Sterling Cutlass Short Scale Upgrades: Tremolo Problem!

[swipesy]

Hi everyone. Thought I would post here as I'm having a problem upgrading my new Sterling Cutlass Short Scale.

Everything is coming along fine except for one thing: The tremolo plate is not hardened steel and I'm having trouble finding a suitable 2-point replacement (with a hardened plate of course). String spacing is 1-1/16" (52.5mm). That's not the problem, it's the post spacing. I measured the post spacing and it appears to be 52-54mm. The narrowest spacing I can seem to find is 56mm (Gotoh 510 series and a couple other, less-desirable options).

Anybody have any ideas here?

Thanks!

 

[threeminutesboy]

Vega Trem?

 

[swipesy]

Possibly! It's pricey but looks nice and seems to be well engineered. I've emailed them with a question, the answer to which will determine if that bridge will work for me.

Thanks 3MB!

 

[swipesy]

Hmm ... looking at the Vega again, I'm not sure I'd want to spend that much on a trem when I could spend half of that for a nice one with the correct string spacing and reposition the posts. I've repositioned posts before but would rather find a trem that would work without having to do that if I can.

 

[swipesy]

Just came across the BladeRunner trem, which has a ever-so-slightly wider string spacing but not enough to hurt. That looks good to me, and if the posts need to be moved I can either move them - or just screw the trem's mounting plate to the guitar in the right location.

I found that by looking up Vega trem and reading some reviews. In one of the reviews was a link to the BladeRunner. I think I'm going to get one of those.

Thanks again 3MB!

 

[threeminutesboy]

You are welcome!

Question what’s wrong with the stock trem?

 

[swipesy]

The plate isn't hardened. That spells "worn out" pretty fast for the bearing edges. I've ordered a BladeRunner, which won't have that particular problem since there aren't any bearing edges.

 

[threeminutesboy]

Ok thanks!