WD Tremsetter, Hipshot, or tremel-no

[BillW]

Ultimately, I need to install a D Tuna on one of my floating FR axes. Oh...and it needs to work. So what is the bast stabilization method? (I'm hoping besides blocking the trem from upward movement).

Anybody use any of these?

Anybody use more than one of these?

I've heard the trem setters (WD and Hipshot) both:

1. Still allow full floating.

2. Change the feel somewhat (both bar tension/feel and string tension/feel).

I've heard the tremel-no behaves differently, in that it sets up for like temporary blocking, and can be set to:

1. Stop all trem (full block)

2. Stop upwardward trem only

But ultimately isn't a stabilizer, per se. more of quick turn on/ turn off blocker.

Thoughts? Opinions?

- Bill

[holLoWskull]

Ultimately, I need to install a D Tuna on one of my floating FR axes. Oh...and it needs to work. So what is the bast stabilization method? (I'm hoping besides blocking the trem from upward movement).

Anybody use any of these?

Anybody use more than one of these?

I've heard the trem setters (WD and Hipshot) both:

1. Still allow full floating.

2. Change the feel somewhat (both bar tension/feel and string tension/feel).

I've heard the tremel-no behaves differently, in that it sets up for like temporary blocking, and can be set to:

1. Stop all trem (full block)

2. Stop upwardward trem only

But ultimately isn't a stabilizer, per se. more of quick turn on/ turn off blocker.

Thoughts? Opinions?

- Bill

you left out the #3 option of the Tremol-No....normal floating pull up/dive bomb down trem function. I had a Hipshot Tremsetter on an old Cali and while it was decent, I much prefer the Tremol-No (especially w/ the D-tuna....they work as if they were made for one another). Although a Tremol-No is not supposed to effect the feel of your trem, in my experience it does ever so slightly (bar isn't quite as lively for warbling, but the trick is to keep the Tremol-No clamp that fastens to the trem block as loose as possible w/o being so lose that it falls off...pretty darn close to the original feel if you can set it up like that.) Also I found the thumb screws WILL back out over time and use (and usually fall off at a gig to never be found again). A tiny bit of teflon tape wrapped around the screw threads solves this problem easily.

[BadgerDave]

I've used the Hipshot and the WD Tremolo Stabilizer. Both work well and, IMO, both effect the feel significantly by making the initial bar movement stiffer.

I like the WD unit better primarily because it's much easier to install. No drilling, though it's tricky to get it lined up right the first time. The WD device seems less "notchy" to me than the Hipshot too.

[silentman]

I have a tremol-no. Works great but it will not solve your stability problems. I use it for quick drop d tunings on my EBMM.

[Craig S]

If you are doing a D-Tuna you have the absolutely stop the trem from coming up... So that mean you either have to block the trem in one direction(pulling up) or tremel-no... A tremsetter won't work...it only stabilizes the trem... Check out Eddie's setup...that's pretty much have to do... I had one on a Centura, works well but there are comprimises.