Have any of you done this? Which method did you use, Tremel-No or wood blocks on both sides? I am a hardtail guy. My #1 is a Gibby SG. I love the access to the upper frets. I want a Mira, but couldn't afford one right now. This is the closest I could get, with a similar body shape.
I just picked up an SE Santana, want to make it a hardtail...
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veinbuster
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Welcome to the forum.
I would just play it as is for a while. You might like it.
I would just play it as is for a while. You might like it.
CatStrangler
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This. I prefer trems myself musically.
bodia
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Congrats on the Santana. If I were going to do it, I'd go wood blocks. Good enough for Clapton!
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Yes, many say the Tremel-no is good, but a buddy of mine had fits with his. I did hear later there was a bad run and that there is a particular setup trick or something that makes them work better, but his issues scared me off them. If I knew I’d never want to use it EVER, I’d go wood blocks.
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My thoughts, as well. Maybe you'll find something to like about it, you already have a hard-tail after all
musicman2242
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I just hardtailed my 2017 SE CU 22 using wood on both sides of the trem block. Works great and cost me nothing.
Victek
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This is what I did on my SE CU24:
It's quick and easy. I found I only needed to block the trem in the down direction to solve the tuning issues I was experiencing.
I saw this video before. I am not crazy about using cork. It compresses too easy. I think I will use hard wood or the coin trick. Thanks.
Do you recall what size each piece of wood turned out to be to give you a good, snug fit?
musicman2242
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3/8" and 2/8" seemed to work just fine for me
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