Tremolo on a Telecaster??

jamkern · Post by **jamkern** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:47 am

I know this may be sacrelig..but does anyone have any experience putting a tremolo on a telecaster? I've looked around online and didn't see any for sale..didn't see much at all. Any recommendations or experiences to share?thanks!!

ernstinen · Post by **ernstinen** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:55 am

Oct 12, 2008, 10:47am, jamkern wrote:I know this may be sacrelig..but does anyone have any experience putting a tremolo on a telecaster? I've looked around online and didn't see any for sale..didn't see much at all. Any recommendations or experiences to share?thanks!!Hey jamkern,I don't know if that's possible. Maybe talk to a techie at your local guitar shop.Do you own a Tele? If it's a vintage one, and you decide to modify it, it will lower the value a lot.If you DON'T own a Tele, the only Fender that might sound like a Tele is a Bronco. It's got one pickup and a tremolo bar. They were made between '67 and '80. There's a couple on eBay.Good Luck! Ern

elser · Post by **elser** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:03 pm

Bigsby makes a kit now for Teles and other guitars. You can find Youtube videos on installing them.Here's linkhttp://www.theguitarfiles.com/modules.ph....ro ... =2777Happy Whamming! Elser

mojobone · Post by **mojobone** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:36 pm

Kahler makes a flat-mount cam-style trem for Les Pauls, I believe it works for Teles, too. Bigsbys were a factory option at one point, but they don't do dive bombs, they're best for giving chords a subtle shimmy or half-step pedal-steel style bends. Stetsbar also made one, don't know if they're still in business.

jamkern · Post by **jamkern** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:29 pm

Thanks for the info y'all - much appreciated!

sgs4u · Post by **sgs4u** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:40 pm

Oct 12, 2008, 8:29pm, jamkern wrote:Thanks for the info y'all - much appreciated!I've seen a Tele with a Bigsby, but these string bender things are cool!Hip shots, B benders & others are very cool. Not exactly the same as what whammy bars do. But they are more precise and not as likely to put your whole guitar out of tune. Then again, mostly country guys use these...http://stringbender.com/bender/fenderb. ... no=0118342

mazz · Post by **mazz** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:50 pm

For tremelo I usually just put one foot on the body and yank the neck back and forth, don't you?................(ducking the rotten tomatoes thrown by angry guitarists!) Actually I don't play guitar at all but I sure love the sound of a Tele. If someone gets a tremelo on one, I'd love to hear what it sounds like!!!

matthoggard · Post by **matthoggard** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:48 pm

Makes the sign of the cross................................RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wta · Post by **wta** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:52 pm

get a strat...

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