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Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 16:53**

I was reading some reports about installing a brass trem block on their Strats as opposed to installing a steel block and there were some conflicting reports on the sound the brass produced. Some say it improved the tone greatly, others said that it deadened the treble strings.
Anyone here installed the brass block? and if so, how does it compare to the steel?
I need to get rid of that awful soft-metal garbage I've got on my guitar :roll:

and I'm wondering whats best to go for.
Hugh.

Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 16:57**

Bluesnote wrote:I was reading some reports about installing a brass trem block on their Strats as opposed to installing a steel block and there were some conflicting reports on the sound the brass produced. Some say it improved the tone greatly, others said that it deadened the treble strings.
Anyone here installed the brass block? and if so, how does it compare to the steel?
I need to get rid of that awful soft-metal garbage I've got on my guitar and I'm wondering whats best to go for.
Hugh.

Allegedly, my Classic Vibe has the worst ever trem & trem block ever, but guess what ? - it sounds great ! :lol:

Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 17:02**

dave robinson wrote:
Bluesnote wrote:I was reading some reports about installing a brass trem block on their Strats as opposed to installing a steel block and there were some conflicting reports on the sound the brass produced. Some say it improved the tone greatly, others said that it deadened the treble strings.
Anyone here installed the brass block? and if so, how does it compare to the steel?
I need to get rid of that awful soft-metal garbage I've got on my guitar and I'm wondering whats best to go for.
Hugh.

Allegedly, my Classic Vibe has the worst ever trem & trem block ever, but guess what ? - it sounds great !

Well mine is a Squier Bullet and I'm willing to bet that mine is inferior to yours

The sound is ok, its the soft metal and the threading problems with the bar stripping the metal after a while :evil:

I just wondered the pro's and con's of the two different metals.
Hugh.

Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 17:07**

I'd stick with steel, if brass was any good we'd have heard by now and brass isn't good for screwing/unscrewing, it wears quickly. :idea:

Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 18:51**

That was my thoughts also. I wondered if the brass would enhance the tone possibly but thought that it being a soft metal also, would maybe give the same problems after some constant use of the bar.
I've got two Bullets, one over here in Canada and one at home. I'm taking the mechanism from the one here in Canada as I think it moves more freely than the other one at home, also the neck is much faster, so I'm taking that home as well and see how it fits into the other one.
I know :roll:

Never could resist messing about with things

I've already had my new Squier Tele which I purchased a month ago in bits and changed the scratchplate and painted one of the pickups of which half is white to black

An American guy over here very kindly sent me a red pearl scratchplate and backplate free of charge last week, so I'll see what that looks like on my red Squier as well, I'm not too sure about that one but we'll see

Hugh.

Posted: **11 Jun 2012, 23:32**

Hi, Hugh. In my paranoid quest to look for things that will help me play better, I have been all over the internet and I found a website called GuitarFetish.com :oops:

. Any way, here is a link to a section I found on hard tail bridges, etc. I will be the first to admit that I have no idea what I am talking about, but I thought I'd send you this link in case it is related to whatever you are looking for. I guess this is an alternate way of freezing the tremolo bridge, and it might not be what you want any way.

If I am totally off-base and this is not what you were talking about, please please excuse me. I don't mean to interfere. I just happened to have this website on my screen when I read your message.

What I'm looking for is a magical spell that can make me play the guitar nicely...snap your fingers, and presto...I can play the guitar. I haven't found any websites that sell magical spells, however.

Kind regards,
Donna

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Top-Mount-Hardtail-bridge-Fits-Teles-Squier-51-Chrome_p_759.html

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Posted: **12 Jun 2012, 02:20**

Thanks Donna. The hardtail kit is if you want rid of the tremolo unit, it makes the bridge solid and unable to move. What I want to do is modify my existing tremolo unit to better quality than the very basic Squier Bullet offering.
The really cheap blocks that hold the tremolo arm are made of really soft metal usually resulting in the thread being stripped after a while, so you can purchase a hard metal block which stops this happening and is supposed to enhance the sound so I'm told.
Hugh.

Posted: **12 Jun 2012, 08:43**

As I've said before. I fitted a Callaham Block to my Strat some eight years ago now followed closely by a Callaham stainless steel tremolo arm.

Regardless of whether people choose to see / hear an improvement in sound, the tremolo arm for the last EIGHT YEARS!! moves only when
I choose to move it.

Love, Alan.

Posted: **12 Jun 2012, 12:40**

Donna

Naughty girl!

The only thing that will make you play better is to PRACTICE!!

Now stop shopping for guitar parts on the internet and get back to the guitar!

p.s. Are you learning chords as well solo playing?

Posted: **12 Jun 2012, 16:25**

alanbakewell wrote:As I've said before. I fitted a Callaham Block to my Strat some eight years ago now followed closely by a Callaham stainless steel tremolo arm.

Regardless of whether people choose to see / hear an improvement in sound, the tremolo arm for the last EIGHT YEARS!! moves only when
I choose to move it.

Love, Alan.

Yes old trumpet bottom, that's because you never fetch it out of the case !

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