Question about Tremel-no

[olorin]

Just wondering if anyone here has installed this on one of thier guitars yet Basically I am trying to determine if the device itself pokes out enough from the back so that you cannot re attach the back cover without cutting a hole in it to allow the Tremel-no space. If anyone has any pics of a fully installed tremel-no on a Luke by chance post or send them. Thanks,

JP

 

[robelinda2]

didnt lucidology do it a few weeks ago?

 

[olorin]

not sure....but I just got on here like a couple weeks ago. I saw the pics of one installed on a petrucci but I think no matter what, the damn bottom of the locking peice sticks out past where the back cover goes. I am not positive, but i think so. Beer time, home from work yo!!!

 

[Lucidology]

Hey guys.. that wasn't me who posted that thread... however in my experience, depending on the size of the space .... I've simply blocked tremelo's with an old 9 volt battery or a small chunk of wood formed to fit.... and it's worked great...

 

[robelinda2]

Hey guys.. that wasn't me who posted that thread... however in my experience, depending on the size of the space .... I've simply blocked tremelo's with an old 9 volt battery or a small chunk of wood formed to fit.... and it's worked great...

sorry dude, who the hell was it then!!! it was only last week......

 

[olorin]

It was AL QUEDA!!!!

 

[Colin]

.... I've simply blocked tremelo's with an old 9 volt battery or a small chunk of wood formed to fit.... and it's worked great...

A 9 volt?

 

[jeffrey]

Try the manufacturer's website, there may be a FAQ or they should have their own forum by now.

 

[beej]

Try the manufacturer's website, there may be a FAQ or they should have their own forum by now.

 

[darren]

I have the Tremol-No installed on my Petrucci, and i think the cover plate will go back on, but i've deliberately left it off. The access holes people cut in their plates aren't for clearance around the locking thumbscrews, they're for finger access so you can rapidly engage and disengage it without having to remove the cover plate. So your options are:

1. leave the cover off;
2. put the cover plate back on with access holes cut in it; or
3. put the stock cover plate back on without access holes, requiring you to:
   • remove the plate to engage/disengage the Tremol-No; or
   • don't engage or disengage the Tremol-No... EVER!

If you're planning on permanently blocking the bridge, there are other methods that are less expensive and just as effective, but the Tremol-No's true beauty is that it gives the player the option to block or unblock the trem almost instantly.

 

[olorin]

I intend to have the trem locked down permanently, hence the question about the Tremel-no not allowing the back plate to go back on. There will be no access after that, basically why I wanted to know. I would weld the trem down if I could. I am going to have it installed a few Luke's when they arrive. Nice Pet BTW,

JP

 

[darren]

If you never intend to use the trem, i'd just block it with some hardwood cut to fit in front of and behind the trem block.

 

[beej]

Yep, that's what I'd do too. I've blocked a few trems and made a few dive-only by putting a shim between the trem block and the body cavity. Works like a charm, costs (almost) nothing and is rock-solid.

 

[jongitarz]

Yep, that's what I'd do too. I've blocked a few trems and made a few dive-only by putting a shim between the trem block and the body cavity. Works like a charm, costs (almost) nothing and is rock-solid.

+1

 

[jamminjim]

question??

Now don't take this the wrong way, but, why did you buy a guitar with a tremolo in the first place if you dont want it to be operational? Why not get yourself a hardtail MM guit?

 

[jeffrey]

If you never intend to use the trem, i'd just block it with some hardwood cut to fit in front of and behind the trem block.

Agree 100%.

 

[jeffrey]

Now don't take this the wrong way, but, why did you buy a guitar with a tremolo in the first place if you dont want it to be operational? Why not get yourself a hardtail MM guit?

Probably because he liked the Petrucci but was unable to obtain the elusive hardtail version.

 

[Kevan]

If you never intend to use the trem, i'd just block it with some hardwood cut to fit in front of and behind the trem block.

Or...swap out the thumbscrews with the 2 set screws that came with the Tremol-No.
Lock them tight.
Put the cover back on.
Done.

 

[olorin]

really simple

Now don't take this the wrong way, but, why did you buy a guitar with a tremolo in the first place if you dont want it to be operational? Why not get yourself a hardtail MM guit?

[/QUOTEThe Luke does not come in a hardtail. If it did, I would own it. Not taken the wrong way or anything, but your choices are a bit limited of you are a MM fan like me. I have 2 silos, but I like the 12' radius on the Luke and the Luke is the Sheet, prolly sell both. Not a fan of the Poplar or I would buy a Morse, but the shape of that guitar is all wrong for me. So dont hate, the question was basically to determine if the tremelno was the most efficient device available to lock a trem down. It was not becuase I am dumb, dont know guitars and dont have the money to purchase whatever I want. I love the Luke and will modify it accordingly because I feel MM makes the GD best guitars and basses on the planet. LATE

 

[darren]

The Tremol-No is an awesome device, and the nice thing about it is if you ever change your mind, going back to trem-enabled functionality is as simple as loosening a couple of screws. I use my Petrucci 7 in Tremol-No locked mode 90% of the time, but it's nice to have the option to use the trem if i so choose. Having the bridge locked to the body with a solid piece of hardware does have a pronounced effect on sustain as well.