And if you set it to not pull up for tuning stability then the plate is flat on the body because you can't raise the front like you can with a bridge whose plate screws are of the V notch variety like an AM. The difference is nite and day. Unique features : Top surface recesses, preventing the screws fouling the plate so delivering tuning stability. TDPRI, short for Telecaster Discussion Page Reissue, is the leading online community and marketplace for Telecaster guitars. Leo Fenderâs âsynchronized tremoloâ unit debuted on the first Stratocasters in 1954. Screw-in arms simply screw into place on the tailpiece while pop-in arms âpopâ or âclickâ into place, have no threading, and most, including all Fender pop-in arms, can be tightened to your preferred tension. Bump the old thread to life!!!! This method and the one with the AM bridge with the front lifted and rear of the plate just stopping both rely on the theory that the smaller the area of the bridge plate touching and the least pressure on whatever is stopping it from pulling up make for the closest tone possible to a floater. Fender further expanded the use of tremolo when he filed a patent for the âfloating tremoloâ in 1958, which allowed for both the flattening and sharpening of strings. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The floating tremolo first appeared on the initial run of Jazzmasters, which have their own tremolo system still in use and found on other Fender models like the Jaguar and Bass VI. It really can take them from average to great just by finding the perfect setup. started by OGG, Nov 28, 2013. BLACK FRIDAY SALE: Get 50% off an Annual Plan. Nov 28, 2013; ... and tuning the guitar seemed to bring each individual saddle to its own pretty much perfect resting point in terms of intonation. Harsh and thin to the point that i was horribly regretting my $1k purchase. All guitars are different. This actually causes the back edge to rise as the angle just behind the pivot holes presses into the body - this puts severe stress on the bridge and body in serious cases it will damage the finish. The arms themselves can be straight, curved, flat and of various lengthsâMerle Travisâ original Bigsby bar was comically long by todayâs standards and Pink Floydâs David Gilmour famously uses a shortened trem bar to keep it out of the way of his strumming hand and while gripping it with his pinkie. So i raised the front up a bit more, probably close to 1/8", then dropped the saddle till the action was the same. 😱 You must log in or register to reply here. Thanks for checking this out. This is the lowest setting. The annual Supporting Member Giveaway is on. Billy G. last night!!! I also happen to be a believer in lower downpressure at the bridge. if you're happy with it and don't care or worry whether it could be better, more power to you. Beneath the baseplateâin a small trem cavityâare two springs that connect the posts with the plate and provide string tension. Win a Broadcaster or one of 3 Teles! That's also why I do not believe in measuring anything, ever - except as a reference to return the same guitar to a particular good setup. The lip allows for bending pitch both up and down. The actual work was done by a good friend of mine named Rod. The Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster and the American Standard Stratocaster both feature a 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge.This is an upgrade from the 6-point vintage style tremolo bridge used on the Standard Stratocaster and the American Vintage Stratocaster. I recently acquired a Fender Squire Deluxe with the two point/screw trem. but once i do often they will go from a "i like this strat" to a "this is the ultimate strat". The AM bridge is an entirly different animal. Many other tremolo systems followed, most notably the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, invented by Floyd Rose in 1977, and often referred to simply as the âFloyd Roseâ. On the two point this method doesn't work. The idea that a world famous guitar manufacturer perpetuates this misunderstanding irks me to no end. Carefully adjusted so that when the bridge is pulled fully back, it rests exactly flat on the body.