Tremolo System
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 New Floyd Rose Lic Tremolo Bridge Double Locking System  US $24.69
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The history of Ibanez guitars is one of the most interesting ones in the guitar world. It all began in 1929 when Hoshino Gakki, a Japanese Musical Instruments company began importing and further-on, bought out the Spanish company Salvador Ibanez guitars as it was pretty much destroyed during the Spanish civil war. By 1935 Hoshino Gakki had started the production of Ibanez Salvador Spanish acoustic guitars in Nagoya, Japan.
Around the 50's, most Japanese guitar manufacturers were copying European guitars like Hagstrom and EKO including Hoshino, however by the 70's; the company shifted its focus to American brands. In order to gain an entry into the American market, Hoshino bought out an American company named Big Guitars and renamed it to Hoshino USA. Most of its offerings were blatant copies of classical American brands such as Fender, Gibson and Rickenbacker. However after a lawsuit filed against it in 1977 by a less than amused Gibson, Hoshino was forced to adopt a different business model. It is worth mentioning here that although the guitars offered by Hoshino were copies, they were rather good copies and could indeed be passed off as originals.
Ibanez is born
After a lot of time spent on research and development, Hoshino came out with some excellent designs of their own. Their new Ibanez guitars had very innovative features such as a sleek body, slim and triangular headstocks, flatter fingerboards, a locking tremolo system, slim necks and pickups in various designs and options.
In an effort to both get their guitars recognized and also perfected, Ibanez started pairing up with Veteran guitarists. The result was the "Artist Series" which was the product of their collaboration with George Benson, the "Iceman Series" with Paul Stanley of KISS and finally the "Destroyer Series" with Adrian Smith of Iron Maiden. Incidentally, a new era of music was beginning and the Ibanez had found a fan following among the new age Heavy Metal and Punk players. The history of Ibanez guitars would never be the same!
By the 1980's, Ibanez had already become one of the main competing companies in the Guitar market and was spending more than ever on research and development. The first result of their effort was the Ibanez Superstrat, which, although bearing a striking resemblance to the Fender Stratocaster had many new and innovative features added to it, such as a Floyd rose locking tremolo, a three pickup layout, a humbucker and the bridge and the neck.
Another innovating and beautiful design from Ibanez was the Saber which had a light weight mahogany body and a zero resistant floating tremolo. Yet another guitar which showcased Ibanez's innovation was a 7 String guitar which it developed in co-operation with Steve Vai which was called The Universe. Ibanez also offers a Signature Series of guitars which include the Joe Satriani Series, the Herman Lee Series (E-Gen Model), the Paul Gilbert line (PGM Model), Sam Totman series (STM Model) etc.
Although the history of Ibanez guitars is a rather long one, it has greatly affected the guitar world with its unique and progressive designs. There are many famous guitarists which use the Ibanez including Chris Broderick, Rocky George, Phil Collen, and Paul Gilbert to name a few. Ibanez guitars are no doubt quality stuff with most guitars offering a clear and lush tone; they are also very competitively priced making them excellent choices for experts and beginners alike.
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Fender American Standard Strat Tremolo System $98.99 Fender American Standard Strat Tremolo System |
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WD Music TS-1 Tremolo Stabilizer $24.99 The WD Music TS-1 Tremolo Stabilizer will stabilize your fulcrum or Floyd Rose tremolo system and it's easy to install. The Tremolo Stabilizer fits in the cavity of your guitar and ensures that the tremolo returns to zero whenever you release it. The TS-1 Stabilizer has a minimal effect on feel, but a maximal effect on staying in tune. |
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Wd Music Ts-1 Tremolo Stabilizer $24.99 The WD Music TS-1 Tremolo Stabilizer will stabilize your fulcrum or Floyd Rose tremolo system and it's easy to install. The Tremolo Stabilizer fits in the cavity of your guitar and ensures that the tremolo returns to zero whenever you release it. The TS-1 Stabilizer has a minimal effect on feel, but a maximal effect on staying in tune. |
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Floyd Rose Titanium Original Tremolo Arm $59.99 The Floyd Rose Titanium Original Tremolo Arm is the replacement for your worn or lost trem arm, or keep it as spare just in case.The Floyd Rose Tremolo System is used by more professionals throughout the world than any other. No copy can duplicate the double-locking design of the Floyd Rose Tremolo System that allows you to lock your guitar in tune at the nut and at the bridge.The Floyd Rose Tremolo System is engineered like no other Tremolo System. Its high quality steel parts are manufactured to exacting specifications. |
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Full Contact Hardware Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge Chrome $128.95 The "Full Contact Hardware" direct coupling system for Stratocaster style tremolo bridges directly replaces the entire existing bridge. The eCam saddle design eliminates unwanted spaces between the bottom of the saddle and the top of the tremolo. This replacement tremolo system for Stratocaster style guitars offers unmatched stability, increased sustain, dramatically improved fullness and tone along with complete adjustability. Includes instructions, complete FCH6 Strat Tremolo assembly and components, tremolo arm, and action adjustment hex wrench. |
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Full Contact Hardware Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge Black $130.46 The "Full Contact Hardware" direct coupling system for Stratocaster style tremolo bridges directly replaces the entire existing bridge. The eCam saddle design eliminates unwanted spaces between the bottom of the saddle and the top of the tremolo. This replacement tremolo system for Stratocaster style guitars offers unmatched stability, increased sustain, dramatically improved fullness and tone along with complete adjustability. Includes instructions, complete FCH6 Strat Tremolo assembly and components, tremolo arm, and action adjustment hex wrench. |
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Full Contact Hardware Stratocaster Tremolo Bridge Gold $166.95 The "Full Contact Hardware" direct coupling system for Stratocaster style tremolo bridges directly replaces the entire existing bridge. The eCam saddle design eliminates unwanted spaces between the bottom of the saddle and the top of the tremolo. This replacement tremolo system for Stratocaster style guitars offers unmatched stability, increased sustain, dramatically improved fullness and tone along with complete adjustability. Includes instructions, complete FCH6 Strat Tremolo assembly and components, tremolo arm, and action adjustment hex wrench. |
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Used Fender American Standard Strat Tremolo System $86.12 The Fender American Standard Strat Tremolo System comes equiped withndividual adjustable string saddles mounted on a smooth, low-profile steel bridge assembly. All necessary parts included: pivot pins, springs, spring terminal plate, tension screws, mounting screws, and comfort-angled detachable arm.Individual adjustable string saddlesLow-profile steel bridge assemblyPivot pinsSpringsSpring terminal plateTension screwsMounting screwsComfort-angled detachable arm |
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Allparts Tremol-No Tremolo Locking Device - Pin Type $49.99 The Allparts Tremol-No is a patented device that is added to an electric guitar equipped with a tremolo/vibrato unit. It allows guitarists 3 playing options:1) tremolo unit "on" — in this position your tremolo functions as normal. You can raise or lower the pitch of notes with the tremolo unit.2) tremolo unit "off" — in this position, you'll enjoy the benefits of a hardtail bridge, where the tremolo unit doesn't move at all; no lowering or raising of a note's pitch via the tremolo system, and the other strings remain in tune should you break one of them.3) tremolo unit "dive only mode" — in this position, you can only lower the pitch of notes. If you break a string or drop tune the low E to D, the other strings will stay in tune.The Tremol-No comes in three versions: Pin-type (our sku# H71947), Clamp-type-large, (our sku# H71957), and Clamp-type-small (our sku# H71941). Please see the "Tremol-no works with chart" document attached for details on choosing the right one for your tremolo.Includes all hardware necessary. |
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Allparts Tremol-No Tremolo Locking Device - Large Clamp $49.99 The Allparts Tremol-No is a patented device that is added to an electric guitar equipped with a tremolo/vibrato unit. It allows guitarists 3 playing options:1) tremolo unit "on" in this position your tremolo functions as normal. You can raise or lower the pitch of notes with the tremolo unit.2) tremolo unit "off" in this position, you'll enjoy the benefits of a hardtail bridge, where the tremolo unit doesn't move at all; no lowering or raising of a note's pitch via the tremolo system, and the other strings remain in tune should you break one of them.3) tremolo unit "dive only mode" in this position, you can only lower the pitch of notes. If you break a string or drop tune the low E to D, the other strings will stay in tune.The Tremol-No comes in three versions: Pin-type (our sku# H71947), Clamp-type-large, (our sku# H71957), and Clamp-type-small (our sku# H71941). Please see the "Tremol-no works with chart" document attached for details on choosing the right one for your tremolo.Includes all hardware necessary. |
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Allparts Tremol-No Tremolo Locking Device - Small Clamp $49.99 The Allparts Tremol-No is a patented device that is added to an electric guitar equipped with a tremolo/vibrato unit. It allows guitarists 3 playing options:1) tremolo unit "on" — in this position your tremolo functions as normal. You can raise or lower the pitch of notes with the tremolo unit.2) tremolo unit "off" — in this position, you'll enjoy the benefits of a hardtail bridge, where the tremolo unit doesn't move at all; no lowering or raising of a note's pitch via the tremolo system, and the other strings remain in tune should you break one of them.3) tremolo unit "dive only mode" — in this position, you can only lower the pitch of notes. If you break a string or drop tune the low E to D, the other strings will stay in tune.The Tremol-No comes in three versions: Pin-type (our sku# H71947), Clamp-type-large, (our sku# H71957), and Clamp-type-small (our sku# H71941). Please see the "Tremol-no works with chart" document attached for details on choosing the right one for your tremolo.Includes all hardware necessary. |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar Black $899 Exquisitely crafted, The Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo feature our trademark body shape, achieving top-notch tone with only the finest wood. Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo boasts a maple top coupled with solid mahogany body and neck with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, equipped with a FRT-11 locking tremolo system and loaded with EMG 60 in neck and EMG 81 in bridge. |
