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Being a die-hard Strat player, I do agree with Rob's comments
completely, but just wanted to offer some additional thoughts.
Since I frequently rest my palm on the bridge, I have the tendency to
press down, pushing the strings slightly out-of-tune. I placed some
hard felt pads between the body and the interior face of the floating
bridge, so that the assembly cannot be depressed from the topside (i.e,
the tremelo bar cannot be lifted, only pushed down to make the strings
go flat, which is primarily how I use the bar anyway). Since I play
some songs with bar-in-hand, I tightened the (four) springs quite tight,
which added to the bridge stability, plus kept hand-resting pressure on
the bar from de-tuning the strings. I also eliminated the troublesome
"Tremsetter", which I was never able to get set up properly. Further, I
always found that even when kept lubricated, the nut and string tree
would cause binding, especially with frequent "trem" use (this is
typical of any guitar, not just Strats). So, I replaced the nut with
the Wilkinson Ball-Bearing unit, eliminated the string tree, and
installed Sperzel Locking Tuners. The guitar (an American Standard)
stays in tune perfectly now, and (as an added bonus) if I should break a
string during a performance the remaining strings stay in tune!
Hope some of this helps.
Best regards, Dana Vincent
twangstring wrote:
> My final comment - and this is MY opinion - is that a Strat's trem is
> easier to setup, play well and remain stable, as compared to the
> Jag/JM trem contraption.
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