pizzaguy Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 well, i was wondering bout buying a semi-hollow guitar u know. i am into surf and psychobilly kinda sound, so i wanted a good guitar with trem bar. i owned a jackson performer with floyd rose (wich was stolen from me), but after some minutes of use, the trem bar takes the strings out of tune. does anybody know if i get a semi-hollow, this problem will be solved? i've heard that bigsby does not take strings out of tune (in the brazilian guitar player magazine), but some reviews on harmony-central does not agree with that. im thinking of buying a epiphone wildkat, casino or a schecter TSH-1B wich are the models available here. pizza rules dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave251 Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Vibratos take guitars out of tune. The "double locking" FR is the best at keeping them in tune. If yours is not holding tune, there's something wrong with it. Bigsby's are OK, but don't plan on doing more than a 1/2 step vibrato with one, and planning on keeping tuning lined up. I've installed several on semi-hollow instruments and they work just fine, within the plus or minus 1/2 step parameters. The biggest problem is choosing one that will keep decent down pressure on the bridge, while not having so much that tension builds up between the bridge and vibrato, causing tuning problems. Dave Wendler Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Locking tuners and a graphite nut will help any guitar stay in tune better - a good idea on any guitar with a Bigsby. Brian Setzer's Gretches all have Sperzel locking tuners. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 well, i actually was hoping to play sum reverend horton heat stuff... he uses the tremolo a lot, but he uses a gretsch i think... too bad, cos i cant afford one of those. i think i'll give schecter's TSH-1B a try, for the price. talking bout that, his guitar doesn't ever get out of tune? cos if it dont, then gretsch is the ONE right? pizza rules dudes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Originally posted by pizzaguy: well, i actually was hoping to play sum reverend horton heat stuff... he uses the tremolo a lot, but he uses a gretsch i think... too bad, cos i cant afford one of those. i think i'll give schecter's TSH-1B a try, for the price. talking bout that, his guitar doesn't ever get out of tune? cos if it dont, then gretsch is the ONE right? You're kidding, right? If you play with a Bigsby or a knockoff, you'll have tuning variations. The keys are; Minimize these variations. (The locking tuners and well lubricated nut will help immensely.) Practice, practice, practice! Practicing will educate you on the abilities and limitations of your particular instrument/vibrato as well as give you experience retuning on the fly. Quick, accurate, retuning is a skill worth honing regardless of the bridge on your guitar. It takes time to do well. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 does anybody know anything about the new ibanez semi-hollow bodies? they look great but how do they play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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