Les trem ii

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:38 pm

Anyone tried one of these I'm considering putting one on my SG...

Post by **Doog** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:49 pm

Looks awesome, although the tailpiece position on that SG looks waaaaaack

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:07 pm

Doog wrote:Looks awesome, although the tailpiece position on that SG looks waaaaaack

Aye tail piece position is balls, but I think the trem looks good. That's the Mk 1 which looks better than the ii

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 2:36 pm

I've just been looking at these too. The Dusenberg II looks like mid-century toilet hardware but it's so much cheaper I'll likely check one out at some point.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 5:20 pm

Gets quite good reviews on the 'other' forum...

Post by **Doog** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:22 pm

dezb1 wrote:Gets quite good reviews on the 'other' forum...

... Other forum?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:31 am

Doog wrote:
dezb1 wrote:Gets quite good reviews on the 'other' forum...
... Other forum?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:33 pm

Hmm, I do think I prefer the Mk. 1.
The page at Thomann led me to look at roller bridges... >>This<< looks like quite a sneaky way to allow for issues with the position of your TOM bridge posts and string spacing.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:58 pm

How cool is that?!

Dang, might see if it'll fit my Silvertone..

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:02 am

Thread resurrection, just ordered a Les Trem II couldn't find a mk1 should be here on Wednesday going to put it on my SG for non destructive Lee Ranaldo vibes:

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 3:54 am

^^^^^^Love that pic of Ranaldo. He's my hero.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:27 am

lee is a beast! some of my fav SY songs are lee songs.
as for the trem bit. years ago there was someone in town that had something that looked similar, i don't remember if it was branded or not, but it was on an epi sg. it worked against the string tension and just a flimsy piece of metal, no spring. it didn't hold tune worth a crap.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:06 pm

robert(original) wrote:lee is a beast! some of my fav SY songs are lee songs.
as for the trem bit. years ago there was someone in town that had something that looked similar, i don't remember if it was branded or not, but it was on an epi sg. it worked against the string tension and just a flimsy piece of metal, no spring. it didn't hold tune worth a crap.

Aye I've seen those terms utter garbage, this is proper German engineering... Vorsprung Durch Technik as they said in adverts in the 80s.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:50 pm

robert(original) wrote:lee is a beast! some of my fav SY songs are lee songs.
as for the trem bit. years ago there was someone in town that had something that looked similar, i don't remember if it was branded or not, but it was on an epi sg. it worked against the string tension and just a flimsy piece of metal, no spring. it didn't hold tune worth a crap.

Wot, the Gibson Maestro vibrola as used by Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash and others?

You just have to set it up right....

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:36 pm

No it was a Japanese after market thing I was thinking off... kinda old teisco looking thing

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:11 am

Well after the wait it doesn't fit my SG according to deusenberg one of the post ferrules on my guitar must be in squint, I'd have to force it and risk stripping the threads... looked cool as fuck too.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:54 pm

Considering drilling the post holes a bit bigger think it might alow me the play I need to fit it anyone drilled chromed stuff before any tips?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:24 am

I worked out what was wrong sorted now drilling or mods necessary... new strings tomorrow then a demo... teh Ranaldo vibes is on!

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:03 am

Before and after pics:

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:01 pm

^ I like it. That thing has the "cool-as-fook steampunk" aesthetic of a Bigsby going on, without the "boat anchor that weighs more than the guitar" aspect.