Is it possible to float a tremolo on a cutlass?

[Izzylizzy]

I have 2 EBMM guitars. The Stealth cutlass and a white silhouette. They are freaking awesome guitars. The silhouette came with a floating tremolo but not the Stealth cutlass. That all black stealth EBMM will be a dream guitar (at least for me) if it has a floating tremolo. My question is, can the tremolo be adjusted on this particular guitar to make it a floating tremolo? Its an Ernie Ball music Man RS HSS Stealth black.

 

[beej]

Don't see why not. You'd have to loosen the screws on the tremolo claw, which would allow the bridge to lift off the body, floating it. From there, it's a matter of finding what works for you in terms of pulling up, and iterating through tuning / claw or spring adjustments. You might need to adjust the saddle heights as well, depending.

Worth nothing that the trem on the Luke is set to allow you to pull up a minor third on the G string. It sits at a decent angle above the body. Different trem, but same thing applies.