Here’s a tip for the next time you connect the earth wire to the spring claw, solder the wire to the underside. Visually much better. Great video, thankyou for sharing!
I don't often Strat, but when I do, it must be a Sparkle Strat....... I loved the video and all the in depth steps and tricks. I am not a Strat player though I recently learned to setup Mustang tremolos and hard tail bridges on my Fender Toronado GT.
What many people don't know is, there's a small spring that fits inside of the hole where the trem arm screws in. It's a small but very stiff compression type of spring and helps hold the arm where you like...
I still get books and I still refer to my first electrical engineering book, my uglys reference, and the pictures of the tube layouts from my tube repair book.
I recommend applying a little bit of paraffin or beeswax to the threads of any screws that go into wood. Ease of installation and removal is greatly improved.
@@PsionicAudio I always "back turn" the screw a little bit so that it fits into its original threads that it made in the wood. This way only one set of threads are there and the integrity of the wood remains solid. I watch your channel pretty much every day, so much knowledge. Thank you!
Good morning Lyle! Question, what would you consider is a fair price range for a early to mid year 70s Vibrolux, in fair shape and with original iron? Thanks in advance and congrats on your well deserved 30k!
While I hope Cedar Bay is correct, prices are kind of crazy right now. Look at ‘70s Vibrolux Reverb completed listings on Reverb to get a sense of the range this year.
i bought a paisley strat. i tried to get the owner to float the bridge. he said those bridges weren't meant to float. i said what about that sticker that says 'floating sychronized tremelo'? it didn't help.
Strat bridges have to be set floating as designed for optimal Strat tone and tuning stability. The notes should go up and down. Most guys haven’t played a properly set Strat trem so they deck them because SRV dunnit.
I always decked my strat bridges so I can finish playing a song with 5 strings without going out of tune too much. I never brought backup guitars to gigs, so I kind of had to. Actually, I couldn't afford backup guitars when I was gigging...and I played that way for about 18 years... easily over a thousand shows.
@Cedar Bay I recommend replacing the bridge plate for whatever Strat you choose with one from Wudtone in the UK. They're notched in such a way that it completely eliminates the binding that prevents many Strat bridges from returning to zero. Works absolutely flawlessly.
@@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG I’d love me to try a VegaTrem, too, but I’ll check it out. I just ordered a trem with roller saddles and a roller nut to check out made by Dillion.
