Vintage Trem - Piezo question.

[fogman]

I think I remembered reading somewhere that when you have a trem and piezo that the piezo limits you as to not be able to pull back on the trem??
It' been a very long time since I've tried a EBMM trem. So I don't even recall if it pulls back at all anyways.
If so, is it that big of a deal that you couldn't pull back on it slightly?

 

[thindave]

Right, drop only. If you float it, there won't be enough pressure on the piezo saddles for them to work properly. Sometimes I miss being able to warble the strings with the trme a bit, but not too much...


So, did you buy one yet?

 

[fogman]

Thanks Dave!

No not yet. I was at the dealer today getting a final price on all my wishes though.
g - e - t - t - i - n - g c - l - o - s - e - r ! n - e - e - d - S - i - l - o! c - a - n ' t t - a - k - e i - t m - u - c - h
l - o - n - g - e - r .........

I have to make sure I get the whole Christmas thing for the family out of the way first.
"Hey kids, I'm sorry Santa only brought you socks, but hey let Daddy cheer you up by playing a song on his new guitar!!!!!"

 

[MrHyde]

That happends with the vintage trem only or the Jp trem too?

 

[Katana6506]

That happends with the vintage trem only or the Jp trem too?

IIRC, it happens with every piezo-equipped trem.

 

[LasagneFTW]

not JP's. you have to divebomb REAL far for the piezo to fart out on JP's with piezo. they come stock piezo or no piezo with ALOT of pullup-ability.

 

[MrHyde]

not JP's. you have to divebomb REAL far for the piezo to fart out on JP's with piezo. they come stock piezo or no piezo with ALOT of pullup-ability.

Cool

 

[jaxadam]

Yup. You can dive and pull with a piezo JP trem.

 

[Katana6506]

Whoops!
Sorry, I didn't know.

 

[fogman]

The JP trem if the most incredible trem ever.
I wish it was available on the other guitars as well.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I cant stand this any longer... BUY A FREAKIN GUITAR!!!

 

[mbgreene]

"Hey kids, I'm sorry Santa only brought you socks, but hey let Daddy cheer you up by playing a song on his new guitar!!!!!"

Sounds OK to me - everyone needs socks

 

[fogman]

I cant stand this any longer... BUY A FREAKIN GUITAR!!!

what kind of guitar????

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

what kind of guitar????

A beautiful Squire is what you need

 

[fogman]

The problem is I've tried more economical guitars that could possibly hold me off, but the EBMMs really do spoil that option. It's like nothing else compares.
The closest I've found is a Godin Freeway Classic which is pretty nice. But I've read that the quality isn't really there.
I think I can wait a little longer!

 

[JDouglee]

I float my Luke piezo, with no problems...but I can't say I really whammy out
on acoustic sounds.

 

[Jimi D]

The problem is I've tried more economical guitars that could possibly hold me off, but the EBMMs really do spoil that option. It's like nothing else compares.
The closest I've found is a Godin Freeway Classic which is pretty nice. But I've read that the quality isn't really there.
I think I can wait a little longer!

I agree that nothing beats an EBMM, but for sheer "Bang For The Buck", the Godin's are really hard to match. A Freeway Classic costs about as much as a Squire, but gives you real tonewoods (just what the heck is "Nato" anyway?) and great pickups on a guitar made in North America... For the price, there's not much out there to touch it unless you come up with a $150 more for a SUB 1... Of course, the price difference might be less in the States - Godins are very, very cheap in Canada...

 

[fogman]

I agree that nothing beats an EBMM, but for sheer "Bang For The Buck", the Godin's are really hard to match. A Freeway Classic costs about as much as a Squire, but gives you real tonewoods (just what the heck is "Nato" anyway?) and great pickups on a guitar made in North America... For the price, there's not much out there to touch it unless you come up with a $150 more for a SUB 1... Of course, the price difference might be less in the States - Godins are very, very cheap in Canada...

Agreed.
The Godin Freeways are about $450-500 (more if you want the synth) and the SUB 1s start at around $799.

I still want my Silo at 3 to 4 times the price though.