PRS Gen III tremolo

[ppk73]

Hello there,

I am a new PRS guitar owner and a novice player. My PRS guitar is equipped with Gen III tremolo and my question is - is it OK to pull up the tremolo arm a little or is it supposed to be used so that you only push the arm towards the guitar body? I really don't want to break this great guitar, that's why I thought I better ask this question.

Thank you very much!

 

[Maertl513]

PRS guitars with vintage vibratos are predominately for down bendings and light vibrating, when the vibrato is floating adjusted.
The only production model with vintage vibrato for both side bending is the Tremonti model, which has a cut out under the vibrato for suitable uprouting.

 

[ppk73]

PRS guitars with vintage vibratos are predominately for down bendings and light vibrating, when the vibrato is floating adjusted.
The only production model with vintage vibrato for both side bending is the Tremonti model, which has a cut out under the vibrato for suitable uprouting.

Thanks for the info! Much appreciated!

 

[KentuckyBoiledChiccan]

You can totally float it. Just elevate it 2-3mm over the body level. It's not FR range, but it will be enough for most of the things

 

[Maertl513]

Good recommendation, @Simon Says.
With that measure a general vibrato-based up-bending of a half step is possible.

 

[ppk73]

You can totally float it. Just elevate it 2-3mm over the body level. It's not FR range, but it will be enough for most of the things

Oh I see! I think I have it set it up like this! Very good, thanks!

 

[Maertl513]

Sounds good! Always good guitar vibrations, @ppk73!

 

[KentuckyBoiledChiccan]

Oh I see! I think I have it set it up like this! Very good, thanks!

Try it, the 6 screws holding the bridge have a ring, which is designed especially for that.

From my laps

 

[Rider1260]

Yes you can pull up , not a ton as set from the factory , but you can adjust it if that's a big part of your playing

 

[ppk73]

Thank you very much! The way my PRS guitar was set up at the factory seems to allow me to pull up the tremolo arm a little. I will surely use it this way a little, I was just worried if it is not supposed to be used like that at all and that I may damage the guitar. This helps, thanks!!

 

[MaxPow]

Hello there,

I am a new PRS guitar owner and a novice player. My PRS guitar is equipped with Gen III tremolo and my question is - is it OK to pull up the tremolo arm a little or is it supposed to be used so that you only push the arm towards the guitar body? I really don't want to break this great guitar, that's why I thought I better ask this question.

Thank you very much!

Hi.
Yes, it’s fine. It’s a floating tremolo, which means that you can pull up or push down, give a little flutter, or try some tremolo tricks. Have fun learning to use it. Go nuts!