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thundr:
Will you post a link to a decent vendor of the Wilkinson?
thanks
dp
--- red_thundr <> wrote:
>
>
> Apologies if I came off too opinionated... but I think
> the Wilkinson
> is a great trem.
>
> Before surf, I was into the whole uber-virtuoso school of
> acrobatic
> guitar, and that style of music mandates a superior Floyd
> Rose style
> trem system. The Floyd Rose is great for that, though
> poor
> installations have been known to alter the tone and
> sustain in a bad
> way. My experience from back then really dictates what I
> prefer now.
> While I'm nowhere near as radical with the trem as I
> used to be (once
> I popped the fulcrum screw anchors clean out doing a
> Vai-style
> maneuver... poor Hamer never knew what hit it), I came to
> appreciate
> smooth, fuss-free operation. The Floyd is definitely
> overkill for
> surf, and works its magic better with lighter gauges
> anyhow.
>
> Surf calls for mild trem, and while a standard Fender
> unit will work,
> none of their stock systems has ever impressed me...
> except for the
> System 1 system of Japanese models of the mid-80s.
> Pretty much a
> Floyd clone, but it had a nice character to it. Even a
> poorly set-up
> Floyd will stay in tune under serious abuse than the best
> set-up
> Fender trems.
>
> The Wilkinson feels good, there are no sharp edges to
> poke your palm,
> smooth, silky operation means less fatigue and
> wear-and-tear on your
> joints. I just appreciate that Trevor Wilkinson put some
> serious
> thought into an elegant, modern trem system.
>
> Here's a bit of Trev talk:
>
>
>
>
> --- In , DP <noetical1@y...>
> wrote:
> > If you truly want to swap out a trem for something that
>
> > will a) work dependably b) sound great, and c) stay in
> > tune, get a real Wilkinson drop-in replacement, the
> MM1171,
> > from Mighty Mite. Go to:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Wow! thanks for the great advice...I will look into
> this.
> >
> > dp
> >
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