Re: Trems?

JJ wrote:
"The Repair Guy" <repairguy1993@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:mehhr3p5cco3f2a04n7nf4n5fdsaseftcg@xxxxxxxxxx
"JJ" <hgtyofbjfgrnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Which is better, a 2-point trem or a 6? Why?
For sound, probably a 6-point. More solid.
For vibrato, a 2-point. Returns to pitch better.
It's a tradeoff.

The Repair Guy
repairguy1993 dot netfirms dot com

Would the 2-point require less springs or less tension to give the same feel/effect as the 6-point then?

They don't really have the same feel to me. The difference in my experience is rigidity, the 6 screw will require more effort because a 2 point trem is a floating trem. A 6 screw can be set up to float to some degree, like David Gilmour does, middle 4 screws are raised so they don't apply pressure on the trem plate. Only the 2 outer screws provide a point of pivot.

That being said I don't have any issues with my 6 screws coming back to pitch. But again I don't dive bomb much.

Mark
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