acute" is a very good one! —Ryan |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
zzero wrote:
I wouldn't laugh at that, I'd laugh(not really) at anybody who considered a blackface piggyback amp as their favorite tremolo. So weak... All of them... I've had better luck with Super Reverbs and Twin Reverbs. |
Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 858 New York City area |
In disagreement with some members, I find the Carl Martin trem pedal to be OK in a pinch. The best trem on amps I've found is the Magnatone "true vibrato" on the M-xx series and the Estey MP-x series - just a wicked trem. |
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama |
thanks JAKE for your support!! as you know; i'm frugal (cheap). looking for performance and price. i thought i might get some hilarity at my choice but it's been nicely received! appreciate it —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! Last edited: Mar 14, 2012 17:15:49 |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Most of that Danelectro stuff beats the price/quality coefficient. Completely usable/good but ultra affordable. |
Joined: Sep 07, 2011 Posts: 507 |
'65 Twin Reverb RI tremolo sounds nice, I have a 1969/70 Harmony 515 amp and that tremolo is pretty intense. I owned a Kalamazoo Model 2 amp at one time and that was probably the best tremolo I've heard (or at least that I've owned). Small but man that thing throbbed! (No pun intended) |
Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2460 Venice, CA |
Isn't it funny sometimes that a post can be interpreted in completely the wrong way, even after the original author chimes in and clearly reiterates what he's talking about? Insect Surfers |
Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 846 Sandy Eggo |
I wasnt happy with my fender trems, my EHX pulsar, my dunlap trem, my fulltone supatrem that stayed on my board for 10yrs.. so I focused on the sound of both the EA trem from australia and the german Schaller trem, mixed em up and made my own. The nailhead, its neither swampy or choppy but rather round and bubbly but never over taking the guitar. I dont want to sound like i am selling anyone on it so I wont post picts or video, but sometimes you just get tired of whats out there and have a sound in your head for your own rig and you need to make it happen. http://www.thenocturnebrain.com |