Question Hello and a quick question

[Echoes]

Hey folks, new to the forums here, been a Strat player (well still am as well), but have recently picked up the St Vincent guitar, and am very happy with it. But I do have a quick question, can this tremolo be set up to float or is it dive only?

Thanks!

 

[jones4tone]

Hello Echoes. I mostly wanted to say welcome to the forums, and I'm sure someone else will comment more definitively, but I believe you can set that tremolo up to float. The models with that bridge seem to all come set up from the factory to dive only, but can be floated, I think.

 

[Echoes]

Hello Echoes. I mostly wanted to say welcome to the forums, and I'm sure someone else will comment more definitively, but I believe you can set that tremolo up to float. The models with that bridge seem to all come set up from the factory to dive only, but can be floated, I think.

Thanks for the welcome, and hopefully someone will be able to tell me. Thanks.

 

[TripHazard]

Yep you can. Some folks on here have the same guitar and I believe have floated it and can give more detail. Think Pete might have done it for a customer when he was doing a mod on one

 

[Echoes]

Yep you can. Some folks on here have the same guitar and I believe have floated it and can give more detail. Think Pete might have done it for a customer when he was doing a mod on one

Hope so. And hopefully some people will be back here today chatting to find out some details. I tried doing some research but haven't been able to find anything here or on youtube etc.

 

[DrKev]

Yes, it can be set to float. Loosen the trem claw screws so that back of the bridge raises.



Loosen the trem screws a few turns, retune, check the gap at the back of the bridge or up-pull, repeat as necessary until you're happy.

When in tune there is a ~ 3 mm gap at the back of the bridge (see photo), which gives a enough up-pull for a minor third bend on the G string, a whole step on the B string, and a half step on the high E string. This factory setup on all Luke model guitars.

 

[Echoes]

Is that the same tremolo that's on the St Vincent without the cover?

If so then ok, it's like a strat, just hard to tell with the cover over the bridge..

 

[DrKev]

It doesn't matter. The St Vincent trem is the same design used on the JP guitars, Stringray, and Cutlass, but they fiunction the same - knife edges on two posts.

 

[Echoes]

It doesn't matter. The St Vincent trem is the same design used on the JP guitars, Stringray, and Cutlass, but they fiunction the same - knife edges on two posts.

Ok, thats what I was hoping to hear. Last question then, is the cover removable?

 

[DrKev]

http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball-music-man-guitars/63471-modern-tremolo-cover.html

 

[TripHazard]

Yeah it is, two screws on the underside. Access via the trem cavity under the plastic cover on the rear.

 

[Echoes]

Thanks I'll take a peek then, they should put that info on each guitars page or include it with the guitars.

 

[Echoes]

Well it turns out only one hole is accessible to remove the cover, would have to take out the whole tremolo to do it.

But, the floating is working fine.