I'm kinda thinking of going down that road myself with my Squier Bullet which sounds and plays brilliantly but the trem lets it down sadly.
I'm thinking for all it cost in the first place, a good system would be well worthy of the extra outlay
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RUSSET wrote:Martyn,
I have just put a full size Steel Trem Block in the 'Biffy' Strat, & installed a new set of strings (10s) in it. It sounds great, & a lot fuller in tone. A lot of that may well be the new higher guage strings, but having a Steel block in which the Trem arm doesn't wobble loose is great. I got the block from a guitarist friend of mine who ordered it made from some guy that actually makes them himself, but I don't know him personally. The important thing seems to be to get the right measurements & screw threads, otherwise you have problems. The essential part for me was getting the right screw thread in the Trem arm socket, so that the existing arm would screw in OK. On the whole I am very pleased with the 'Biffy' purchase, especially the value for money with this excellent quality instrument.
Tony.
RUSSET wrote:Hi Martyn,
Sorry to hear you had a 'not-so-good' experience of the 'Biffy' Strat. I did mention the problem with the 'Nasty' trem cheap block, & this seems par for the course with most Far East Squiers. They seem to build strictly to the budget, & the trem block always suffers in the process. I already new that would be the case before I bought mine. As regards problems with the frets, I don't find that at all. You will find that the shop staff have probably not bothered to set up the guitar, but, just taken it out of the box & stuck it on the wall. When mine came, I had to ease the screw tension on the trem unit by loosening the two screws in the back cavity, as the trem bridge had been locked down tight, flat against the body. I also found the six bridge screws at the front of the base plate to be rather loose, & needed tightening, especially the two outside ones. These are both delicate balancing adjustments which are essential to setting a Strat up to your own personal preferences, & making it work as it should for you.
Regards, Tony.
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